Boise innovative housing pilot program adds RVs as option [Video]

BOISE, Idaho — What some use for camping could eventually become a new home for others. 

The City of Boise is currently testing a program that could make it legal for people to live in tiny homes on wheels and RVs.

“Our community is facing really significant challenges with things like housing affordability. It’s something that’s impacting so many folks in our community,” City of Boise Director of Innovation and Performance Kyle Patterson said. “When we’re facing really big challenges like that, it’s really important that we as a government try new things – that we experiment with new approaches.”

A recent housing needs analysis found the City of Boise needs more than 21,000 affordable housing units over the next decade.

“That’s not just going to all come from new development,” LEAP Housing …