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Originally Posted by urbanlife
That is true, also as you point out, demand isn't something that is across the board equal for a city, Portland could build 10K units in Gateway, but the cost of housing would still go up in downtown and Inner SE where there is still a much higher demand for housing and not enough units being built to handle the influx.
Also, when new construction happens, that is costly and a developer doesn't want to lose money on that development, so the rents are going to be much higher than the old housing stock that is available in that neighborhood.
Not everyone can afford to live downtown and the way Portland use to be doesn't mean it should always stay that way. I personally loved it living downtown during my single years, but now I am older and married, I prefer a much more quiet neighborhood like Sellwood. I think it is time for many Portlanders to start looking at the neighborhoods that are beyond downtown and enjoy more of what Portland has to offer outside of our CBD.
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All of our metro area will need to get dense in one way or another to support the influx of people who will want to move here. We must not move the urban growth boundary to suit suburban densities; I stand firm with that because it protects farm and wilderness. We are also likely going to have climate change refugees coming here this century. Not to mention a destabilizing Mexico leads to an influx of immigrants as well.
I think all neighborhoods should be complete communities. That means not excluding any class.