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Jul 26, 2011

Opponents hope next month’s vote will stop Seattle tunnel project

Opponents of Seattle‘s $2 billion highway tunnel project are hoping enough people vote ‘no’ on an Aug. 16 referendum that politicians will rethink the project. The entire project, which entails […]

Jul 22, 2011

Hackers make commenting on city council agenda a breeze

The city of Portland will show off its legislative agenda app next Friday at the Open Source Convention, an annual convention that celebrates and shows off all things open source.

Jul 21, 2011

What’s not to love about this giant baby-faced deer statue?

This makes me so sad. According to the O, Milwaukie residents are all up in arms about the public art proposed to go in at the final stop of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Line.

Jul 21, 2011

City wants Portlanders to be closer to food, own more chickens

The city of Portland released two reports to streamline zoning regulations for agricultural use of urban land.

Jul 15, 2011

Neighbors try to save Monkey-puzzle tree

If you’re going to tear down a tree in a Portland neighborhood, you know there’s going to be a fight, even if you plan on planting more trees in the future.

Jul 13, 2011

Thursday: Tour Portland’s oldest commercial building

Tomorrow you have the opportunity to walk through the Hallock & McMillan Building, which was built in 1857.

Jul 6, 2011

West Hayden Island: a muddy swamp you can use

Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability released the Draft Hayden Island Natural Resource Inventory Report today in which, among other things, it prioritized the value of the wetlands and woodlands of West Hayden Island.

Jul 5, 2011

Lake Oswego residents probably love the planned streetcar project

Lake Oswego City Council endorsed the streetcar option with some restrictions, including a community survey and a city-wide vote. The Lake Oswego Review reports that, at last week's council meeting, public opinion consulting firm Davis, Hibbitts and Midghall asked to delay the survey.

Jun 29, 2011

Oregon University projects being put off, including Oregon Sustainability Center

Today, we got a hold of the details of the budget note Oregon House Co-speaker Bruce Hanna will be adding to one of the university system's budget bills, which will require that the sustainability center team bring a whole bunch of information and analysis back with its funding request in February.

Jun 27, 2011

River Plan takes another hit; industry group wants buildable lands inventory

Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals sided with the Working Waterfront Coalition, an industry group that represents water dependent businesses in the Portland Harbor, on its claim that the city needs a new buildable lands inventory. The ruling comes after the state Land Use Board of Appeals halted the city’s proposed River Plan in January, further diminishing the city’s chances of new environ[...]

May 25, 2011

PDC wants you to have its former employees

Not only does the Portland Development Commission want to give the building community development resources and building incentives, but the organization also wants to give its former employees to the […]

May 13, 2011

Vancouver, Wash., could hit home run will new baseball team, stadium

Nothing makes me happier on this sunny Friday afternoon in Portland than to learn that baseball could be coming back to the Portland-metropolitan area. According to the Columbian, the Vancouver, […]



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