EP 23: Fighting Gentrification with Historic Preservation

Priced Out: The Podcast

An interview with Portland data activist Megan Hanson. Hanson is a complex data analyst who works with logistics software giant Oracle. After seeing alarming rent hikes and a wave of demolitions in her neighborhood, she started to investigate the Portland zoning code on her free time. She found that the State of Oregon required a public notification process before older homes could be demolished, but that the City of Portland was no longer enforcing these rules. As a result, developers were able to buy up cheap rental properties, evict tenants and knock them down. Hanson also helped create a multilayered data map designed to illustrate the impacts of Portland’s new proposal to up-zone 96% of the city. Join us as we get into the weeds of the intersectionality of affordable housing, demolitions, displacement, and historic preservation. For another point of view, check out EP 10: What is Zoning and the Residential Infill Strategy https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2b15i Find Us At www.pricedoutmovie.com/ www.facebook.com/PricedOutPDX twitter.com/pricedoutusa www.instagram.com/pricedoutmovie/ Links- Residential Infill Strategy Data Map: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/presentation/index.html?webmap=f6c7e6e953c545cfa70e6e356d6263cd&fbclid=IwAR2McERMRo6TIPDR8WKpwIGeG-z9UIcxbUOU5Qwlm_1wMcZimMQOur1GEYw What the National Home Builder’s Association really thinks of liberal opponents: http://demandaffordability.org/files/NAHB_%20AEA%20-%20HBA%20Awards%20Winner%20Directory.htm?fbclid=IwAR0gTa1v5YjAWKC2BwjhWDL3SRGsyWIVyRtEb-pft689R3rzB_4hXhZ7XY8 ​https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2016/09/07/18548313/portlands-oldest-buildings-just-got-harder-to-demolish Residential Infill Project Displacement Risk map. https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=f6c7e6e953c545cfa70e6e356d6263cd&extent=-122.6869,45.548,-122.6363,45.5687 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/priced-out-podcast/support