Portland: Go for the Protests, Stay for the RezoningPortland’s BLM protests may capture the news, but the Sightline Institute summarizes what their city council is likely to approve…
Vancouver Impressions: Cascadian Guest PostIn September, Michael Anderson, senior researcher with Sightline Institute (Cascadia’s sustainability think tank), and Kiel Johnson, founder and operator of…
Portland Has a Choice: Garages or Low Prices?The latest from Michael Anderson at the Sightline Institute: For three years, Portland’s proposal to re-legalize fourplexes citywide has been…
The Tactical Optimism of Portland’s Sarah IannaronePriceTalks The Tactical Optimism of Portland's Sarah Iannarone Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward…
What the Missing Middle looks like in PortlandIn planning for growth, there’s at least one generally agreed-on idea that most cities are trying out: Densifying along the…
Some Places in PortlandA few shots taken from my recent trip that captures of bit of the place. The first thing I saw…
Architectural history of the 20th century on a PDX intersectionAt the corner of 6th and Harvey Milk (nee Stark), two buildings epitomize the extremes of architecture in the 20th…
Signs of PortlandDuring my short trip to PDX a few weeks ago, I had no problem finding cultural signifiers. There are signs…
Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 3For the first half of the 20th century, it was common to find small apartment buildings integrated into single-family neighbourhoods,…
Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 2Price Tags has been publishing long enough that I forget stories I’ve already done – like Portland’s Bowman apartment buildings. …
Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 1I was back in Portland a few weeks ago for my annual transportation-and-land-use lecture. With a few spare hours I…
Portlandia's Tiny HousePortlandia just wrapped up its eighth and final season last week. (Imagine a version for ‘Vancouverland’ – so much potential…
The Irony of Inclusionary ZoningFrom oregonlive: Portland’s apartment-building binge appears to be headed off a cliff. Applications for new housing developments have nearly ground…
Tim Davis and Portland’s SpringUrbanist and Portland resident Tim Davis photographed this extraordinary setting of bikes and crocuses in Ladd’s Addition Portland. Says Tim “Another…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner