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Missing Middle Housing

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To support Bay Area jurisdictions interested in creating new middle housing (duplexes, triplexes, townhomes, cottage clusters, etc.) ABAG convened a six session Missing Middle Workgroup in 2021, organized by Community Planning Collaborative with Opticos Design and ECONorthwest. All of the materials related to each session can be accessed on the ABAG Peer Cohort and Work Groups page. 

Topics include:

What is the Missing Middle? | The Middle Housing Market | Making Middle Housing Happen | Making Middle Housing Affordable | Projecting Middle Housing Production | Talking About Middle Housing

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Case Study: Eugene, Oregon

Case Study from Eugene, Oregon, which rezoned for Missing …

July 3, 2024www
Middle Housing MythBusters

Five page handout of commonly raised concerns about rezoning for middle housing, and how you can …

July 3, 2024pdf
Guidebook: Making Middle Housing Affordable

31 page guidebook explains the various policies, programs and laws that support affordable or market rate middle housing development, with a particular focus on examples in the Bay Area and pacific …

July 3, 2024www
Zoning for Missing Middle Housing Guidebook

48 pages and prepared by Opticos Design, provides advice and insight on barriers to Missing Middle Housing as well as best practices for its …

July 3, 2024pdf
The Bay Area’s Middle Housing Market Report

Prepared by ECONorthwest, provides useful context on middle housing in the Bay Area. The 36 page report examines existing stock, as well as market, pricing and demographic …

July 3, 2024pdf
Missing Middle Interactive Tool

This online tool helps you evaluate the feasibility of six different middle housing types in your jurisdiction based on differing standards and policies. (password: …

July 3, 2024www
Visualizing Middle Housing

Powerpoint crafted by Portola Valley staff for public presentation. Provides examples of housing forms for 20-30 …

February 28, 2022Meeting Materialspptx
Middle Housing Zoning Changes and RHNA DRAFT

Memo from ABAG/MTC for jurisidctions considering potential zoning changes to encourage missing middle …

February 14, 2022Memopdf
Missing Middle Photos v3

Photographs of seven middle housing projects in San Mateo County, taken by a professional photographer. Both street level and aerial images, and sized for presentations or high …

December 23, 2021Data/Researchdocx