Oregon
Do Urban Growth Boundaries Work?
Portland's urban growth boundary is either the key to livability or the cause of high housing prices.
Initiative Could Radically Alter Portland City Government
The proposal would do away with Portland's commission form of government and replace it with a strong mayor and geographic city council representation.
Court Reduces Available Urban Renewal Money
Oregon Supreme Court rules some property taxes collected for urban renewal violated a 1990 tax cap measure approved by voters.
Slow Growth Mayor Offers No Apologies
West Linn, Ore. Mayor David Dodds is hated by developers and disliked by some former city council members - and he doesn't care.
New Affordable Housing Rises In Portland, OR
A new building is designed to attract low-income residents, particularly Asian Americans, back to a historic part of downtown Portland.
Eugene's Downtown Revitalization
Eugene planners develop a plan to revitalize an unsuccessful pedestrian mall.
Measuring Urban Renewal
The Portland Development Commission is interested in measuring how much its activities have led to neighborhood gentrification.
Why Is Eugene's Architecture So Ugly?
Alan Pittman says the architecture in Eugene, OR, is "butt ugly" and offers suggestions for improvement.
Portland's Mixed Brew
Portland, Oregon's largest private redevelopment is envisioned as a city within a city.
New Report Debunks Pro-Sprawl Claims
A new report issued by the Congress For The New Urbanism argues that an earlier pro-sprawl report authored by Wendell Cox is based on misinformation.
Ecological Corridors
Trees provide an important part of the urban infrastructure. This case study examines Seattle's use of urban forests.
West Eugene Parkway Threatens Wetlands
Analysis of the Environmental Impact Statement of the West Eugene Parkway project in Oregon warns of the environmental impacts of the project.
Water, Whiskey And Murder In The Klamath Basin
Loss of wildlife habitat brought to you by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Unsprawl Case Study: Hillsboro, Oregon
The 209-acre neotraditional town of Orenco Station is transit-oriented, growing from its railway past.
Does Transit Oriented Development Work?
The Cascade Policy Institute evaluates whether the social benefits of TODs exceed the costs of subsidies.
Gehry's Test: Affordable Housing
Can architect Frank Gehry deliver great architecture for an affordable housing development project with a limited budget?
Developing Pastoral Land In Eugene
This medical center land use transaction near Eugene is a perfect example of why it is easier to develop pastoral land.
Portland Provides Public Land For Homeless
Portland, OR, has provided public land, a water hookup, and portable toilets for a tent city for the homeless.
Portland: An 'Un-American' City?
What happens when an European streetcar system is installed in an American city? Portland, OR, is making a dramatic effort to apply European planning ideas in an American context.
In Eugene, Sprawl And Recession Are Linked
Columnist Karen McCowan asks "If Eugene [OR] is so anti-growth, how did all this sprawl happen?
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
