By Marshall Hammond The average rent for a studio apartment in Portland is $1,238 per month. The wage required to rent such an apartment without being rent burdened (spending more […]
How Do We House Everyone? Local Experts Weigh In Read More
By Don MacGillivray There are many causes of homelessness, but the lack of affordable housing is fundamental. It took years to create Portland’s housing crisis and now much of the
Addressing Homelessness with Built for Zero Read More
By Nancy Tannler City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Residential Infill Project – Part 2 (RIP2) zoning code amendments, going into effect on June 30, 2022. RIP2 addresses several
RIP2: A Commitment to Middle Housing Read More
By Ellen Spitaleri When Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish died in January 2020, the metro area lost a beloved and resolute city activist who prioritized affordable housing and accessible green
Human Solutions: Community Where Everyone Can Thrive Read More
By Megan McMorris The corner of NE 74th and Glisan St. has been the talk of the ‘hood – and the subject of bar bets at the watering hole across
Affordable Housing Project Planned for Montavilla Read More
The numbers are staggering. In the first 12 weeks after Governor Brown declared a state of emergency in March, 450,000 Oregonians filed for unemployment and an estimated 50,000 lost insurance
Home Share Offers Solution to Affordable Housing Read More
By Gabe Frayne In 1955 the New York state legislature, facing rising urban poverty, enacted the Mitchell-Lama housing program, which allowed private developers to build affordable rental housing in exchange
Housing Affordability for the Long-Term Read More
By Nancy Tannler Over the past 18 months, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) has been working on a project called Expanding Opportunities for Affordable Housing. The code change
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Development Read More
By Gabe Frayne The City of Portland continues to make measured progress in its mission to provide affordable housing to low and moderate income residents frozen out of the booming
Affordable Housing, Part Two Read More
By Gabe Frayne Jeanne Favini looks back with a mixture of bitterness and embarrassment at the moment she realized she faced an imminent choice between homelessness or moving into her
Portland’s Struggle with Affordable Housing Read More
