Parking is one of those costs, and requirements to build parking increases the costs of homes.
Excluded from Involvement
Make small cities awesome to make big cities affordable
City Planning and Suburban Planning
Many of our zoning codes are ideal for creating car dependent suburbs, but they don't work well to encourage mixed use cities.
Strip malls and government regulations
If we know that we want mixed use buildings that encourage walkability, why do we keep ending up with strip malls?
Buying while young- the challenges
What happens when a young person considering buying a home in one of the many cities across our country that have had skyrocketing home prices?
Unwalkable urbanism
The benefits and challenges of secondary dwellings
Accessory Dwelling Units-- their history, why they are an increasingly popular strategy to combat rising home prices and respond to demographic changes, and why it can be so hard to build them.
Push for more renter protections in Oregon
The waste of drive alone trips
The way in which our transportation patterns, particularly driving-alone car trips, are creating waste.