Can ADUs Solve the Housing Crisis?



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ADUs are small backyard cottages that can provide affordable housing in underused areas of the suburbs. Their numbers have been growing on the west coast of the U.S., and this video discusses the reasons why.

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Resources on this topic:

– Decker, N. (2023). How landlords of small rental properties decide who gets housed and who gets evicted. Urban Affairs Review, 59(1), 170-199. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10780874211041513

– Pilkauskas, N. V., Amorim, M., & Dunifon, R. E. (2020). Historical trends in children living in multigenerational households in the United States: 1870–2018. Demography, 57, 2269-2296.

– https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2018/10/01/Build_Small_Coalition_2018_ADU_code_audit_report_final.pdf

– https://www.buildinganadu.com/adu-blog/thebigwestcoastdataset

– https://architecturaltherapy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/portland-adus-permitted-and-not-2009-10-13.pdf

– https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/accessory-dwelling-units-adus-in-california/

– https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/12/californias-7-year-housing-push-has-yet-to-boost-building-experts-say/

– https://www.santamariasun.com/news/santa-maria-amends-adu-ordinance-amid-lingering-frustrations-15567323

– https://www.smartsharehousingsolutions.org/demo-cottage/

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Written by Dave Amos.
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