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This happened in Oregon a few years ago: any cities with 25k or more people had to permit greater density. I'm optimistic about housing on the West Coast for th

by xrd 1y ago

This happened in Oregon a few years ago: any cities with 25k or more people had to permit greater density. I'm optimistic about housing on the West Coast for the first time in a long, long time. This will transform things in a big way.

davidw 1y ago
Oregon - thanks to governor Tina Kotek - pushed those reforms further this year: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/gov-kotek-signs-laws-to-boost-housing-supply-but-more-work-to-be-done-to-solve-crisis/ https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/gov-kotek-sign... I got to play a small part in that, going to Salem to say my piece in favor: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/04/oregon-gov-kotek-housing-advocates-push-for-more-options-fewer-regulations/ https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/04/oregon-gov-kot... She liked my hoodie! https://bsky.app/profile/tinakotek.bsky.social/post/3lkea36k64c26 https://bsky.app/profile/tinakotek.bsky.social/post/3lkea36k... That said, what her bills have accomplished is a bit different than CA: rather than larger buildings close to transit, we legalized 4-plexes and a variety of other housing types that use land more efficiently, throughout cities.
- xrd 1y ago
  That article you posted is terrific. I love the story of the "grandmother" in Cully Grove. Thank you for your work on this. You'll leave a great legacy in Oregon!
dmoy 1y ago
It happened in WA two years ago as well, but Seattle dragged its feet as long as humanly possible in implementing a compliant zoning policy. https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/27/seattle-just-rezoned-the-entire-city/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/27/seattle-just-rezoned-...
- davidw 1y ago
  Oddly enough, it's Spokane that is lapping everyone on a lot of these reforms. They're just doing one thing after another without making a big deal out of it.

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This happened in Oregon a few years ago: any cities with 25k or more people had to permit greater density. I'm optimistic about housing on the West Coast for th

by xrd 1y ago

davidw 1y ago
Oregon - thanks to governor Tina Kotek - pushed those reforms further this year: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/gov-kotek-signs-laws-to-boost-housing-supply-but-more-work-to-be-done-to-solve-crisis/ https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/gov-kotek-sign... I got to play a small part in that, going to Salem to say my piece in favor: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/04/oregon-gov-kotek-housing-advocates-push-for-more-options-fewer-regulations/ https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/04/oregon-gov-kot... She liked my hoodie! https://bsky.app/profile/tinakotek.bsky.social/post/3lkea36k64c26 https://bsky.app/profile/tinakotek.bsky.social/post/3lkea36k... That said, what her bills have accomplished is a bit different than CA: rather than larger buildings close to transit, we legalized 4-plexes and a variety of other housing types that use land more efficiently, throughout cities.
- xrd 1y ago
  That article you posted is terrific. I love the story of the "grandmother" in Cully Grove. Thank you for your work on this. You'll leave a great legacy in Oregon!
dmoy 1y ago
It happened in WA two years ago as well, but Seattle dragged its feet as long as humanly possible in implementing a compliant zoning policy. https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/27/seattle-just-rezoned-the-entire-city/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/27/seattle-just-rezoned-...
- davidw 1y ago
  Oddly enough, it's Spokane that is lapping everyone on a lot of these reforms. They're just doing one thing after another without making a big deal out of it.