Oregon
100,000 Visions For Portland
The City of Portland's mayor has undertaken an effort to get input from more than 100,000 residents about what they want Portland to be. The city's alternative weekly paper, The Mercury has outlined its own vision for Portland's future.
Oregon's Property Rights Law Is Being Tested By Landowners
Measure 37, Oregon's landmark property rights law, is set to transform a state renowned for its rigid land use policies designed to preserve forests and farms while containing cities, much to the disappointment of the state's planners.
The Experimental Home
A new, sustainably-built home seeks produce as much energy as it consumes.
Minnesota Cities Say No To Cul-De-Sacs
Cul-de-sacs remain popular with homebuyers (and therefore developers), but some American cities are taking steps to limit or even prohibit their use.
Flexcar Exec Discusses The End Of Portland Subsidy
Bill Scott, director of the Flexcar car-sharing program in Portland, discusses the city's decision to end its subsidies to the company and to charge Flexcar for all the parking revenue the program denies the city.
Report Links High Car Crash Fatalities To Sprawl
The Cascadia Scorecard documents an emerging body of research indicating that car-centered urban design contributes to a high death and injury toll from car crashes and a high obesity rate, among other ills.
Northwest Cities Become Whiter
In downtown Seattle and Portland, white gentrification leads to black flight to the suburbs.
Oregon Could Charge Gas Tax By Mile, Not Gallon
Hybrid cars and fuel efficient motors are using fewer gallons of gas, a trend expected to decrease revenues from per-gallon gas taxes -- the main funding for road-building. The proposed system would track drivers' mileage with on-board GPS devices.
Brownfields - Redevelopment Opportunities Of Last Resort?
In built-out areas of Oregon, the only remaining developable land is on often located on contaminated brownfields, although in some cases the government has stepped in to provide funding for clean up.
'Green, Clean And Iconoclastic'
Why Salem, Oregon, is poised to succeed in the emerging 'knowledge economy'.
Unsprawl Case Study: North West Crossing Crossing, Oregon
NorthWest Crossing employs design principles such as a grid of interconnected narrow streets, a mix of architectural styles, and shops, pocket parks, and schools within walking distance of most homes.
Life Post-Measure 37: Beyond Land Use Planning
Measure 37 dramatically altered the planning and development landscape in Oregon. Now community-based environmental planning may be the only alternative for environmentalists.
Portland, Oregon, Transit Mall Will Degrade Downtown
TriMet's design for the new transit mall harms businesses and creates safety concerns.
The Impending Anti-Kelo Tsunami
Typically a strong advocate for property rights, the Wall Street Journal offers their opinion that the recent rejection of Oregon's growth boundary "offers the nation a model for reform."
Court Rules To Open Oregon's Growth Boundaries
Will Oregon's famously tough urban-growth boundaries be breached? It appears so, as Oregon's sweeping property-right law is upheld by the state's Supreme Court.
Most Portland Office Space Grows In Suburbs
Office space in the Portland metro area grew by a net 1.45 million square feet in 2005, but only 150,000 was added to Portland's commercial core in Multnomah county. The rest, almost 90 percent, was distributed across three suburban counties.
Portland: Fat But Motivated
Despite a drop in Men's Fitness magazine's standings, Portlanders have their chin up about exercise.
A Laboratory For Sustainable Urban Living
Portland activists are trying to preserve a seven-acre community farm as a model for environmentally sound living.
Planning Versus Property Rights In Oregon
The WSJ editorial board sounds the alarm over the loss of property rights and a judicial system run amok in Oregon.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
