Guest Post: How to build a neighborhood with character(s)
Southeast Portland: Lovely to look at, illegal to build.
housing
Could it work here? How Seattle’s big new housing compromise came together
Seattle’s housing breakthrough may have lessons for keeping bikeable parts of Portland affordable.
Springwater path update: Neighborhood meetings, a community walk, and the City’s stance
Some opportunities to get involved and clarifications around the City’s law enforcement policy.
What five people say about living outside along the Springwater path
One big thing has been missing from our coverage so far: the perspectives of people living there.
Advocate! Tell the city how to change residential infill rules
Whether you hate demolitions, love garages, yearn to live in a duplex or just think the rent is too damn high, now’s your chance to let the city know.
Opinion: Coming to terms with a changing Portland
Thoughts on the Portland I loved then, and the Portland we live in now.
The Oregonian blames ‘hipster hovels,’ not massive housing shortage, for rising rents
From 2006 to 2014, Multnomah County’s population grew 79 percent faster than its housing supply.
Years of advocacy leads to bike lockers at affordable housing development
This group of Northeast Portland families might be the city’s most dogged bike advocacy group.
Why are these 11 buildings illegal in most of Portland?
They’re cheaper to build, less controversial, more energy-efficient and more family-friendly. So why do we ban them?
Two weeks to two wheels: Portlanders share bikes and skills with new pay-it-forward program
Transitional housing tenants earn free bikes by helping teach each other how to fix abandoned ones.
Define ‘compatibility’: Ben Ross on the evasive language of zoning
Why does Portland require every new house to have a driveway big enough to fit two cars?
Will Portland’s rising rents squeeze out low-car life?
Are the bad parts of San Francisco coming to Portland, too?
Comment of the Week: The public health angle should matter more