Portland: Neighbors Welcome
@portlandneighborswelcome.org
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. 🏘️
In case you didn’t see this: the Planning Commission is seeking candidates to fill some open roles. Please throw your hat in the ring!
Planning Commission seeks candidates for open positions
The City of Portland is seeking members to serve on an advisory body responsible for long-range city planning. Apply by Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.
portland.gov
i've already shared this a few times but i'm gonna keep doing so because i truly hope all you nerdy portlanders on bluesky consider turning out to PNW's big annual membership event. our org's got a *very* exciting year ahead and i'd love for you to come learn about all our shenanigans for housing
Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · 3w agoYou're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events
Remember to RSVP for our Annual Member Celebration! portlandneighborswelcome.org/events
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Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · 3w agoYou're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events
We need elevator reform so urgently - we do not have enough accessible units for disabled people and seniors, especially in places with the transit, amenities, and infrastructure that help people stay independent and connected to their communities!
Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · 6d agoToday, @sightline.org's @andersem.bsky.social and @aarporegon.bsky.social presented to the Oregon Senate Housing Committee on the importance of supporting policy efforts to allow more Oregonians to age in place. One key way to make that happen? more elevators! #orleg
Today, @sightline.org's @andersem.bsky.social and @aarporegon.bsky.social presented to the Oregon Senate Housing Committee on the importance of supporting policy efforts to allow more Oregonians to age in place. One key way to make that happen? more elevators! #orleg
why yes, that's our board president @jenwith1n.bsky.social in the Southeast Examiner! www.southeastexaminer.com/2026/08/port...
The Coalition for Elevator Reform, led by The Kelsey, is up and running. Join if you have any interest in advocacy to bring down elevator costs! Especially if you are a member of a YIMBY group or have the ear of any politician. Email hello@elevatorreform.org, ask to join the mailing list.
Let us build an inclusive, tolerate and welcoming city where everyone can afford to live here and call Portland home.
Councilor Sameer Kanal@councilorkanal.bsky.social · 7d agoAlso, if you live in a part of the country that is not welcoming to you, because you're LGBTQ+ or because you're an immigrant or because you're being denied reproductive health care or for any other reason related to who you are, please consider coming to Portland.
See you TONIGHT, at White Owl Social Club from 6-8PM for our monthly Social Hour! We would love to see you <3
Have you RSVP’d to our all-ages membership event yet?
Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · 3w agoYou're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events
Idaho legalized ADUs statewide. Boise is making them easier to build with free pre-approved plans and streamlined permitting. Great case of state reform creating a floor and local leaders raising it. ⬆️
With free plans, Boise has big hopes for tiny homes. It starts in your own backyard
Boise is offering free plans to homeowners who want to add an accessory-dwelling unit, and local residents are starting to take note.
idahostatesman.com
save the date
Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · 3w agoYou're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events
portland bluesky says it’s time to upzone the inner eastside
Left Coast Reads 📚🌹@leftcoastreads.bsky.social · 3w ago33 responses now. Bluesky certainly not a representative sample, but clear pattern emerging. No love for the far east side or southwest
Good thing I unanimously passed Inner Eastside For All with the help of @portlandneighborswelcome.org 🥳
Fischer 🛠️🚇@fischer.bsky.social · 3w agoportland bluesky says it’s time to upzone the inner eastside
You're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events
Terrific news. Congratulations to our friends at ROSE Community Development!
Welcoming Helmi Hisserich as New Executive Director - ROSE Community Development
Welcoming Helmi Hisserich as New Executive Director
rosecdc.org
Hey Neighbors, join us at our upcoming Food Cart Social this coming Saturday, August 22nd from 2:30PM-4PM at Hawthorne Asylum! See you there <3
"For all the press that standard backyard cottages or mother-in-law units have gotten over the years—that is, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), with foundations—in the Cully neighborhood mobile dwellings have become the preferred way to add living space to one’s property" - @citizen-cate.bsky.social
Sightline Institute@sightline.org · 4w agoThe unofficial census results are in: Five years after Portland, OR, legalized mobile dwelling units, they've already eclipsed traditional ADUs. @citizen-cate.bsky.social
"...local governments are still telling would-be transit riders that it is illegal to live next door. This has always been insane from both climate and economic growth perspectives, but now it is urgent."
Transit-Oriented Development is a surprisingly underrated path to ending America’s housing problems
America’s rail systems are still recovering from 2020, and robot cars are coming. Legalize apartments first.
abundanceandgrowth.org
We love our city and we want to share it with even more neighbors <3
Jeremiah Hayden@jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · last mo.This is a Portland, Oregon fan account. What a wonderful place to visit, and an extraordinary place to live.
Tonight! Don't miss one of the world's first land use themed cakes! (Don't tell us if that's not true, it is in our hearts)
Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · last mo.Hey Neighbors, let's celebrate the release of the Inner Eastside Status and Timeline Report together! There might just be cake 🎂🏘️❤️! We will be gathering at Migration Brewing on Division next Thursday from 6-8PM, and we would truly love if you would join us as we mark this milestone <3
Join us TONIGHT for JOY and CELEBRATION and LAND USE!
Portland: Neighbors Welcome@portlandneighborswelcome.org · last mo.Hey Neighbors, let's celebrate the release of the Inner Eastside Status and Timeline Report together! There might just be cake 🎂🏘️❤️! We will be gathering at Migration Brewing on Division next Thursday from 6-8PM, and we would truly love if you would join us as we mark this milestone <3
If you make it out to the Hawthorne Street Fair on Sunday this weekend, make sure to check out the table for the Inner Eastside Zoning Project! www.portland.gov/bps/planning...
Inner Eastside Zoning Project tabling at Hawthorne Street Fair
Project staff will be tabling at this community event on Sunday, August 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
portland.gov
Hey Neighbors, let's celebrate the release of the Inner Eastside Status and Timeline Report together! There might just be cake 🎂🏘️❤️! We will be gathering at Migration Brewing on Division next Thursday from 6-8PM, and we would truly love if you would join us as we mark this milestone <3
Love calling these sunlight suites. As an owner of a constantly growing number of houseplants, give us more windows!
Listening to this conversation that happened at Portland City Council today about single stair design, and some barriers that still exist to this form of housing. @counciloravalos.bsky.social has a thread summarizing below 🙌 Timestamped Youtube link here: www.youtube.com/live/Oy3ih6W...
Portland City Council Housing & Permitting Committee 08/04/26
YouTube video by eGov PDX
youtube.com
Councilor Candace Avalos@counciloravalos.bsky.social · last mo.Next up: Vice Chair Green and I have invited @portlandneighborswelcome.org and their partners to tell us about a single-stair design competition they recently organized. The competition is part of a broader initiative focused on mid-rise housing development and single-stair building code changes.
Thank you for inviting us to present! We were so delighted to show off the incredible work of the design students who participated and talk a little bit about the policy conversation and real-world development context of single-stair building code reform! The full submissions are here: pnwdreams.org
PNW Dreams — Single Stair Design Competition, Portland
Browse winning entries from the inaugural PNW Dreams single-stair student design competition — six-story housing proposals for Portland's Inner Eastside.
pnwdreams.org
Councilor Candace Avalos@counciloravalos.bsky.social · last mo.Thanks for joining us, @portlandneighborswelcome.org!