/news/2019/02/21/economist-portlands-persistent-housing-crisis-remains-priority/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2019/02/21/economist-portlands-persistent-housing-crisis-remains-priority/#comment-956554 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:58:10 +0000 /?p=185514#comment-956554 Also, saying that “What is driving Portland’s homelessness crisis is the high cost of housing,” is a gross simplification of the homelessness situation. No one that is homeless will be helped by building more market-rate housing. Also, at least half, and maybe up to 80 percent (depending on who you listen to), of the homeless are mentally ill and/or drug addicted. These people will not be helped by building housing of any kind. They need mental health and addiction services.

]]> /news/2019/02/21/economist-portlands-persistent-housing-crisis-remains-priority/#comment-956553 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:54:34 +0000 /?p=185514#comment-956553 Why is it up to “residents to welcome more housing into their neighborhoods”? Why can’t we build on vacant land (that we’re supposed to have 20 years’ supply of) within the UGB? Our neighborhoods are already built out, parking is at a premium, and infrastructure is stressed. Adding more housing (other than ADUs) means demolishing existing homes. Developers will demolish the most affordable houses in the neighborhoods to make the most profit, displacing current lower-income residents, and replacing it with housing that is much more expensive. I already see this happening in my neighborhood (King) in NE Portland, even without RIP.

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