Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Abbott, Carl. 2000. The Capital of Good Planning: Metropolitan Oregon since 1970. In The American Planning Tradition: Culture and Policy. Pp. 241-262. Ed. By Robert Fishman. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.
A well respected Planning Professor at Portland State University. Carl Abbott takes readers through a 30 year journey of Portland’s main planning policies and initiatives from 1970 to 2000. Abbott uses a central theme to point out that Portland’s key to successful planning is due to a lack of political turmoil.
Abbott, Carl. Portland: planning, politics, and growth in a twentieth-century city. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983.
Carl Abbott is widely known as the foremost expert on all things planning in the Pacific Northwest. He explores the ways in which deliberate efforts by city planners, businessmen, and ordinary citizens have directed metropolitan growth in Portland.
Bennett, Rob. "EcoDISTRICTS Framework Concept for Metro Portland." Oregon Sustainability Center. oregonsustainabilitycenter.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ecodistricts-framework-plan-4-09.pdf (accessed February 23, 2013).
Rob Bennett from the Portland + Oregon Sustainability Institute explains how this program accelerates the implementation of not just green building but whole neighborhoods. He gives the goals, programmatic activities, the expected project outcomes, key stakeholders and planned timeline of the projects.
"Bicycle Master Plan." City of Portland Office of Transportation 1 (1996): 1-76.
The Bicycle Master Plan represents two and a half years of cooperation between local government and citizens to better the accessibility of Portland for cyclists. The plan provides recommendations for Portland bicycle networks, cyclist facilities, cyclist-transit links, and cyclist education.
Blalock, Barney. Portland's Lost Waterfront. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012.
Barney Blalock spent thirty-three years of his life working along Portland’s bustling waterfront. His book covers the history of Portland most precious resource, the riverfront, and the mystery of its disappearance over the last century.
City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. "City of Portland and Multnomah County Climate Action Plan 2009." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/314522 (accessed February 18, 2013).
This plan explains the future short-term goals of the city and how this will affect planning. This plan is the main reference for other agencies on creating policies to increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse emissions.
"Exhibit A: City of Portland Green Building Policy." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability . www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/211352 (accessed February 16, 2013).
This policy was a significant first for the city to make development in all sectors more efficient as well as sustainable. Latter policies follow and expand on this document each time, improving the enforcement as well as ramping up the requirements.
Hockaday, Joan. Greenscapes: Olmsted's Pacific Northwest. Pullman, Wash.: Washington State University Press, 2009.
Joan Hockaday delves into the Olmstead created Northwest with elegant detail and describes how Portland was in prime position to adopt the City Beautiful ideals from the turn of the century.
Jacobs, Jane. The death and life of great American cities. New York: Random House, 1961.Jacobs' book is an attack on orthodox modern city planning and city architectural design. Looking into how cities actually work, rather than how they should work according to urban designers and planners, Jacobs effectively describes the real factors affecting cities, and recommends strategies to enhance actual city performance.
Johnson, Steven. "Origins and Development of Environmental and Sustainability Movement in Portland, Oregon." Steven Reed Johnson Portland Oregon, USA. stevenreedjohnson.com/stevenreedjohnson/civicpdxEnriro_files/Environment.pdf (accessed February 16, 2013).
Steven Johnson, an adjunct professor at Portland State, wrote his award winning dissertation on Portland’s Civic Institutions. He concisely outlines the grassroots efforts that brought sustainability to the forefront in the city’s planning.
Keefe, Lloyd. "History of Zoning in Portland 1918-1959." www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/147441 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Former Director of the Portland City Planning Commission, Loyd Keefe goes into great detail about the history of zoning in Portland. The 64 page article discusses the pros and cons of the major zoning initiatives between 1918-1959 and how they effected the overall City.
Knapp, Gerrit. Bolen, Richard. Seltzer, Ethan. “Metro’s Regional Land Information System: The Virtual Key to Portland’s Growth Management Success.” WP99GK1. Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2003.
