Housing + Cities
Will Vancouver Grow as Fast as Its Suburbs?
A draft 30-year plan calls for limiting growth in Vancouver, pushing new residents to the suburbs.
How Can Cities Move the Needle on Community Land Trusts?
After forty-five years of Community Land Trusts in Cascadia, it’s time to explore local strategies to invest for growth.
Eight Ingredients for a State-Level Zoning Reform
Lessons from Oregon's landmark legalization of fourplexes and townhouses.
How to Tear Down the Invisible Walls in Your City’s Zoning Code
10 tips for zoning reformers from a town that legalized housing.
The Eight Deaths of Portland’s Residential Infill Project
There are many ways to kill a zoning revolution. To win one of your own, understand the ways Portland's nearly failed.
We Ran the Rent Numbers on Portland’s 7 Newly Legal Home Options
Here are the three options we think can start to be built today - and five things we learned from this math.
States Must Reform Zoning Because No City Can End a Shortage Alone
The core issue: When a city couldn’t fix a problem even if it tried, it has no reason to try.
Yes, Other Places Do Housing Better, Case 3: Paris
The world’s most improved city for abundant housing in low-carbon neighborhoods.
Momentum Builds for Provincial Action on the Housing Shortage
Expert panel recommends pre-emption of local barriers to new homes in British Columbia