Portland: Neighbors Welcome
@pnwelcome.bsky.social
Housing is a human right. Fighting for tenants rights along with four floors and corner stores across Portland for all ages, wages and stages of life. 🏘️
Shoutout to Councilor Steve Novick for giving a shoutout to our Inner Eastside for All campaign on the latest episode of @citycastportland.bsky.social
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From Office Conversions to Cops in Drag, How To Revive Downtown
Podcast Episode · City Cast Portland · 02/17/2026 · 31m
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February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Shoutout to Councilor Steve Novick for giving a shoutout to our Inner Eastside for All campaign on the latest episode of @citycastportland.bsky.social
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Let's build more homes!
Thank you to @sightline.org, Oregon Smart Growth, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, @pnwelcome.bsky.social, @npartnerships.bsky.social, @1000oregon.bsky.social and so many other advocates who helped shape these bills to address Oregon's housing underproduction. 🏘️
Thank you to @sightline.org, Oregon Smart Growth, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, @pnwelcome.bsky.social, @npartnerships.bsky.social, @1000oregon.bsky.social and so many other advocates who helped shape these bills to address Oregon's housing underproduction. 🏘️
Oregon needs to build more homes to tackle our housing crisis, and we need to make sure these homes are accessible to Oregonians at all income levels, at all stages of life. I'm so thrilled to see SB 1521 and 1567 advance out of committee.
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Let's build more homes!
Thank you to @sightline.org, Oregon Smart Growth, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, @pnwelcome.bsky.social, @npartnerships.bsky.social, @1000oregon.bsky.social and so many other advocates who helped shape these bills to address Oregon's housing underproduction. 🏘️
Thank you to @sightline.org, Oregon Smart Growth, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, @pnwelcome.bsky.social, @npartnerships.bsky.social, @1000oregon.bsky.social and so many other advocates who helped shape these bills to address Oregon's housing underproduction. 🏘️
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Oregon's SB 1521, modernizing inclusionary zoning in the Portland metro area, unanimously passes Senate Housing. 🎉
Based on 10 years of lessons, it gives cities new policy options + a requirement that such programs be fully funded.
Moves to senate floor!
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Based on 10 years of lessons, it gives cities new policy options + a requirement that such programs be fully funded.
Moves to senate floor!
olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Oregon's SB 1521, modernizing inclusionary zoning in the Portland metro area, unanimously passes Senate Housing. 🎉
Based on 10 years of lessons, it gives cities new policy options + a requirement that such programs be fully funded.
Moves to senate floor!
olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
Based on 10 years of lessons, it gives cities new policy options + a requirement that such programs be fully funded.
Moves to senate floor!
olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
Portland: Neighbors Welcome endorsed House Bill 4136 - submit testimony before Monday’s hearing!
Via the "Mortgage Interest Deduction", Oregon subsidizes vacation homes and other second homes
Government subsidies are best directed towards people who need help, rather than the already wealthy.
If you agree, write in to support this bill: olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
Government subsidies are best directed towards people who need help, rather than the already wealthy.
If you agree, write in to support this bill: olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
HB4136 2026 Regular Session - Oregon Legislative Information System
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February 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Portland: Neighbors Welcome endorsed House Bill 4136 - submit testimony before Monday’s hearing!
Love to see @counciloravalos.bsky.social continue to hold the gavel for the city’s housing committee. 🏘️
February 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Love to see @counciloravalos.bsky.social continue to hold the gavel for the city’s housing committee. 🏘️
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Tonight at 6, PNW will be joined by planners from BPS working on updates to zoning in the central city.
If you believe that an arbitrary; paint-by-color ass patchwork of height limits is dumb, then come participate in the Q&A they'll be giving.
If you believe that an arbitrary; paint-by-color ass patchwork of height limits is dumb, then come participate in the Q&A they'll be giving.
February 5, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Tonight at 6, PNW will be joined by planners from BPS working on updates to zoning in the central city.
If you believe that an arbitrary; paint-by-color ass patchwork of height limits is dumb, then come participate in the Q&A they'll be giving.
If you believe that an arbitrary; paint-by-color ass patchwork of height limits is dumb, then come participate in the Q&A they'll be giving.
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Come join me and other PNW members tomorrow!
If you think arbitrarily capping building heights in our downtown, then here's an opportunity to express that and express your disappointment that BPS is unwilling to do that with this project.
If you think arbitrarily capping building heights in our downtown, then here's an opportunity to express that and express your disappointment that BPS is unwilling to do that with this project.
Hello wonderful neighbors! Our next happy hour is TOMORROW, February 5th at Migration brewing on Williams from 6-8PM! We are excited to announce that we will be joined by members of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability who are working on the Central City Code Amendments project!
