The Oregonian

A roundabout replaced a flashing red light that was causing traffic jams at an intersection in Wanker's Corner, Oregon. Locals are calling it a miracle.

While more residents walk or bike for nonwork trips, Orenco Station residents are still driving to work at a rate comparable to other area suburbs.

A new report from the USDA says that baby boomers will be flooding out of metropolitan areas and into the countryside over the next ten years.

Fueled by the city's investment in infrastructure, 6.4 percent of commuters in Portland, Oregon biked to work in 2008, an increase of nearly 60% over the previous year.

Portland is well-known for many things in the urban planning community. Now, it's being recognized as a leader in stormwater management.

A new line of Portland's MAX light rail system has opened, prefacing the coming decades of rail growth in the region.

A new street greening project in North Portland that seeks to reduce stormwater runoff is fueling a debate between the area's young, eco-conscious businesses owners and older owners who are worried about interruption from the project.

The largest free mass transit area in the U.S. is changing its rules next year, when it will start charging people to ride the bus.

The Portland, Oregon area is well known for preserving agricultural land separate from urban areas. In the new town of Damascus on the border of the growth boundary, landowners are seeking a way to mix the two.

A new city being planned on 77 acres of agricultural land in Oregon has prompted some to question the hard difference between urban and rural as compartmentalized by the Portland area's urban growth boundary.

A new light rail bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland will include separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists -- and no lanes for automobiles. But biker and pedestrian congestion remains a concern.

Officials in Portland are hoping to move forward on plans to bring a bike sharing system to the city. But with little money in the budget, implementing the system may take longer than expected.

According to the latest numbers out of Amsterdam, residents are for the first time using bicycles for transport more often than they use their cars.

Portland, Oregon sees the revival of building styles not seen since the last time streetcars rolled through the city.

The City of Sherwood, Oregon has invested $1.55 million in broadband fiberoptic cable, promising internet access for all and a system that would pay for itself. So far, it hasn't quite worked out that way.

A bill that passed the Oregon House last week directs TriMet to hire 'greeters' to work at light-rail stations.

Builders, architects and designers are increasingly looking to nature for guidance as they try to build greener and more sustainably.

The municipal demand for water in Oregon is expected to increase by more than 61% by 2050, and many policymakers there are trying to figure out how to meet that growing demand.

Oregon has just received a wilderness designation on more than 200,000 acres of land. Environmentalists are welcoming the move, which they hope will protect sensitive lands from development and misuse.

Portland's Metro authority is mapping out the region's transit plans for the next 30 years, and the public is getting involved.