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Portland For Everyone

Portland zoning reform plan hits a sweet spot: 24,000 more homes but just 117 more demolitions

Thousands of lots currently on track to become one-unit McMansions would see “missing middle” housing instead.

5 min readDec 11, 2018

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Portland zoning reform plan hits a sweet spot: 24,000 more homes but just 117 more demolitions

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Portland For Everyone

Housing advocates in Portland just did the nearly impossible

The planning commission backed re-legalizing small duplexes, triplexes & affordability incentives citywide. On to city council!

8 min readSep 17, 2018

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Housing advocates in Portland just did the nearly impossible

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Portland For Everyone

Realtor’s take: Portland’s housing market needs “small” more than ever

Because land is half the price of a Portland home, Rhonda Spencer says “cutting lot size down will reduce the purchase price”

8 min readAug 27, 2018

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Realtor’s take: Portland’s housing market needs “small” more than ever

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Portland For Everyone

Why more housing is good: The infographic

This is such an important and not necessarily intuitive idea that we made an illustration to help show how it works.

2 min readMay 24, 2018

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Why more housing is good: The infographic

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Portland For Everyone

Portland should legalize small homes everywhere, not just west of 205

Requiring new homes to be bigger is a terrible way to prevent displacement, affordable housing advocates say.

4 min readMay 15, 2018

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Portland should legalize small homes everywhere, not just west of 205

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Portland For Everyone

An upzone on Alberta would turn a parking lot into 50 below-market-rate homes, builder says

The upzone proposal needs to find one more vote at city council on Wednesday.

4 min readApr 21, 2018

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An upzone on Alberta would turn a parking lot into 50 below-market-rate homes, builder says

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Portland For Everyone

Portland’s residential infill project still has major flaws, housing advocates say

A new economic analysis shows the current proposal would only create 86 net new homes per year.

9 min readApr 20, 2018

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Portland’s residential infill project still has major flaws, housing advocates say

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Portland For Everyone

Portland’s affordability mandate saved its latest skyscraper proposal

Portland’s council just showed why inclusionary housing can lead to more homes if done right.

4 min readMar 28, 2018

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Portland’s affordability mandate saved its latest skyscraper proposal

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Portland For Everyone

Open season for NIMBY lawsuits? Portland blocks 275 Pearl District homes after neighbors’ appeal

Congratulations! Instead of living here, 275 higher-income households will soon be competing for housing with you instead.

5 min readMar 8, 2018

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Open season for NIMBY lawsuits? Portland blocks 275 Pearl District homes after neighbors’ appeal

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Portland For Everyone

Every month Portland’s infill rules aren’t changed, the city looks more like this

An annotated gallery of middle-class displacement.

5 min readJan 16, 2018

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Every month Portland’s infill rules aren’t changed, the city looks more like this

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Portland For Everyone

Portland For Everyone

News & views about how to get more abundant, diverse & affordable housing in PDX. A project of @1000oregon: http://portlandforeveryone.org.

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