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February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Come join me and other PNW members tomorrow!
If you think arbitrarily capping building heights in our downtown, then here's an opportunity to express that and express your disappointment that BPS is unwilling to do that with this project.
If you think arbitrarily capping building heights in our downtown, then here's an opportunity to express that and express your disappointment that BPS is unwilling to do that with this project.
Hello wonderful neighbors! Our next happy hour is TOMORROW, February 5th at Migration brewing on Williams from 6-8PM! We are excited to announce that we will be joined by members of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability who are working on the Central City Code Amendments project!
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Hello wonderful neighbors! Our next happy hour is TOMORROW, February 5th at Migration brewing on Williams from 6-8PM! We are excited to announce that we will be joined by members of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability who are working on the Central City Code Amendments project!
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We Ride In Unity
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
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Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
January 27, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We Ride In Unity
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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Do you rent (or do you have friend who rents) on Burnside Street in Portland?
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- jbach@oregonian.com -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- jbach@oregonian.com -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Do you rent (or do you have friend who rents) on Burnside Street in Portland?
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- jbach@oregonian.com -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- jbach@oregonian.com -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
What's your dream home?
Learn more about our single stair competition we're hosting along with @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
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Learn more about our single stair competition we're hosting along with @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
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January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
What's your dream home?
Learn more about our single stair competition we're hosting along with @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
mailchi.mp/60bec59f5076...
Learn more about our single stair competition we're hosting along with @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
mailchi.mp/60bec59f5076...
Thank you, @councilorgreen.bsky.social, for the shoutout for our Inner Eastside for All campaign in yesterday's Work Session on the Homeless to Housing Continuum:
Portland City Council Work Session Homeless to Housing Continuum 01/15/26
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January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Thank you, @councilorgreen.bsky.social, for the shoutout for our Inner Eastside for All campaign in yesterday's Work Session on the Homeless to Housing Continuum:
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I did this for you and he said that we should expect to hear from BPS very soon.
Here's what I'd tell Wilson if he asked today:
1) Let people share roofs, pipes & land if they want to...most notably, do @pnwelcome.bsky.social's Inner Eastside for All upzone portlandneighborswelcome.org/inner-eastsi...
1) Let people share roofs, pipes & land if they want to...most notably, do @pnwelcome.bsky.social's Inner Eastside for All upzone portlandneighborswelcome.org/inner-eastsi...
Inner Eastside for All — Portland: Neighbors Welcome
Four floors and corner stores would make Portland's inner neighborhoods even better.
portlandneighborswelcome.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I did this for you and he said that we should expect to hear from BPS very soon.
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You may not believe that new-builds lower rents, but your landlord does.
I’m at a lunch for landlords (yknow, for research) and the speaker is predicting that rents in Portland will start heading up again in 2026 “as new supply remains constrained”
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
You may not believe that new-builds lower rents, but your landlord does.
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Especially in this age of nightmarish transit cuts wouldn’t it be nice if we made it possible for more neighbors with average incomes to live in the neighborhoods that still have service/have some of the best biking in the country??
In Portland, we can allow people to make those choices for themselves by re-legalizing building affordable, smaller but still family size homes in inner neighborhoods! (portlandneighborswelcome.org/inner-eastsi...)
Inner Eastside for All — Portland: Neighbors Welcome
Four floors and corner stores would make Portland's inner neighborhoods even better.
portlandneighborswelcome.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Especially in this age of nightmarish transit cuts wouldn’t it be nice if we made it possible for more neighbors with average incomes to live in the neighborhoods that still have service/have some of the best biking in the country??
"Feminism with YIMBY characteristics means simply this: we should ensure that everyone can afford a place of safety, security, and privacy without needing to comply with that system of material oppression called patriarchy." -= @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
Feminism with YIMBY Characteristics
Much hay has been made about the effects of our housing crisis on economic inequality, racial segregation, and climate catastrophe. Today I want to approach the question of housing from a feminist per...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"Feminism with YIMBY characteristics means simply this: we should ensure that everyone can afford a place of safety, security, and privacy without needing to comply with that system of material oppression called patriarchy." -= @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
Great stuff from @sightlinenw.bsky.social on how fixing elevator policy is a critical initiative to addressing America's housing affordability crisis.
Ever lived in a building with an elevator? I haven't. It wasn't until recently that I realized how unusual this is.
In most of the rich world, elevators aren't just for tall buildings in big cities. They're all over.
To be age-friendly & accessible, our society needs to change this. Here's how.
In most of the rich world, elevators aren't just for tall buildings in big cities. They're all over.
To be age-friendly & accessible, our society needs to change this. Here's how.
