Tag: affordable affordable articles The Hidden Costs of “Over-Parking” Our Cities Excessive parking rules put cars before people—hiking home prices and pollution. Jan 5, 2021 January 5, 2021 Frances Bula https://www.sightline.org/profile/francesbula/ Contributor Eviction Moratoriums Protect Cascadian Renters—For Now Elected officials halted evictions in response to COVID-19, but renters need long-term solutions. Apr 16, 2020 April 16, 2020 Nisma Gabobe https://www.sightline.org/profile/nismagabobe/ Senior Research Associate Washington Stops at Incremental Housing Steps State-level coordination to legalize duplexes and rowhouses thwarted by cities clinging to “local control.” Mar 19, 2020 March 19, 2020 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/ Director, Housing and Urbanism Washington Takes a Stand for Granny Flats For the first time in decades, legislators say yes to state standards for housing abundance. Mar 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/profile/margaretmorales/ Cities Cling to Laws That Shut Out Non-traditional Family Groups Washington bill to lift discriminatory occupancy limits gets watered down into oblivion. Mar 2, 2020 March 2, 2020 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/ Director, Housing and Urbanism Why Mother-In-Laws Matter From economic security and affordability to sustainability, talking up the benefits of ADUs. Jan 16, 2020 January 16, 2020 Anna Fahey https://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/ Senior Director, Communications and Campaigns What Would Our Cities Look like If We Took Our Climate Change Values Seriously? Vienna, Paris, and Barcelona. Aug 12, 2019 August 12, 2019 Alan Durning https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/ Executive Director Put a Friendly Face on Gentle Density Use our open-source photo library to help familiarize, and normalize, "missing middle" homes. Jul 22, 2019 July 22, 2019 Anna Fahey https://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/ Senior Director, Communications and Campaigns Oregon Just Voted to Legalize Duplexes on Almost Every City Lot The bill, which would also legalize fourplexes and cottage clusters in larger cities, cleared both House and Senate with wide, bipartisan majorities. Jun 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/ Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead Exclusive Zoning Puts Up Invisible Walls Around Our Cities How upzoning for homes of all shapes and sizes takes them down. May 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Anna Fahey https://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/ Senior Director, Communications and Campaigns 1 2 Next »