Washington Park

Portland Park Planning

Master Plan Aims to Reduce Car Trips in Portland's Washington Park

Washington Park is described as the jewel in the crown of Portland's park system. The city recently updated its master plan for the first time since 1981.

April 4, 2018 - Bike Portland

Portland Washington Park Resevoir

Portland's Plan to Move its Open Air Reservoirs Underground

Though the plan to move water storage capacity for the Washington Park reservoirs underground is getting more expensive, the project must be completed to comply with federal regulations.

May 26, 2016 - The Oregonian

Jackson Park

The Colliding Legacies of Olmsted and Obama

Architects will soon be hired to design Obama's presidential library in Chicago. It may turn out to be a beautiful building, but will it be worth all that is lost in the process?

February 26, 2016 - Mark Hough

Op-Ed: Chicago's Washington Park a Perfect Fit for TIF

An op-ed in the Chicago Tribune addresses the long history of tax increment financing abuse in Chicago, but supports a proposed TIF district for Washington Park.

August 26, 2014 - Chicago Tribune

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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