This collaborative Working Paper goes into goes into deatail about the effectiveness and needs for a centralized enterprise GIS. The Regional Land Information System has played a crucial role in the development and evaluation of every major plan, development, and policy since the late 1980s.
McVoy, Arthur. "A History of City Planning in Portland, Oregon." Oregon Historical Quarterly 46, no. 1 (1945): 241-262. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20611594 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Arthur McVoy was one of Portland’s earliest long-term and respected planning consultants. Here McVoy offers a detailed history of early planning in Portland.
Momeni, Jamshid A. Homelessness in the United States. New York: Greenwood Press, 19891990.
Jamshid Momeni takes an in depth look into the driving forces of homelessness in America. The book explains by region, variations, trends and characteristics of the American homeless population. His research on the Pacific Northwest region also highlights some positive agendas employed in Portland and Seattle.
Moses, Robert. Portland Improvement. New York: Wiliam E. Rudge's Sons, 1943.
Robert Moses was a renowned urban planner during the mid-twentieth century. His suggestions for the development of Portland, Oregon demonstrate the influence of the automobile on planning in the United States and the emphasis on much needed infrastructure improvements.
"Neighborhood Greenways + Bicycle Boulevards | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/50518 (accessed February 28, 2013).
A zero emission transportation plan is outlined with the proposed map, completed greenway, as well as video explaining the structures making a greenway as well as feedback from residents on its success. The project improves upon the city’s already bike friendly measures that have been in place since the 1970s.
Ozawa, Connie (editor)."The Portland Edge in Context." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004.
Edited by Urban Studies and Planning Professor Connie Ozawa. The Portland Edge takes the reader through a compilation of essays from Portland planning experts and Professors about the key issues and achievements in Portland’s modern planning history.
Peirce, Neal R., and Robert Guskind. Breakthroughs: re-creating the American city. New Brunswick, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1993
Authors Neal R. Peirce and Robert Guskind describe six innovative experiments in urban revitalization throughout the country in their book. Their work details the success of the Portland 1972 Downtown Plan and how the effects still have positive impacts on Portland today.
Portland Bureau of Planning.Downtown plan: planning guidelines/Portland downtown plan, as adopted by City Council, December 1972. Portland: The Committee, 1972.
The 1972 Downtown Plan of Portland was substantial in that it had to address a shrinking urban population and recreate a sense of community in the center of the city. From housing to urban design and land use, the plan is considered successful to this day.
Portland Bureau of Planning.Central city plan: adopted by the Portland City Council March 24, 1988. Portland: The Bureau, 1988.
With over 400 action items attached to the 1988 Central City Plan was designed to address the future scope of the footprint of what is now considered downtown. At the time of its adoption into the city, Portland was beginning to see a resurgence into the city's core.
A well respected Planning Professor at Portland State University. Carl Abbott takes readers through a 30 year journey of Portland’s main planning policies and initiatives from 1970 to 2000. Abbott uses a central theme to point out that Portland’s key to successful planning is due to a lack of political turmoil.
Abbott, Carl. Portland: planning, politics, and growth in a twentieth-century city. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983.
Carl Abbott is widely known as the foremost expert on all things planning in the Pacific Northwest. He explores the ways in which deliberate efforts by city planners, businessmen, and ordinary citizens have directed metropolitan growth in Portland.
Bennett, Rob. "EcoDISTRICTS Framework Concept for Metro Portland." Oregon Sustainability Center. oregonsustainabilitycenter.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ecodistricts-framework-plan-4-09.pdf (accessed February 23, 2013).
Rob Bennett from the Portland + Oregon Sustainability Institute explains how this program accelerates the implementation of not just green building but whole neighborhoods. He gives the goals, programmatic activities, the expected project outcomes, key stakeholders and planned timeline of the projects.
"Bicycle Master Plan." City of Portland Office of Transportation 1 (1996): 1-76.
The Bicycle Master Plan represents two and a half years of cooperation between local government and citizens to better the accessibility of Portland for cyclists. The plan provides recommendations for Portland bicycle networks, cyclist facilities, cyclist-transit links, and cyclist education.
