Big day at City Hall affects pedicabs, taxi safety and backyard homes
Commissioner Amanda Fritz played a key role in all three votes.
accessory dwelling units
Commissioner Fritz questions city plan to legalize tiny homes near property lines, a perk currently given to auto storage
For decades, there’s been one way to build a 15-foot-tall structure up to the edge property lines: put a car in it.
Backyard homes are almost as car-lite as apartments on transit lines, study finds
When it comes to cars, accessory units in backyards and basements are nearly as low-impact as big apartment buildings next to bus lines.
In some central Portland neighborhoods, one in 10 new homes is now tiny
In some central Portland neighborhoods, more than one in 10 new dwellings is now an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU.