Tag: Affordable housing Affordable housing articles Where Seattle’s Environmental Impact Statement Has Landed for Backyard Cottages The final recommendation has a lot of good, a little bad, and a few more hurdles to clear. Oct 5, 2018 October 5, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Duplexes Are Now Legal on 99% of Vancouver’s Low-Density Lots Canada's west-coast metropolis swiftly and decisively ends single-family zoning; will others follow? Sep 20, 2018 September 20, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ No, Seattle’s Growth Boom Is Not a Tree Apocalypse Yes, Seattle and Cascadia's other cities can build up and welcome more neighbors while sustaining a robust urban forest. Sep 6, 2018 September 6, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Listen In: ‘Mind Over Matters’ on Backyard Cottages and Basement Apartments Sightline's Margaret Morales discusses how ADUs could help reduce the affordable housing gap as well as its green benefits. Sep 4, 2018 September 4, 2018 Ed Guzman https://www.sightline.org/author/edguzman/ Senior Communications Manager What Makes Portland’s New Apartments So Expensive? We did the math to see who gets what from a rent check---then explored nine ways to make rents lower over the long term. Aug 30, 2018 August 30, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Tualatin, Job-Rich but Home-Scarce, Looks for Solutions Portland suburb's housing shortage has led to a traffic crunch. If fixes are found, Tualatin might be a model for peer cities. Aug 28, 2018 August 28, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ How Backyard Cottages Could Help Close the Affordable Housing Gap ADU rents run below market rates, potentially providing relief for people with the least amount of housing options. Aug 15, 2018 August 15, 2018 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/ Senior Research Associate Modular Construction: A Housing Affordability Game-Changer? Mass production could make apartments radically cheaper and faster to build. Aug 2, 2018 August 2, 2018 Erica Barnett https://www.sightline.org/author/ericabarnett/ Granny Flats and the Great Affordability Debate A backyard cottage vs. a McMansion? ADUs win on affordability. Nov 15, 2017 November 15, 2017 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act Has Become A Bane To Sustainable Urban Development SEPA routinely obstructs exactly the kind of green housing that cities most need. Nov 7, 2017 November 7, 2017 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher 1 2 3 Next »