Blalock, Barney. Portland's Lost Waterfront. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012.
Barney Blalock spent thirty-three years of his life working along Portland’s bustling waterfront. His book covers the history of Portland most precious resource, the riverfront, and the mystery of its disappearance over the last century.
City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. "City of Portland and Multnomah County Climate Action Plan 2009." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/314522 (accessed February 18, 2013).
This plan explains the future short-term goals of the city and how this will affect planning. This plan is the main reference for other agencies on creating policies to increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse emissions.
"Exhibit A: City of Portland Green Building Policy." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability . www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/211352 (accessed February 16, 2013).
This policy was a significant first for the city to make development in all sectors more efficient as well as sustainable. Latter policies follow and expand on this document each time, improving the enforcement as well as ramping up the requirements.
Hockaday, Joan. Greenscapes: Olmsted's Pacific Northwest. Pullman, Wash.: Washington State University Press, 2009.
Joan Hockaday delves into the Olmstead created Northwest with elegant detail and describes how Portland was in prime position to adopt the City Beautiful ideals from the turn of the century.
Jacobs, Jane. The death and life of great American cities. New York: Random House, 1961.Jacobs' book is an attack on orthodox modern city planning and city architectural design. Looking into how cities actually work, rather than how they should work according to urban designers and planners, Jacobs effectively describes the real factors affecting cities, and recommends strategies to enhance actual city performance.
Johnson, Steven. "Origins and Development of Environmental and Sustainability Movement in Portland, Oregon." Steven Reed Johnson Portland Oregon, USA. stevenreedjohnson.com/stevenreedjohnson/civicpdxEnriro_files/Environment.pdf (accessed February 16, 2013).
Steven Johnson, an adjunct professor at Portland State, wrote his award winning dissertation on Portland’s Civic Institutions. He concisely outlines the grassroots efforts that brought sustainability to the forefront in the city’s planning.
Keefe, Lloyd. "History of Zoning in Portland 1918-1959." www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/147441 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Former Director of the Portland City Planning Commission, Loyd Keefe goes into great detail about the history of zoning in Portland. The 64 page article discusses the pros and cons of the major zoning initiatives between 1918-1959 and how they effected the overall City.
Knapp, Gerrit. Bolen, Richard. Seltzer, Ethan. “Metro’s Regional Land Information System: The Virtual Key to Portland’s Growth Management Success.” WP99GK1. Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2003.
This collaborative Working Paper goes into goes into deatail about the effectiveness and needs for a centralized enterprise GIS. The Regional Land Information System has played a crucial role in the development and evaluation of every major plan, development, and policy since the late 1980s.
McVoy, Arthur. "A History of City Planning in Portland, Oregon." Oregon Historical Quarterly 46, no. 1 (1945): 241-262. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20611594 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Arthur McVoy was one of Portland’s earliest long-term and respected planning consultants. Here McVoy offers a detailed history of early planning in Portland.
Momeni, Jamshid A. Homelessness in the United States. New York: Greenwood Press, 19891990.
Jamshid Momeni takes an in depth look into the driving forces of homelessness in America. The book explains by region, variations, trends and characteristics of the American homeless population. His research on the Pacific Northwest region also highlights some positive agendas employed in Portland and Seattle.
Moses, Robert. Portland Improvement. New York: Wiliam E. Rudge's Sons, 1943.
Robert Moses was a renowned urban planner during the mid-twentieth century. His suggestions for the development of Portland, Oregon demonstrate the influence of the automobile on planning in the United States and the emphasis on much needed infrastructure improvements.
"Neighborhood Greenways + Bicycle Boulevards | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/50518 (accessed February 28, 2013).
A zero emission transportation plan is outlined with the proposed map, completed greenway, as well as video explaining the structures making a greenway as well as feedback from residents on its success. The project improves upon the city’s already bike friendly measures that have been in place since the 1970s.
Ozawa, Connie (editor)."The Portland Edge in Context." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004.
