Tag: Housing Affordability Housing Affordability articles 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/author/alan-durning/ Executive Director The Duplex: A Small-Town Housing Solution Every City Needs More Of 'In small towns we are very sensitive to solutions coming from Portland. This is not one of them.' May 20, 2019 May 20, 2019 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Tearing Down McMansion-sized Housing Myths Fisking one of Seattle’s premier anti-housing crusaders Mar 25, 2019 March 25, 2019 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Tacoma Adopts Exemplary Reform for In-Law Apartments The city legalized backyard cottages and relaxed key restrictions on granny flats. Mar 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Why Washington Needs Statewide Action on Backyard Cottages and In-Law Apartments Cities thwart accessory dwellings with rules that stubbornly resist reform at the local level. Mar 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Modifications to Washington’s Condo Law Could Give Production a Shot in the Arm Proposed bill would rein in potential lawsuits and bring more home ownership options to communities throughout the state. Jan 9, 2019 January 9, 2019 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher 2018 in Review: Progress toward Re-legalizing Multiple-Dwelling Homes More homes of all shapes and sizes is a critical part of the path to tackling our concurrent affordability and climate crises. Dec 31, 2018 December 31, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Portland Might Spend Twice as Much on Free Parking Lots as Affordable Housing along Its Next Rail Line Free park-and-rides shower hundreds of millions on a small minority of transit riders. But we keep building more and more. Nov 26, 2018 November 26, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Cascadia’s Three Huge Urbanism Wins of 2018 Yes, we actually did that: 3 big wins for Cascadian city lovers this fall. Nov 21, 2018 November 21, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Olympia Moves to Further Loosen the Stranglehold of Single-Family Zoning Laws The city’s new rules to spur missing-middle housing are a good first step, but still retain too many restrictions. Nov 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher 1 2 3 4 Next »
