The Oregonian

Strip malls could be the next frontier for urban redevelopment, according to Chris Nelson.

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has proposed a suite of tax and fee increases to create more than $1 billion for transportation projects in the state. The package will hit the legislature in January.

The foreclosure scourge has moved its way into Oregon, causing some of the highest rates of loan defaults since the 1980s.

As new design requirements come in at a late stage, bridge planners in Portland are trying to nail down a design for the new light rail bridge that is affordable, appropriate and beautiful. But the beauty aspect may fall to economics.

More and more lawns across the country are getting axed and replaced with gardens.

Federal regulators have criticized planners of a bridge expansion for not considering how the new bridge would induce sprawl and increase pollution.

As timber payments dry up, two Oregon counties are warning that they could dissolve in a year, leaving many in the state wondering how to provide services for residents.

Plans to build a new bridge over the Columbia River in Portland ignored projections that said the newer, bigger bridge would contribute to outward expansion of development from the metropolitan core.

High water levels are straining hydroelectric power generators in Oregon, where too much energy is being created.

For six hours this Sunday, streets in North Portland will be off-limits to cars.

Rising gas prices are pushing more and more Oregon drivers out of their cars. High public transit ridership figures and a reduction in vehicle-miles traveled suggest former drivers are now using transit instead of driving.

The City of Portland joins Davis, California, as the only other city to earn the League of American Bicyclists' Platinum rating.

The bursting of the housing bubble may be tied to rising gas prices, according to one economist.

Though the state is considered a model for smart planning, Oregon's sprawling landscape shows that the state has much the same problems as the rest of the country.

A new reports says high gas prices have contributed to falling house prices in the nation's suburbs.

Motorists in Oregon, Washington and Idaho are using less gas per week than the average American. A recent report credits the region's public transit systems and land use policies for the reduction in fuel consumption.

While planners generally sell plans with "integrated infill" and "elegant density" that pairs new development with public amenities, the reality of what gets built in neighborhoods isn't always what's promised.

A state task force looking at improving the Oregon state land use and planning system is going back to work.

A small-scale bike-sharing program is being launched on Capitol Hill for use by employees at the House of Representatives.

Subdivisions that were approved under Oregon's Measure 37 in 2004 and then overturned by the passage of Measure 49 last November are moving forward, but only a few houses at a time -- a result Measure 49's proponents say is a victory.