Events

Join the Affordable Housing Collaborative for happy hour to discuss middle housing potential to unlock affordable housing opportunities. Partners including nonprofit and for-profit developers/builders, jurisdictional housing leaders, RIP advocates are invited to continue our efforts to build relationships. This informal gathering is a time to compare notes on challenges and opportunities, and discuss potential projects […]

ADU Academy is a one-day professional education event customized for designers, builders, lenders, realtors, appraisers, real estate investors, and developers. The course will be taught by experienced practitioners. Learn more and register here. Note: The Academy is not intended for homeowners. Saturday’s ADU Workshop is better suited for homeowners seeking to build an ADU. Source: https://accessorydwellings.org/academy/

Attendees take a self-guided tour of ADUs in Portland at their own pace. This tour contains a new set of 10+ ADUs throughout Portland, never featured on the ADU Tour before. This is the largest one-day tour of ADUs ever. Hosted by: Accessory Dwelling Strategies Location: In person, Portland Registration: Registration required, https://adutour.eventbrite.com/ Source: https://accessorydwellings.org/adu_tour/

This 2-hour ADU Workshop is an additional event for attendees of the Build Small, Live Large ADU Tour. This workshop will cover the new regulations that apply in the City of Portland, including the allowance of two ADUs, other middle housing types, as well as tiny homes on wheels. We will also be referencing the […]

Tour older and newer middle housing development on a walking tour through the SE Clinton St neighborhood, led by middle housing architect and zoning experts. Peer into the crystal ball for glimpses of what future middle housing development and mixed neighborhoods could look like and share your own predictions and perspectives at a housing happy […]

Register Here The relegalization of middle housing in Oregon has created an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate accessible units throughout cities. But our need for those units has also never been higher. This presentation will assess the current state of our accessible housing crisis, as well laying out strategies to address it through middle housing. Samuel […]

With the HB 2001 deadline looming, cities across the State of Oregon are completing years of work to update their regulations to allow for more housing choice in areas traditionally zoned only for very low-density housing. The Department of Land Conservation and Development hosts an informal lunch ‘n’ learn session to learn about the statewide […]

So you think you know all about middle housing?? Come wonk out on housing, land use & activism history. Enjoy beers & pub food, friendly, nerd-tastic competition AND expanding your noggin. Bring a group, or just your wonkiest friend, and find out if you know as much as you think you know about "Missing Middle" […]

Oregon House Bill 2001 and Senate Bill 458 will go into effect statewide on July 1st, 2022. This training covers how these new residential zoning regulations will dramatically change what can be done on residential properties, including developing duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhouses and cottage clusters and dividing into multiple smaller lots. Join us to learn […]

Join AARP Oregon and community partners to celebrate Oregon’s middle housing achievements with visionary architect and strategist Dan Parolek! Hear Dan’s reflections on the journey from 2010, when he first coined the term “Missing Middle Housing,” to June 30, 2022, when Oregon celebrates a new middle housing milestone with full implementation of statewide legislation (HB 2001 […]

Sharpen your colored pencils and come get your copy of the first-ever, hot-off-the-presses middle housing coloring book! This happy hour will feature tacos and an assortment of tasty beverages to fuel your coloring efforts and colorful conversation. Hosted by: Marcy McInelly, Urbsworks, and Elizabeth Decker, JET Planning Location: In person, SE Portland. (Event venue has […]

Join a bike-based celebration of Oregon’s best-ever middle housing legislation! Celebrate HB 2001's year-zero birthday as the statewide legislation comes into full effect and all of the years of local advocacy work that went into making this landmark legislation possible with a bike tour of vintage and modern middle housing examples. The tour will be […]