MW05 Rolling through RIP City: Middle Housing in Portland

Portland’s Residential Infill Project (RIP), implemented in 2020, expanded allowed housing types to include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, sixplexes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). RIP2 followed in 2021, adding cottage clusters, impacting more zones and enabling land divisions for ownership opportunities. How has it turned out so far? Get the story as you bicycle (14 miles total) to and around the Cully neighborhood, hearing from housing policy consultants, a RIP staff project manager, and a local developer who served on the City’s Planning Commission during RIP’s passage. Learn about the longevity of middle housing in Portland and see developments built since RIP’s implementation. Speakers will cover trends in middle housing development over the last four years, including locations, sizing, regulatory considerations and lessons for other communities.