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.5 min read·Dec 11, 2018--1--1
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!8 min read·Sep 17, 2018--1--1
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”8 min read·Aug 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.2 min read·May 24, 2018--2--2
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.4 min read·May 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.4 min read·Apr 21, 2018--5--5
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.9 min read·Apr 20, 2018--1--1
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.4 min read·Mar 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.5 min read·Mar 8, 2018--2--2
Portland For EveryoneEvery month Portland’s infill rules aren’t changed, the city looks more like thisAn annotated gallery of middle-class displacement.5 min read·Jan 16, 2018--2--2