Residential Neighborhoods Rezoned for Multiplex Housing
By Midge Pierce After five years of heated debate, City Council’s passage last month of the Residential Infill Project (RIP) codifies the allowance of…
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Debate Over RIP Continues
By Midge Pierce In the midst of the dual challenges of pandemic and civil unrest, Commissioners heard two days of public comment on amendments to the …
RIP and Builders in Limbo
By Midge Pierce The final vote on the Residential Infill Project (RIP), five years in the making and re-making, has been postponed in recent weeks as …
RIP Decision Delayed
By Midge Pierce Public testimony on the controversial Residential Infill Project (RIP) that split the City into divisive camps is yet another casualty…
RIP Marches Forward
By Midge Pierce The Residential Infill Project (RIP) was presented to Council at a February work session as part of a broader Housing Opportunities …
RIP Gains Traction Amid Calls for More Density
By Midge Pierce Like it or not, quadplexes and possibly six or eight plexes are likely coming soon to Portland’s single family neighborhoods. Th…