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Nov 11, 2013

Portland leaders gaining assistance from Urban Land Institute

The Urban Land Institute has named Portland Mayor Charlie Hales one of four fellows of its Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership. The yearlong fellowship program helps the mayors of four large U.S. cities tackle local land-use development challenges, and is intended to provide city leaders with peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

Oct 30, 2013

PSU urban planning school鈥檚 founder and wife die in auto accident

The founder of Portland State University's School of Urban Studies and Planning and his wife, an architect and planner, died Monday in an automobile accident in Montevideo, Uruguay, according to a press release from PSU.

Oct 23, 2013

City officials hoping map app will draw public into planning process

This week, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability officials launched a new interactive mapping tool called the Comprehensive Plan Map App. The website lets people view the city's infrastructure in layers, and create finely tuned maps that can then be shared with city officials 鈥� as well as others.

Sep 24, 2013

PSU launches virtual museum that showcases cities

Portland State University's Institute for Sustainable Solutions recently unveiled a virtual catalog of urban innovations. Museum of the City (http://www.museumofthecity.org/) is an online venue designed to feature cities from the past, present and future.

Jul 3, 2013

Damascus struggling to settle on comprehensive plan

Damascus City Council on Monday is due to hear a first reading on a new draft of a comprehensive plan.

Jul 3, 2013

New report includes possible Portland growth scenarios

The Growth Scenarios Report, issued recently by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, is meant to provide insight into how and where the city can accommodate future population levels. The report states that Portland has more than enough zoning capacity for new residential development, but citizens will need to make major decisions about where investments should be made to preserve livability.

Jun 26, 2013

Salem bridge proposal approved by City Council

The possibility of a third bridge being built to connect West Salem to the surrounding community inched slightly forward on Monday when Salem City Council approved the latest proposal in a plan called the "Salem Alternative."

Jun 19, 2013

鈥楽marter cities鈥� proposal will be presented to Portland City Council

Herman D'Hooge, a senior engineer with Intel, on June 26 will appear before Portland City Council to present "The 'Smarter' Portland Plan." The proposal is based on work he did with students at the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts in Portland while on sabbatical from Intel.

May 29, 2013

Harsch Investment Properties hires Gil Kelley

Harsch Investment Properties announced Tuesday that it has hired urban planner Gil Kelley as its senior vice president of development. In a prepared statement, Harsch's president, Jordan Schnitzer, said future projects are in the works.

May 23, 2013

PSU launches Center for Public Interest Design

Portland State University is using an anonymous $1.5 million gift to launch the Center for Public Interest Design, which is intended to provide educators with opportunities to discover and teach ways that architecture can go beyond aesthetics.

May 17, 2013

Students imagine Old Town as corporate campus

Graduate students at the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts' Portland annex are imagining what the Old Town section of the city might look like as a sprawling corporate campus.

May 10, 2013

Passionate about planning in Portland

Robin McArthur, the director of Metro's planning and development department, recently recalled past efforts and predicted future challenges for the Portland area. She is retiring at the end of June, after spending the past eight years helping craft the region's communities.



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