Portland For EveryonePortland zoning reform plan hits a sweet spot: 24,000 more homes but just 117 more demolitionsThousands of lots currently on track to become one-unit McMansions would see “missing middle” housing instead.Dec 11, 20181Dec 11, 20181
Portland For EveryoneHousing advocates in Portland just did the nearly impossibleThe planning commission backed re-legalizing small duplexes, triplexes & affordability incentives citywide. On to city council!Sep 17, 20181Sep 17, 20181
Portland For EveryoneRealtor’s take: Portland’s housing market needs “small” more than everBecause land is half the price of a Portland home, Rhonda Spencer says “cutting lot size down will reduce the purchase price”Aug 27, 2018Aug 27, 2018
Portland For EveryoneWhy more housing is good: The infographicThis is such an important and not necessarily intuitive idea that we made an illustration to help show how it works.May 24, 20182May 24, 20182
Portland For EveryonePortland should legalize small homes everywhere, not just west of 205Requiring new homes to be bigger is a terrible way to prevent displacement, affordable housing advocates say.May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
Portland For EveryoneAn upzone on Alberta would turn a parking lot into 50 below-market-rate homes, builder saysThe upzone proposal needs to find one more vote at city council on Wednesday.Apr 21, 20185Apr 21, 20185
Portland For EveryonePortland’s residential infill project still has major flaws, housing advocates sayA new economic analysis shows the current proposal would only create 86 net new homes per year.Apr 20, 20181Apr 20, 20181
Portland For EveryonePortland’s affordability mandate saved its latest skyscraper proposalPortland’s council just showed why inclusionary housing can lead to more homes if done right.Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
Portland For EveryoneOpen season for NIMBY lawsuits? Portland blocks 275 Pearl District homes after neighbors’ appealCongratulations! Instead of living here, 275 higher-income households will soon be competing for housing with you instead.Mar 8, 20182Mar 8, 20182
Portland For EveryoneEvery month Portland’s infill rules aren’t changed, the city looks more like thisAn annotated gallery of middle-class displacement.Jan 16, 20182Jan 16, 20182