Housing + Cities
When Cities Switch To One-Winner Council Districts, Housing Growth Plummets
Housing growth drops 20 percent, on average, in cities making the sort of switch proposed by Portland’s Commissioner Mapps.
We’re Wildly Underestimating the Potential of Mobile Housing
For about $10,000, you can own it. It can turn parking lots to villages, then back again. It can go anywhere with you. But our laws almost always ban the simple home on wheels.
Can Anchorage Bring Back the Triplex?
A design competition identified the key barriers to expanding great multifamily options in Alaska’s largest city.
Oregon Just Slashed Parking Mandates. 5 Things That Might Happen Next
From more historic building renovations to smarter curbside parking management, two-thirds of Oregonians are about to experience the benefits of making more asphalt optional.
Affordable Housing in Oregon Is About to Catch a Big Break from Parking Mandates
Finally, homes for people will no longer be conditional on car parking.
Oregon Nears Green Light for Big Parking Reform
The state land use board provisionally approved the rules but left room for tweaks by July.
States Need to Confront Parking Mandates
Housing shortages don’t stay confined to city limits. Parking reform shouldn’t either.
Oregon Has a Chance to Sharply Cut Urban Parking Mandates
The reform proposal, authorized by the state’s anti-sprawl laws, is up for a vote this week.
How Low Taxes Lead to High Home Prices in Vancouver, BC
And how taxing land value can cool speculation and unlock affordability.