Affordable housing
Four Ways to Improve Portland’s Housing Affordability Mandate
Small changes could fully fund the program and produce many more affordable homes in desirable areas.
Boise Poised for First Step Towards More Abundant, Affordable Housing
The new zoning code legalizes more types of housing but creates new barriers to abundance.
Troutdale Says Tax-Funded Housing Project Has a Problem: Too Many Homes
The county’s affordable housing provider proposes 94 homes near Troutdale’s downtown. The city is holding it to a rule that would cut that to 70 to make more room for parking.
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.
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.
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.
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
Washington’s 2021 Legislative Session Marks Historic Investment in Renter Relief
In the wake of the pandemic, legislators prioritized rental assistance and tenant protections.