70% of Oregon’s Housing Land Allows Only One Kind of Home | HV21 P1

In this episode of Housing Voices, hosts Marty Fulford and Bre Irish sit down with Mary Kyle McCurdy and Jacky Lee of 1000 Friends of Oregon to explore how land use planning, zoning reform, and community organizing are shaping the future of housing across the state. From rural infill to wildfire resilience, the conversation connects environmental priorities with the urgent need for more affordable, diverse housing options. - How Oregon's land use planning program balances housing growth with protecting farm, forest, and coastal land - How redlining and exclusionary zoning shaped the neighborhoods we have today, and what is being done to fix it - What the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (OHNA) requires cities to do, and how 1000 Friends is supporting implementation at the local level - How urban growth boundaries have helped Oregon avoid the scale of wildfire losses seen in neighboring states - The eight legal pathways that allow additional housing on farmland, and why streamlining them matters - Why permitting delays drive up housing costs, and how cities can remove those barriers - The case for community land trusts, social housing models, and public investment in infrastructure - How the Land Use Leadership Initiative is training a new generation of community leaders in Oregon land use policy Resources and People Mentioned: - Mary Kyle McCurdy, Associate Director, 1000 Friends of Oregon - Jacky Lee, Oregon for Everyone Manager, 1000 Friends of Oregon - 1000 Friends of Oregon: 1000friendsoforegon.org - Housing Solutions Center (developed by 1000 Friends of Oregon) - Land Use Leadership Initiative (LULI), a 1000 Friends of Oregon program - Michael Andersen, Sightline Institute (previous Housing Voices guest) - RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) studies on land use and climate - American Leadership Forum - AARP - Soil and Water Conservation District - Rogue Advocates and Rogue Climate - City of Talent, Oregon: wildfire recovery and rebuilding, as described by its mayor