4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Welcome to our special coverage of how real estate and housing are closely intertwined with bicycling in Portland. We’ll track the latest bike-friendly developments (both commercial and residential) and share our analysis of how low-car trends are impacting the places we live and work. The Real Estate Beat is edited and produced by our News Editor Michael Andersen.
Backers say the proposal would encourage smaller, more densely built houses.(Photo: Mark McClure) For years, almost every new home built in Portland has paid thousands of dollars into a city fund that pays to buy and develop parkland. But so far, the size of the home hasn’t affected the size of the fee. If it … Read more
A new built-from-scratch bikeway could run from the Broadway Bridge straight down into the Park Blocks and across Burnside past Director Park, the cultural district and PSU.
The more charts you look at, the more Portland’s stands out.
Allowing kinds of housing that offer more density than new single-family houses but less than four-story apartment buildings.
A set of ideas for affordable density that doesn’t leave a mark.
Inclusionary zoning is entirely banned in two U.S. states: Oregon and Texas.
Why does Portland require every new house to have a driveway big enough to fit two cars?
Local businesses are continuing their embrace of Portland’s biking and walking amenities.
The above map is a revelation.
People who live near the last stop on the Orange Line want to redevelop their area for low-car life.
Nearly a third of Portland’s neighborhood’s have approved a resolution that calls for Portland to virtually freeze residential development in the central city at its current average density.
After two decades of waiting for Portland’s bike network to arrive downtown, it looks like downtown is headed for Portland’s bike network.