Public Opposition to Increased Housing Density in Eugene, Oregon How Opposition to Multifamily Housing Impacts the Built Environment

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dc.contributor.advisorProfessor Rebecca Lewis
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Seth
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-07T19:34:33Z
dc.date.available2019-11-07T19:34:33Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description57 pages
dc.description.abstractLand use planning plays an integral role within housing and the built environment. As cities and neighborhoods grow, planners are often challenged by opponents of increased housing density. Opponents of housing density in Eugene, Oregon are most often community members within surrounding neighborhoods. This project finds that Eugene community members believe multifamily housing results in higher traffic levels, loss of on-street parking, decreased public safety, and lower property values. This project analyzed approximately 238 public comments submitted for four proposed multifamily developments in Eugene. According to public comments, the majority of individuals who oppose multifamily housing reside in single-family homes. As a result, proposed multifamily housing developments located nearby single-family homes generally met high opposition from surrounding residents. The purpose of my research project is to assess whether public opposition imposes any measurable impact on the final built outcome of multifamily developments. Research conducted for this project does not indicate that NIMBYism has a significant impact on the actual development of multifamily housing. Further, this project finds that public opposition in the form of submitted comments has no impact on the final built outcome of multifamily developments.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/25087
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectpublic opposition to multifamily housingen_US
dc.subjectNIMBYen_US
dc.subjectaffordable housingen_US
dc.titlePublic Opposition to Increased Housing Density in Eugene, Oregon How Opposition to Multifamily Housing Impacts the Built Environment
dc.typeTerminal Project

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