WORKING CLASS AND UNHOUSED SOLUTIONS FIRST

Housing for Working-Class and Unhoused Portlanders Will Be a Priority

Protect Affordability:

1. Rethink Housing Affordability — Trickle-Down Housing Policies Aren't Working!

2. Preserve Existing Affordable Housing and Stop the Displacement of Working-Class Renters.

3. Tax Neglected Vacant Properties Held by Investors and Real Estate Trusts.

Create New Housing Opportunities:

4. Make Working-Class Homeownership Inevitable, Not Just Possible!

5. Reform Residential Infill Policies to Encourage Affordable Homeownership.

6. Turn Underutilized City Streets into Affordable Homes Through Community Land Trusts.

7. Make ADUs Easier and Cheaper to Build by Reducing Fees and Offering Incentives.

8. Encourage Innovative Housing — Tiny Homes, Shared Housing, SROs, and Live/Work Spaces.

Address Homelessness with Immediate, Practical Solutions

9. Create Safe, Managed Campgrounds and Parking Areas to End Sidewalk Camping.

10. Prioritize Recovery, Stability, and Direct Support Over Homelessness Bureaucracy.