Edited by Urban Studies and Planning Professor Connie Ozawa. The Portland Edge takes the reader through a compilation of essays from Portland planning experts and Professors about the key issues and achievements in Portland’s modern planning history.
Peirce, Neal R., and Robert Guskind. Breakthroughs: re-creating the American city. New Brunswick, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1993
Authors Neal R. Peirce and Robert Guskind describe six innovative experiments in urban revitalization throughout the country in their book. Their work details the success of the Portland 1972 Downtown Plan and how the effects still have positive impacts on Portland today.
Portland Bureau of Planning.Downtown plan: planning guidelines/Portland downtown plan, as adopted by City Council, December 1972. Portland: The Committee, 1972.
The 1972 Downtown Plan of Portland was substantial in that it had to address a shrinking urban population and recreate a sense of community in the center of the city. From housing to urban design and land use, the plan is considered successful to this day.
Portland Bureau of Planning.Central city plan: adopted by the Portland City Council March 24, 1988. Portland: The Bureau, 1988.
With over 400 action items attached to the 1988 Central City Plan was designed to address the future scope of the footprint of what is now considered downtown. At the time of its adoption into the city, Portland was beginning to see a resurgence into the city's core.
Other Sources
Abbott, Carl. "Robert Moses In Portland." The Urban West . http://theurbanwest.com (accessed February 17, 2013).
Abbott, Carl. 2000. The Capital of Good Planning: Metropolitan Oregon since 1970. In The American Planning Tradition: Culture and Policy. Pp. 241-262. Ed. By Robert Fishman. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.
Abbott, Carl. Portland: planning, politics, and growth in a twentieth-century city. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983.
"Chapter 6: Planning—The evolution of planning practice in Portland | Comp Plan Context: 1980–Today | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/122767 (accessed March 3, 2013).
"City of Portland Civic Planning, Development, & Public Works, 1851-1965 A Historic Context." City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability 1 (2009): 1-64.
Department of Energy. "Energy Policy Act of 1992." Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/regulations/epact1992.html energy (accessed February 17, 2013).
"Division Green Street/Main Street Plan." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability . www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/108541 (accessed February 22, 2013).
"EcoDistricts." Portland Sustainability Institute. www.pdxinstitute.org/index.php/whatwedo/ecodistricts (accessed February 23, 2013).
"Energy Policy." City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/index.cfm?&a=141405 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Finn, Brendan. "Resolution 2005." City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=112682 (accessed February 17, 2013).
Gaston, Joseph. The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Volume 1. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912.
"Green Building Implementation Guide 2010." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/304948 (accessed February 22, 2013).
"Green Building Policy Status Report 2005-2009." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability . www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/242669 (accessed February 18, 2013).
Kane, Alisa. "Resolution 2009." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/243213 (accessed February 17, 2013).
Keefe, Lloyd. "History of Zoning in Portland 1918-1959." www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/147441 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Knapp, Gerrit. Bolen, Richard. Seltzer, Ethan. “Metro’s Regional Land Information System: The Virtual Key to Portland’s Growth Management Success.” WP99GK1. Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2003.
LaVonne Griffin-Valade. "Energy Policy ENN-6.01." Auditor's Office. www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=36237&c=31220 (accessed February 17, 2013).
McVoy, Arthur. "A History of City Planning in Portland, Oregon." Oregon Historical Quarterly 46, no. 1 (1945): 241-262. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20611594 (accessed February 16, 2013).
"Metro: Future Vision Report." Metro: Welcome to Metro. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=29886 (accessed March 5, 2013).
“Metro’s Regional Framework Plan.” Metro: Region 2040 Growth Concept. 1997. http://library.oregonmetro.gov/files//rfp.00_summary_2040_growth_concept_011311.pdf (accessed March 5, 2013).
Mitchell, Kay. " Portland mayor-elect announces bureau changes, council duties | OregonLive.com." Oregon Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - OregonLive.com.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/portland_mayorelect_announces.html (accessed February 18, 2013).
"Neighborhood-Scale Development | Neighborhood-Scale Development | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/349437 (accessed February 23, 2013).
