Oregon HB2001 Missing-Middle Zoning
First state to end single-family-only zoning (2019).
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1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Statewide legalization of duplex-to-fourplex fixes a statewide shortage.
2 · The realist counter-case
Skeptics doubted small-scale builders would respond.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Middle housing rose to ~11% of approvals statewide; Portland added ~26% of units as middle housing, often ~$300k cheaper.
4 · Liberty check
Liberty-expanding: removes a state-imposed ban on modest density.
5 · The real tradeoff
Deregulatory housing win with real, if gradual, supply gains.
Allies & Playbook
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