Oregon
Portland: An International Model For Urban Planning
Portland's international reputation for its urban planning is drawing experts from around the world.
Mixed-Use, Mixed Opinions, Mixed-Up In Oregon Capital
The home of Oregon's pioneering land use planning laws faces local opposition to mixed-use zoning.
Accessory Units Are Welcome Addition To Portland-Area Development
An Oregon City developer provides affordable housing option in new housing project -- despite his own market preference.
The Next Silicon Valley?
Portland's Linux geeks are digging in for a battle against Seattle's Microsoft.
Good Beer Fuels Great Preservation Results
Properties are rescued to create public spaces that embrace art, the love of good beer, and an urban renewal effort reflecting neighborhood history.
Gentrification Hasn't Driven Out Gangs
Shootings provoke different responses from old and new residents.
Updating Oregon's 30-Year-Old Planning Process
A proposal to update Oregon's 30-year-old planning process is met with approval.
Community Proves Wal-Mart Is Not 'Unstoppable'
Oregon county rejects Wal-Mart's expansion plans.
For City's Homeless, Will It Take A Village?
Portland has allowed the indigent to form a community, but now reconsiders.
Urban Industrial Use Makes A Comeback
The Central Eastside area of Portland is seeing a resurgence of updated industrial uses.
Reclaiming The Grid: Portland's City Repair
Since 1996, Portland's City Repair has been transforming the nature of public space and the dialogue that surrounds it.
One Creek As A Test Of Western Land Use
A miner who owns claims along an Oregon creek brings a suit that could shift the balance between development and preservation.
Where There's A Will, There's a Walkway
Lavinia Gordon reports on the continued success of a program in Portland that takes an individualized approach to changing transportation behavior.
Portland's Pearl District Continues As Success Story
Pearl District apartments fetch the Portland region's highest rents, condos are selling for more than $1 million and people just can't get enough.
Portland Sues Over Walkway Access To Rail
Building owners block access to previously agreed upon easement.
Portland Drives Oregon
Withouth Portland, Oregon would be a conservative, rural Western state. But now, Portland is in trouble.
Oregon: One State, Nine Different Futures
A dramatic tranformation in Oregon is redrawing the state map into nine diverse regions with different futures.
Portland Light Rail Extension To Open Early And Under Budget
The 5.8-mile Yellow Line running between the Rose Quarter and the Portland Expo Center will open May 1, ahead of schedule and about $30 million less than its $350 million budget. The original opening target was Sept. 7, 2004.
Is That American?
Oregon posts reward for driving less.
Portland's South Waterfront District Gamble
A $1.9 billion South Waterfront District plan is the riskiest that Portland has ever undertaken.
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
