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Newport’s 40-year experiment with urban renewal nears an end
The South Beach neighborhood is now home to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific fleet, Oregon Coast Community College and more. Still, local business owners are split on how much they’re benefiting.
Talent votes down proposal to fund urban renewal plan
According to preliminary results from the May 16 special election, residents of Talent, Oregon, voted down a plan to fund the city’s urban renewal plan using money from property taxes.
Pioneering civic activist Betty Niven started worrying about her Eugene block. She ended up changing the way Oregon handles housing
How Betty Niven went from petitioning her city council for a sidewalk to
Oregonians once feared their state would be wrecked by out-of-control sprawling development
Fifty years ago, Oregonians feared their farmlands and other open spaces would be overrun with urban sprawl. This eventually led to the state's unique land-use system. This is part one in a six-part series describing how this happened and explaining why it affects so many things you might not have thought about.
Live From Portland Design Week
"Think Out Loud" is live from the headquarters of Portland Design Week Friday, April 21, 2017.
5 Ways Cars May Radically Change Cities In The Future
University of Oregon associate professor Nico Larco is studying the effect that self-driving cars are likely to have on cities and the people who live in them.
Portland Protests | Imagining A President Trump | Portland Zoning Changes
We talk to a leader of some of the protests this weekend and about how some African-Americans are envisioning life under President Trump. We also look at how the Portland city council is thinking of changing the city's zoning.
Central Oregonians Debate OSU-Cascades Campus
Supporters and opponents of Oregon State University's campus in Bend, OSU-Cascades, discussed the incoming branch Tuesday night.