Apartments
Worried about Infrastructure Costs? Then End the Apartment Ban
Allowing more homes, in all shapes and sizes, makes it easier and cheaper for communities to tackle infrastructure challenges.
Vancouver Shows Just How Much it Costs to Ban Apartments
Driving problems from inequality to sprawl to pollution, restrictions against anything but single-detached houses have to go.
Five Reasons Four-Story Apartment Buildings Are Good
Especially in Oregon and the rest of the Pacific Northwest.
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.
Yes, Other Places Do Housing Better, Case 3: Paris
The world’s most improved city for abundant housing in low-carbon neighborhoods.
Why’s the Rent So High for New Apartments in Seattle?
An audit of where the rent check goes reveals the simple answer: Housing is expensive to build and operate.