Tag: Zoning Zoning articles The Eight Deaths of Portland’s Residential Infill Project There are many ways to kill a zoning revolution. To win one of your own, understand the ways Portland's nearly failed. Aug 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher States Must Reform Zoning Because No City Can End a Shortage Alone The core issue: When a city couldn’t fix a problem even if it tried, it has no reason to try. Jul 29, 2021 July 29, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher 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/author/danbertolet/ Research Director, Housing and Urbanism A New Idea for State-Led Upzoning: Letting Cities Opt Out After this, it'll take a supermajority vote for a Connecticut city to re-ban ADUs. May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Good Transit Is Pointless When People Can’t Live Near It A good Oregon bill would hold high-capacity transit lines to a very basic standard. Apr 7, 2021 April 7, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher YIMBYism Means Legalizing Very Cheap Homes, Too In 2020, Portland legalized sixplexes citywide. A 2021 follow-up would allow driveway RVs and clustered tiny homes. Mar 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Yes, Portland, Some Households Need More than Six ‘Bedrooms’ Cities shouldn't replace a bad cap on household size with a bad cap on room count. Dec 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher A Federal One-Two Punch to Protect Renters—Pandemic and Beyond Two moves to aid renters now and keep housing prices down for the long haul. Apr 24, 2020 April 24, 2020 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Research Director, Housing and Urbanism 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/author/anna-fahey/ Senior Director, Communications and Campaigns Could State-Led Upzones Happen Here? 7 Lessons from Modern Cascadia The surprising fact is that they already have, but not in the ways today's would-be reformers might expect. Nov 2, 2018 November 2, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher 1 2 3 … 7 Next »
