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Blog: Residential Infill Project draft is ready to review
After several years of work, debate, state legislative action, extensive outreach and more work, the Residential Infill Project (RIP) is ready for final review and adoption by the Portland City […]
Blog: DOZA and the PDX Main Streets Design Initiative
In the last few years the city has spent a lot of time and resources to revise both its design review process and its design guidelines and standards. This has […]
Blog: Big zoning changes coming
The city of Portland is in the midst of significantly changing the zoning code to better implement ambitious policies for providing more affordable and better-designed housing choices. Last month the […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 10
I wrote this series of blog posts to try and articulate for a non-professional audience some of the main planning concepts that should be guiding the long-term development of our […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 9
In the fifth blog of this series I discussed how suburban development of the last half century was largely funded by a growth-based scheme that has turned out to be […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 8
Last time, I discussed the walkable, compact, equitable communities that are the key land use element needed to put cities on a more sustainable path. A balanced transportation and circulation […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 7
After outlining, in the previous parts of this series, the scale of the problems our communities face, let鈥檚 look at what has to happen to make positive changes to their […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 6
In the previous five posts in this series I鈥檝e laid out the primary reasons that the auto-driven development patterns of the past 70 years have been so destructive. In the […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 3
As I discussed last time, the planning profession had a role in facilitating mid-20th century suburban, auto-oriented development. As it turns out, we now know the extent of the damage […]
Blog: Understanding planning, part 1
In writing this planning blog over the last seven years I have often discussed the problems associated with our auto-dominated urban/suburban landscape. But it鈥檚 a challenge to communicate the full […]
Meetings will focus on Portland urban planning efforts
The city of Portland in the next several weeks will host a series of open house events that will allow residents to provide input on two city projects influencing neighborhood growth.
The wonderful world of woonerfs
At some point this year, Portland urbanists began talking about woonerfs 鈥� a shared-street concept popular in the Netherlands. They鈥檝e hardly stopped since.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
