Micro-housing: It’s Not about the Size but How You Use It
Takeaways Compact studio apartments, also known as micro-housing, can provide people with modest incomes the opportunity to live in desirable and amenity-rich neighborhoods. Arbitrary rules in the International Building Code ...
Author: David Neiman
Recent Reforms Could Make a Real Neighborhood of Downtown Anchorage
Takeaways The Anchorage Assembly passed reforms earlier this year that make changes to downtown zoning code, bringing the city closer to turning acres of parking lots and underused properties into ...
Author: Jeannette Lee
Learning from the Least Housed
This article is part of the series Legalizing Inexpensive Housing Takeaways The author’s time living on the housing margins has opened his eyes to new ways to live imperfectly but ...
Author: Tim McCormick
Portland’s Inclusionary Housing Program Looks Cost-Efficient, & Full Funding Is in Reach
August 1, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Andersen, Sightline Institute, michael@sightline.org PORTLAND, OR – A new city-commissioned study of Portland’s six-year-old affordability mandate for new apartment buildings suggests that the rental ...
Author: Michael Andersen
Oregon’s Land Use Law Creates Wildfire-Adapted Communities
Takeaways In Cascadia, “fire weather” and a growing population are constants, and they are creating a lethal alliance. Building wildfire-resilient communities by guiding growth away from fire-prone areas is key ...
Author: Kate Anderson
Idaho, Montana, and Washington Could Save $30 Million by Moving Local Elections to National Election Day
Takeaways Running local elections separate from national elections unnecessarily costs Cascadia tens of millions of dollars. Consolidating local elections in Idaho, Montana, and Washington could save 57 to 88 percent ...
Author: Alan Durning
Boise Poised for First Step Towards More Abundant, Affordable Housing
Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. Update: On June 15, after the publication of this article, Boise’s council ...
Author: Daniel Malarkey
Getting Beyond the Detached House in Vancouver, BC
Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. As people across Cascadia buckle under soaring home prices and rents, leaders ...
Author: Daniel Oleksiuk
Oregon Could Build Thousands More Homes with Small State Investment
June 6, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Andersen, Sightline Institute, michael@sightline.org SALEM, OR – A group of Oregon housing experts has a unique idea to help the state build more homes ...
Author: Michael Andersen
The Northwest Needs More Midsize Solar
While distributed solar can’t solve the region’s transmission woes alone, Idaho and Washington would be smart to follow Oregon’s lead in boosting it for a cleaner future.
