Do you agree with having more duplexes/triplexes to help the housing crunch?

Asked by KTVZ

1,280 Votes

Do you agree with having more duplexes/triplexes to help the housing crunch?

41%

Yes, I think it's a good idea! Yes, I think it's a good idea!

59%

I don't think it's a good idea! I don't think it's a good idea!

41%

Yes, I think it's a good idea!

I think it's a good idea because we need to accommodate to the increase in population that we'e experiencing.

I think it's a good idea because we need to accommodate to the increase in population that we'e experiencing. Show Less

5 Comments

💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

The only way to bring more affordability to Bend

Bruce Sharp

It is a good idea as long as they are not allowed to be vacation rentals.

Brandi Soyring

But they need to be affordable. Like lower income housing that's not run down.

Forrest Kaye

Unless we want to continue urban sprawl forever, this is a necessary change. Anything that supports a build up not out approach is a good idea for the future and longevity of this city.

Tarasem

Build them along with condo and apartment towers, pack that city, the more the merrier.

59%

I don't think it's a good idea!

I don't agree we should have 'middle housing" in residential zones. This would degrade the quality of life for renters and property owners.

I don't agree we should have 'middle housing" in residential zones. This would degrade the quality of life for renters and property owners. Show Less

9 Comments

Burnside Dad

We are ruining the quality of life many moved here for. It is Not healthy to pack more and more people closer and closer together.

Deb Kizer Dyck

People have paid to be in the type of neighborhood they're in and don't want to have multi-unit housing mixed in.

Robert Northrup

Deschutes turned Blue in the last presidential election. Bend is getting what it voted for. You'll just need to get used to it.

Jason Rate

Developers should not be allowed to build in residential neighborhoods if they aren't providing adequate parking. Lower income housing has more adults with vehicles living in tighter quarters.

Kimmy Wasatch

More to it, parking, utilities,etc. Will not solve Bend problems.

Mike Everstone

Resources are more than just a room to live in. What about electricity, water ......

Nicole Jackson

We barely manage the water resources correctly that we do have, those who have water rights have to WASTE water on fallow fields in order to keep their rights, and all the golf courses sucking endless water, unmanaged forests burning, spotted tree frogs draining reservoirs..No

k san

No! If the Chamber of Commerce (or whomever) would quit advertising Bend, people might stop coming here and trying to move here! Bend is getting overrun. Building these types of housing near single family homes brings down those values. It also invites more noise, more traffic, more negatives.

Jeannie H.

Not what homeowners planned when originally purchasing a home. This is a ridiculous plan that will impact many residents who chose a specific location based on the zoning. I will fight anyone trying to put a duplex or two story etc... next to my home.