
Middle housing offers opportunity in Keizer
A wave of middle housing projects could dent Keizer’s demand for affordable homeownership. Developers, real estate agents, and city planners share their thoughts.

A wave of middle housing projects could dent Keizer’s demand for affordable homeownership. Developers, real estate agents, and city planners share their thoughts.

City Planner Shane Witham testified before the committee about the state-mandated walkable mixed-use areas in Keizer. Oregon uses the term climate friendly. Witham was joined by Josh Mahar, a director with Portland consultant firm of Kearns and West.

The planning directors of Keizer and Salem joined with representatives of Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) to host a public virtual meeting to explain new Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) rules and describe what walkable,mixed-use areas are.