It’s not if we grow, it’s how we grow.
-Jonathan Konkol
“People aren’t opposed to more density, but they want to have some control over how and where it happens. They don’t want to be surprised, and they don’t want to be shut out of the process”
-Rick Potestio
OUR MISSION
Helping cities accommodate growth and change without sacrificing livability, community or beauty. We believe that communities, when given good information and the right tools, will make the right choices.
Portland has struggled to accommodate growth in the decade since the Great Recession, and our conversations about growth and neighborhood change have become oppositional and overheated. It doesn’t have to be this way.
What if we could preserve what we love in Portland’s classic neighborhoods while creating opportunity for tens of thousands of new households in the coming decades? What if historic preservation and affordability advocates could find themselves on the same side? Let’s imagine a future where neighborhoods are partners in growth and change, playing a collaborative role in finding room for new homes for our growing population.
DYNAMIC DENSITY
Dynamic Density is a method for empowering communities to respond to growth with tools that strengthen rather than undermine what makes them great places to live.
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Let’s empower your community to plan its future.