Housing
How Low Taxes Lead to High Home Prices in Vancouver, BC
And how taxing land value can cool speculation and unlock affordability.
Equitable Schools Demand Equitable Neighborhoods
Building strong and diverse schools relies on building strong and diverse communities. Courtney Westling (Portland Public Schools), community advocates Scott Bailey and Dan Reed, and moderator Rachel Cohen (Vox) discuss the challenges in ensuring diversity in public schools amid gentrification, displacement, and school choice policies.
Cities’ Bigger Future Can Look and Feel Beautiful—If We Build for It
An architect invites cities and towns to zone and design for the futures they want.
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.
Washington Tries the Carrot Approach for Statewide Zoning Reform
Three incentive bills won support from cities, but died nonetheless.
Yes, Other Countries Do Housing Better, Case 2: Germany
Most German localities welcome new homes; their budgets depend on it.
Yes, Other Countries Do Housing Better, Case 1: Japan
Political lessons from ten nations about building affordable, low-carbon neighborhoods.