Articles in Housing + Cities

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  Seattle Deserves a Better Comp Plan

  The city can make three critical fixes to its 20-year growth plan: Let middle housing be bigger, allow apartment buildings in more places, and legalize car-free homes everywhere.

  Apr 18, 2024
  April 18, 2024

  Dan Bertolet

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  Senior Director, Housing and Cities
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  Aging Solutions Are Climate Solutions

  Adapting communities to better serve growing elderly populations also makes those places more climate-resilient. A new book charts the path to making this connection.

  Apr 18, 2024
  Danielle Arigoni

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  Boise’s New Zoning Code Sparks Surge in Permits for ADUs

  Rules about who can live in them and where they can park were key barriers to backyard cottages.

  Apr 15, 2024
  April 15, 2024

  Daniel Malarkey

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  It’s (Past) Time for British Columbia to Legalize Roommates

  Another piece of the puzzle to make housing more affordable in the province—and keep up with southern neighbors Washington and Oregon.

  Apr 15, 2024
  Daniel Oleksiuk

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  Contributor
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  Washington’s 2024 Short-Session Housing Wins

  Three innovative bills carry forward the momentum of 2023 and complement its measures to legalize less expensive housing.

  Mar 28, 2024
  March 28, 2024

  Dan Bertolet

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Senior Director, Housing and Cities
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  Unlock Middle Housing with Parking Reform

  As long as parking is required, smaller, lower-cost homes are still illegal.

  Mar 18, 2024
  March 18, 2024

  Catie Gould

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/catie-gould/

  

  Senior Researcher, Transportation
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  The Missing Piece of Oregon’s Housing Package: Legalizing Apartments

  Gov. Kotek’s SB 1537 will do several useful things, but no longer directly lifts any local bans on apartment buildings. What happened?

  Mar 7, 2024
  March 7, 2024

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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  Now Fully Funded, Portland’s Affordability Mandate Should Be a Model

  Underfunded inclusionary zoning fails, but fully funded programs can be a boost to below-market housing and a fiscal bargain.

  Feb 23, 2024
  February 23, 2024

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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  British Columbia Just Took First Place in Pro-Housing Policy

  In just one month in 2023, the province legalized fourplexes, allowed apartment buildings up to 20 stories near all transit stations, eliminated public hearings for plan-compliant buildings, ended parking requirements in transit-oriented districts, and announced that it is considering single-stair reform.

  Feb 23, 2024
  Daniel Oleksiuk

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/dannyoleksiuk/

  

  Contributor
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  Updated: Housing Bills to Watch in Washington in 2024

  Numerous measures moving through Olympia would support more homes, in all shapes and sizes, throughout the Evergreen State. 

  Feb 13, 2024
  February 13, 2024

  Dan Bertolet

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Senior Director, Housing and Cities
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