Portland passes low-density zoning reform
&gt; &quot;It shouldn’t take six years for any city to agree to give itself permission to build the sort of homes that every city once allowed.&quot;<p>This is IMO the big thing here. Cities used to allow this kind of construction. Our auto-friendly culture and the desire of landowners to keep poor people off their block has led to increasingly draconian restrictions on private property use. I understand regulations around keeping homes safe, drainage, and fire safety, but legislation and restrictions on things like whether I have a second building on my property and a separate driveway for each one are government overreach.