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Plex articles

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  British Columbia Just Took First Place in Pro-Housing Policy

  In just one month in 2023, the province legalized fourplexes, allowed apartment buildings up to 20 stories near all transit stations, eliminated public hearings for plan-compliant buildings, ended parking requirements in transit-oriented districts, and announced that it is considering single-stair reform.

  Feb 23, 2024
  February 23, 2024

  Daniel Oleksiuk

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  Contributor
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  Can Anchorage Bring Back the Triplex?

  A design competition identified the key barriers to expanding great multifamily options in Alaska’s largest city.

  Aug 24, 2022
  August 24, 2022

  Jeannette Lee

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/jeannette-lee/

  

  Alaska Research Director
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  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/

  
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  Oregon Just Ended Excessive Parking Mandates On Most Urban Lots

  A 2019 law legalizing "middle housing" statewide turns out to also be one of the biggest parking reforms in US history.

  Dec 14, 2020
  December 14, 2020

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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  Poll: Re-Legalizing Sixplexes is Popular, Actually

  Three months after Portland's reform, a new poll from Vancouver BC finds most voters there would support it, too.

  Nov 24, 2020
  November 24, 2020

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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  Washington State Is Talking Triplexes

  Lawmakers in Olympia could set state standards to empower WA cities to curb prices and pollution.

  Jan 29, 2020
  January 29, 2020

  Anna Fahey

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/

  

  Senior Director of Strategy
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  Do Portland’s Low-Density Zones Need a “Deeper Affordability” Option?

  Giving nonprofits the right to build up to eight below-market homes per lot would be like cutting a check for $150,000 per unit. But it wouldn't cost the public a dime.

  Jan 10, 2020
  January 10, 2020

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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  It Shouldn’t Take a Decade to Re-legalize Duplexes

  Loosening zoning to allow more homes is a daunting task for cities. States can help.

  Nov 15, 2019
  November 15, 2019

  Dan Bertolet

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Senior Director, Housing and Urbanism
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  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 of Strategy
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  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/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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