Tag: Housing Housing articles How Low Taxes Lead to High Home Prices in Vancouver, BC And how taxing land value can cool speculation and unlock affordability. May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022 Daniel Oleksiuk https://www.sightline.org/profile/dannyoleksiuk/ Contributor The Price of Old Homes Depends on the Cost of Building New Homes An explanation, via hamburgers. Apr 18, 2022 April 18, 2022 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/ Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead 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. Apr 11, 2022 April 11, 2022 Sightline Editor https://www.sightline.org/profile/sightline-editor/ 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. Jan 21, 2022 January 21, 2022 Matt Hutchins https://www.sightline.org/profile/matt-hutchins/ 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. Aug 1, 2021 August 1, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/ Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead Yes, Other Places Do Housing Better, Case 3: Paris The world’s most improved city for abundant housing in low-carbon neighborhoods Jul 26, 2021 July 26, 2021 Alan Durning https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/ Executive Director Washington Tries the Carrot Approach for Statewide Zoning Reform Three incentive bills won support from cities, but died nonetheless. Jun 4, 2021 June 4, 2021 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/ Director, Housing and Urbanism Yes, Other Countries Do Housing Better, Case 2: Germany Most German localities welcome new homes; their budgets depend on it. May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 Alan Durning https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/ Executive Director Push-Me-Pull-You: Local And Provincial Tensions In BC Housing Policy Will BC take a cue from US states and act on local zoning reform? May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 Frances Bula https://www.sightline.org/profile/francesbula/ Contributor Yes, Other Countries Do Housing Better, Case 1: Japan Political lessons from ten nations about building affordable, low-carbon neighborhoods. Mar 25, 2021 March 25, 2021 Alan Durning https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/ Executive Director 1 2 3 … 17 Next »