Require Parking Spots or Bus Passes for New Housing?
Just the other day I posted an update on a report updating the City’s efforts to address the issues created by a December Hearing Examiner decision changing the way frequent transit service is calculated. The decision was unfortunate because it changed the simple straight forward way of calculating frequent transit service disallowing an average of […]
More Discussion About Parking at City Hall
The City Council’s Planning Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee heard back from Department of Planning and Development (DPD) staff yesterday reporting on a review of parking policy. The report was added to microhousing legislation last year by Councilmember Rasmussen who, by all accounts, seems to be on something of a campaign to add more parking […]
Backyard Cottage Panel Shares Portland Secrets With Seattle
Last week we were happy to support a panel of two experts on backyard cottages, or Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADUs), the small houses that can be built in the backyard or right next to a single-family home. The City Council is interested in figuring out how to expand the use of DADUs as a […]
