The following reports, articles, books, and videos provide more information about housing policy and intersecting issues—including transportation, climate, and racial justice. Unless otherwise noted, these resources are sorted by publish date (newest first), so it's easy to find the most current information. Please let us know if you notice any broken links or want to see a new resource included.
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Resources by 1000 Friends of Oregon
Oregon-specific reports and toolkits
National housing and smart growth resources
Resources by 1000 Friends of Oregon
- Aging in community: Pathways for individuals and families (2026): Resources and options for aging in place, downsizing, and other community-based options, as well as ways to support systemic change for aging communities.
- Oregon in Motion (2023): A report on the Oregon Legislature’s 2017 transportation package and legislative recommendations for improved transportation.
- Death by 1000 Cuts (2019): A 10-point plan to protect Oregon’s farmlands.
- A New Vision for Wildfire Planning (2018): A report on land use and wildfires.
- Great & Growing (2013): A report on people and jobs in Oregon’s agri-cluster.
- More Extensive is More Expensive (2013): A report on the financial impacts of urban sprawl.
Oregon-specific reports and toolkits
- Parking Management (n.d.): Resources and guidelines for managing parking to boost business revenues, decrease housing costs, improve health, and lead to cleaner air and water, created by Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD).
- Access Denied (2024): An overview of the housing crisis for people with disabilities, created by Community Vision.
- Building Inclusive Communities (2024): A guide for public officials, created by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon.
- Anti-Displacement and Gentrification Toolkit (2022): A resource for cities to implement housing production strategies while mitigating displacement and gentrification, created by DLCD.
- Housing Production Strategies (2022): A list of tools, actions, and policies to promote housing production, categorized by affordability, tenure type, neighborhood typology, and other factors, created by DLCD.
- Wildfire Adapted Communities Recommendations Report (2022): Recommended actions for the state and local governments to mitigate wildfire risk in Oregon communities, created by DLCD.
- Preserving Housing Choice and Opportunity (2017): A study of Portland’s housing market for naturally affordable multi-family buildings that may be vulnerable to redevelopment and displacement.
- Character-Compatible, Space-Efficient Housing Options for Single-Dwelling Neighborhoods (2016): A report on zoning codes that support the development of cottage clusters, internal division of larger houses, corner duplexes, and accessory dwelling units. (This may no longer be relevant in cities that already have changed their zoning code to allow these homes.)
- Cool Planning: A Handbook on Local Strategies to Slow Climate Change (2010): A handbook on local strategies to reduce climate change by Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program.
Oregon-specific video content
- "Zoning 101" (2024): A presentation by the Sightline Institute and Anti-Displacement PDX Coalition on how zoning is an equity issue.
- "Affordable Housing 101" (2024): A 2024 webinar by 1000 Friends of Oregon on the development of Affordable housing.
- "An Intro to Missing Middle Housing" (2021): A video explaining the need for and benefits of missing middle housing by Better Housing Together.
- "Alan Durning: Build Small, Live Large" (2015): A keynote speech articulating the power of smaller dwellings and strong communities.
Housing in the news (Oregon and beyond)
- Andersen, Michael. “Oregon’s Zoning Reforms Are Working—But They Need Some Upgrades.” Sightline Institute, June 4, 2025.
- Subin, Zack. “How Much Can New Housing Contribute to State Climate Action?” Turner Center for Housing Innovation, Oct. 9, 2024.
- “A New Rental Community is the Nation’s First Car-Free Design.” NBC News, Feb. 14, 2024.
- Gould, Catie. “New Washington Bill Would Legalize More Homes and Businesses by Transit.” Sightline Institute, Jan. 16, 2023.
- Andersen, Michael. “Housing Is Popular, Actually.” Sightline Institute, Feb. 8, 2022.
- Andersen, Michael. “Five Lessons from California’s Big Zoning Reform.” Sightline Institute, Aug. 26, 2021.
- Andersen, Michael. “A Duplex, a Triplex and a Fourplex Can Cut a Block’s Carbon Impact 20%.” Sightline Institute, June 7, 2019.
- Hahn, Jonathan. “Pro-Housing Urban Millennials Say ‘Yes In My Backyard.’” Sierra (a publication of the Sierra Club), Aug. 23, 2017.
National housing and smart growth resources
- Abundance Elected (n.d.): A leadership development network for elected officials committed to building abundance in their communities.
- “Housing + Transportation Affordability Index.” Center for Neighborhood Technology.
- Walkscore (n.d.): Measures walkability in different neighborhoods.
- Strangeway, Rachel and Zack Subin. Aligning Housing with Climate Goals: The Importance of Measuring VMT. Terner Center for Housing Innovation, 2025.
- Moravec, Miguel and Hannah Perkins. “The Domino Effect: States Prioritize Affordable Transportation Choices over Traffic.” Rocky Mountain Institute, May 7, 2025.
- Subin, Zack and Quinn Underriner. “Building Housing in Walkable Neighborhoods: Are U.S. Cities and States Making Progress?” Terner Center for Housing Innovation, 2025.
- Out of Reach. National Low Income Housing Coalition, May 22, 2025.
- “Smarter Modes Calculator: Smarter Mobility Options for Decarbonization, Equity, and Safety.” Rocky Mountain Institute, 2024.
- Metcalf, Gabriel. “Sand Castles Before the Tide? Affordable Housing in Expensive Cities.” Journal Of Economic Perspectives 32, no. 1, winter 2018.
- “Housing Development Toolkit.” The Whitehouse Archives, Sept. 2016.
- Transit-Supportive Densities and Land Uses. Puget Sound Regional Council (WA), February 2015.
- “America’s Great Suburban Experiment.” Strong Towns, Dec. 10, 2015.
- Livability Fact Sheets. AARP, 2014.
- This is Smart Growth. Smart Growth America; report prepared for US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2014.
Book suggestions
Sorted alphabetically by author.
- Desmond, Matthew. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Penguin Random House, 2016.
- Eliason, Michael. Building for People: Designing Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities. Island Press, 2024.
- Fischel, William A. Zoning Rules! The Economics of Land Use Regulation. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2015.
- Heid, Jim. Build Small: A Toolkit for Real Estate Entrepreneurs, Civic Leaders, and Great Communities. Urban Land Institute, 2021.
- Hurt, Sonia A. Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation. Cornell University Press, 2015.
- Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Random House, 1961.
- Klein, Ezra and Derek Thompson. Abundance. Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2025.
- Klinenberg, Eric. Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2002 (first edition), 2015 (second edition).
- Levine, Jonathan. Zoned Out: Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use. Resources for the Future Press, 2006.
- Marohn, Charles L., Jr. Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution To Rebuild American Prosperity. Wiley, 2019.
- Rothstein, Richard. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Liveright, 2018.
- Shoup, Donald. The High Cost of Free Parking. American Planning Association, Routledge, 2005.