At Home in Oregon

I interviewed Ethan Stuckmayer for this episode. Ethan is the Senior Planner of Housing Programs for the Department of Land Conservation and Development. His work was key for the analysis needed to push House Bills 2001 and 2003 through the State's legislative process. We talk about what caused the Oregon housing shortage and how we can balance state-level policy with local-level policy.

In today's episode, I interview Michael Andersen. Michael is a housing policy researcher for the Sightline Institute, a think tank focusing on policy research and analysis in the pacific northwest. Michael and I talk about the capacity for state-level housing policy to adequately address Oregon's housing shortage. If you're interested in getting the researcher perspective on housing policy, you're gonna like this episode.

In this episode, I talk to Ariel Nelson. Ariel is a lobbyist with the League of Oregon Cities. We talk about the pushback on House Bill 2001 and the desire for local control from cities.

In this episode, I talk to Alexis Biddle from 1000 Friends of Oregon. 1000 Friends is a non-profit organization dedicated to both natural resource conservation and housing advocacy. We talk about advocacy from the non-profit perspective.

In this episode, I talk to Sean Edging, Housing Policy Analyst for the Department of Land Conservation and Development. We talk about House Bill 2001, why it was needed, and how cities can implement it. House Bill 2001 requires cities of certain population sizes to allow for "middle housing" types in areas zoned for single family residential. For example, a city with a population of 12,000 is now required to allow developers to build duplexes in single family residential areas.

Welcome to At Home in Oregon: A podcast about housing policy in the Beaver State.