Amid housing crunch, Portland’s inner eastside capacity could triple with apartment rezone

Portland city councilors saw early concepts Thursday of how an inner eastside rezone could boost apartment supply in the neighborhoods where single-family homes are more common.

Several dozen members of pro-housing group Portland: Neighbors Welcome held a brief demonstration outside City Hall, fueled by coffee and doughnuts, to advocate the reforms before heading into council chambers, where the five-member Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee discussed what zoning changes might look like someday.