Portland provides $300,000 worth of incentives for going green!

Portland energy efficiency rebate

Beginning this month, a fund of $300,000 will be made available

Portlandia: Milquetoast Bureau of Planning Edition

Since the 1990s, Portland has not had parking minimums in much of the city, from the downtown core to more[Read More...]

When Improving Places, It Always Comes Down to People

Woman in Coffee Shop by Robert H Foster

What is one of the first things I consider when I’m working in a mixed-use district, whether I’m helping private[Read More...]

School Bond Effort Limits Donations from Architects

school crossing

Portland – Those spearheading the Portland Public Schools $482 million bond campaign have set a limit on donations by firms[Read More...]

Retail, REITs and Cannibalization

Mall Development Map Timeline

When he got his start in the grocery business with Fred Meyer decades ago, Gary Slabaugh said he knew EVERY[Read More...]

Hot Lake Springs…The Arkansas of Oregon?

Earlier this week, I paid a visit to an intriguing place called Hot Lake Springs, which is located in what[Read More...]