A Pattern Language for Housing Affordability: Difference between revisions

Historically, many key improvements in affordability have arisen due to new transportation methods opening up new areas for residential development. For example: horse-drawn and then electric streetcars, subways / urban and commuter rail transit, and mass automobile ownership and freeways. Mobility improvement may be increased not only by the advent of major new transport technologies, but by more incremental improvements such as Bus Rapid Transit, or transit-oriented right-of-way design, or policies to subsidize transit. 

Private for-profit or non-profit financing methods, e.g. currently there is a wave of ventures offering forms of shared equity or financial partnership to assist homebuyers. 

public or private developed, e.g. Portland's Vanport, Headwaters Apartments/Village, Aloha Park Apartments (and other 1960s/70s Section 238 developments).<br/> &nbsp;

Oregon passes nation's 1st statewide rent regulation&nbsp;in 2019. &nbsp; &nbsp;

e.g. Emerald Village, Eugene.&nbsp;

SquareOne Villages CLT-LEC model (Community Land Trust, Limited Equity Cooperative).&nbsp;

built w/out subsidy. Guerrilla Development, Rob Justus / Home First.

=== Informal, self-build, & incremental housing ===

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=== Abundant, or "Naturally occurring affordable" housing ===