Video: Fixing North America’s Big Elevator Problem | Sightline Institute
Our bans on smaller elevators block accessible homes, and our insistence on unique standards drives up prices.
www.sightline.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Great stuff from @sightlinenw.bsky.social on how fixing elevator policy is a critical initiative to addressing America's housing affordability crisis.
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It is a big problem that the safer places are also EXPENSIVE places. I want Portland to treat this like emergency it is. We need to protect our queer siblings who came to our city as a last resort
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It is a big problem that the safer places are also EXPENSIVE places. I want Portland to treat this like emergency it is. We need to protect our queer siblings who came to our city as a last resort
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Connect with developers or become one! My friend Loni is starting up an awesome new group - the first meetup Wed Jan 28
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I think this could become a transformative force in Portland development
cc @pnwelcome.bsky.social @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
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I think this could become a transformative force in Portland development
cc @pnwelcome.bsky.social @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
Neighborhood Placemakers Network Gathering
Join local champs at the Neighborhood Placemakers Network Gathering to connect, share, and spark awesome community vibes!
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January 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Connect with developers or become one! My friend Loni is starting up an awesome new group - the first meetup Wed Jan 28
www.eventbrite.com/e/neighborho...
I think this could become a transformative force in Portland development
cc @pnwelcome.bsky.social @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/neighborho...
I think this could become a transformative force in Portland development
cc @pnwelcome.bsky.social @strongtownspdx.bsky.social
wapo.st/49qfhDa Most people prefer a larger home in abstract, but many people would be happier with less square footage in exchange for proximity to the people and places that enrich their lives!
Column | Why smaller houses can lead to happier lives
It turns out asking “Are you happy with your home?” yields a very different answer than “Are you happy with your life?”
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January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
wapo.st/49qfhDa Most people prefer a larger home in abstract, but many people would be happier with less square footage in exchange for proximity to the people and places that enrich their lives!
The New Year is here, and what better way to celebrate than by joining us for our first happy hour event of the year! Drop by the patio at White Owl Social Club, this Thursday 6pm-8pm, to chat and hear from our special guest, Celestina Teva from OR Department of Land Conservation + Development!
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The New Year is here, and what better way to celebrate than by joining us for our first happy hour event of the year! Drop by the patio at White Owl Social Club, this Thursday 6pm-8pm, to chat and hear from our special guest, Celestina Teva from OR Department of Land Conservation + Development!
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Some have said that single-stair (left) has moved faster than elevators (right). Certainly there's been way more single-stair legislation, but it got started around 2021 by @holz-bau.bsky.social, while elevator reform dates just to mid-2024. So it's moving at a similar pace, just with a later start.
January 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Some have said that single-stair (left) has moved faster than elevators (right). Certainly there's been way more single-stair legislation, but it got started around 2021 by @holz-bau.bsky.social, while elevator reform dates just to mid-2024. So it's moving at a similar pace, just with a later start.
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Billions of dollars to ODOT for continued endless polluting freeway expansions, while TriMet and other transit agencies across the state prepare for massive service cuts.
A profound public policy failure of Oregon government. #orpol #orleg
A profound public policy failure of Oregon government. #orpol #orleg
Go to trimet.org/servicecuts to learn more about the service cuts, share your feedback this month and help us shape the future of our transit service. The survey closes Jan. 31.
Planned Bus and MAX Service Cuts
Due to a growing budget gap, we must cut some TriMet service starting in November 2025.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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the last of my fundraising asks for the year i swear
A message from PNW board member @amb.fyi:
join us in 2026 and become a member of our plucky grassroots pro-homes advocacy organization! 🏘️
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join us in 2026 and become a member of our plucky grassroots pro-homes advocacy organization! 🏘️
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December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
the last of my fundraising asks for the year i swear
If public policy can make elevators cheaper to build, not only will we build more homes in the middle of our amenity-rich and desirable neighborhoods, but all the homes we do build will be accessible to people who can't always take the stairs.
housing affordability and accessibility overlap!
housing affordability and accessibility overlap!
The Americas see about 3% of global elevator installations as of 2020. The U.S. & Canada: even less.
But we've stuck with our own unique set of elevator codes, as if elevator companies still have no choice but to beat a path to our door.
Nope! "Everywhere else" is a bigger common market now.
But we've stuck with our own unique set of elevator codes, as if elevator companies still have no choice but to beat a path to our door.
Nope! "Everywhere else" is a bigger common market now.
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM
If public policy can make elevators cheaper to build, not only will we build more homes in the middle of our amenity-rich and desirable neighborhoods, but all the homes we do build will be accessible to people who can't always take the stairs.
housing affordability and accessibility overlap!
housing affordability and accessibility overlap!