Join Incremental Development Alliance for our Fall 2025 National Field Trip in Portland, Oregon!
What Makes Portland Special for Small-Scale Developers
Portland has become America's laboratory for innovative small-scale housing development. The city combines the most permissive zoning in the country with a culture that embraces creative housing solutions, creating unique opportunities for developers focused on community impact alongside financial returns.
Key Advantages:
Policy Leadership - Most permissive ADU, middle housing, and tiny house zoning in the US. Projects appear here first!
Cultural Acceptance - Market embraces unusual housing types and innovative DIY expansion designs like it does local restaurants and the arts scene.
Developer Community - Collaborative ecosystem of peers focused on "return on community" not just profit.
Urban Foundation - Historic streetcar neighborhoods with walkable density and transit infrastructure.
Visible Impact - Advocacy at all levels creates concrete examples that prove what zoning reform can achieve.
Market Opportunity - High housing demand with land values that still allow creative small-scale, financially viable solutions.
What to Expect:
We will be hosting an inspiring weekend exploring the best examples of adaptive reuse, infill development, and historic renovations across different neighborhoods throughout the city.
Get the behind-the-scenes story of how these projects came to life — challenges overcome and creative wins from successful small developers. Connect with IncDev Faculty, alumni, and supporters while building relationships with others in your ecosystem.
The weekend kicks off with a FREE public lecture on Thursday evening, followed by two full days of guided tours showcasing the region's most innovative small-scale development projects.
Take a look at the IncDev Field Guide: NWA Spring 2025 and peek Jon Jon The Happy Urbanist’s video to get a sense of the experience.
Who Its For:
This event is exclusively for Associate and Charter Members. Not a Member yet? Learn more and join today!
IncDev National Field Trip - Portland Steering Committee
A cohort of Portland’s most influential and active housing developers, urbanists, and policy advocates focused on small-scale infill development and affordable housing solutions are shaping this field trip. We thank the following people for their guidance and contributions:
Sam Kallen, Strong Towns PDX
Eli Spevak, Orange Splot Development
Kol Peterson, Tiny Hookups and Accessory Dwelling Strategies
Nicholas Papaefthimou, Infill PDX and Design Research Office
Loni Gray, Strong Towns PDX, ZO Center for Collaborative Dwellings
Justin Cloyd, Ink Built Architecture & Design
Rees Bettinger, Bettinger Properties
Leigh Shelton, Portland Neighbors Welcome
Madeline Kovacs, Adre Development
Tony Jordan, Parking Reform Network
Scott Morcom, WFG National Title Insurance Company
Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities
We invite sponsors and partners to support this effort to offer an exceptional experience for participants while keeping costs down. Become a sponsor and help create an experience that will offer ripples of knowledge and inspiration for development across the country. As a sponsor, you will connect directly with local and national developers, investors and civic leaders and support a proven method of neighborhood revitalization. Learn more HERE.
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Contact
Chloe Chapman training@incrementaldevelopment.org · (479) 305-4807