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Department. "Guidelines for land-use planning." FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, for a world without hunger. http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0715E/T0715E00.htm (accessed February 17, 2013).
"Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development History of Oregon's Land Use Planning ." State of Oregon: State of Oregon. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/Pages/history.aspx (accessed February 13, 2013).
Oregon Legislative. Assembly.Senate Bill 10. 1969 Regular Session. March 6 1969. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/bills/sb10.pdf (accessed February 14, 2013).
Oregon Legislative. Assembly.Senate Bill 100. 1969 Regular Session. 1973. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/bills/sb100.pdf (accessed February 14, 2013).
"Our Story | Renewable Northwest Project." Renewable Northwest Project. http://www.rnp.org/node/our-story (accessed February 22, 2013).
Ozawa, Connie. Adler, Sy. Dill, Jennifer. "The Evolution of Transportation Planning in the Portland Metropolitan Area." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. 245-250.
Ozawa, Connie. Mayer, Heike. Provo, John. "The Portland Edge in Context." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. 17.
Ozawa, Connie. Seltzer, Ethan. "It’s Not an Experiment: Regional Planning at Metro, 1990 to the Present." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. 35-40.
Portland Bureau of Planning. "Portland Plan: Conditions, Trends & Issues." Portland.gov. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/181536 (accessed February 26, 2013).
Portland Bureau of Planning. "Urban Design Assessment: Central Portland Plan." Portland.gov.
www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/218810 (accessed February 6, 2013).
"Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030." City of Portland Bureau of Transportation 1 (2010): V-VII.
"POWER PRODUCTION AT THE PORTLAND HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT." Portland Water Bureau. www.portlandoregon.gov/water/article/296283 (accessed February 23, 2013).
"Project Overview | Central City 2035 | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/304042 (accessed March 3, 2013).
Suutari, Amanda. "USA - Oregon (Portland) - Sustainable City | The EcoTipping Points Project." A New Hope for Positive Change and Sustainability | The Ecotipping Points Project. http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/our-stories/indepth/usa-portland-sustainable-regional-planning.html (accessed February 15, 2013).
Svoboda, Elizabeth, and Saba Berhie. "America's 50 Greenest Cities | Popular Science." Popular Science | New Technology, Science News, The Future Now. http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-02/americas-50-greenest-cities?page=1 (accessed February 28, 2013).
"Timeline: Electrifying Portland." Portland General Electric. www.portlandgeneral.com/community_environment/initiatives/protecting_fish/clackamas_river/river_mill_history/timeline_historic_milestones.aspx (accessed February 24, 2013).
“TRN-6.01 - Bicycle Master Plan." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/?c=31608&a=38510 (accessed February 26, 2013).
Weinstein, Nathalie. "South Waterfront tackles affordable housing void | Daily Journal of Commerce." Daily Journal of Commerce. http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/03/03/south-waterfront-tackles-housing-void-redv/ (accessed March 1, 2013).
Abbott, Carl. 2000. The Capital of Good Planning: Metropolitan Oregon since 1970. In The American Planning Tradition: Culture and Policy. Pp. 241-262. Ed. By Robert Fishman. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.
Abbott, Carl. Portland: planning, politics, and growth in a twentieth-century city. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983.
"Chapter 6: Planning—The evolution of planning practice in Portland | Comp Plan Context: 1980–Today | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/122767 (accessed March 3, 2013).
"City of Portland Civic Planning, Development, & Public Works, 1851-1965 A Historic Context." City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability 1 (2009): 1-64.
Department of Energy. "Energy Policy Act of 1992." Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/regulations/epact1992.html energy (accessed February 17, 2013).
"Division Green Street/Main Street Plan." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability . www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/108541 (accessed February 22, 2013).
"EcoDistricts." Portland Sustainability Institute. www.pdxinstitute.org/index.php/whatwedo/ecodistricts (accessed February 23, 2013).
"Energy Policy." City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/index.cfm?&a=141405 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Finn, Brendan. "Resolution 2005." City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=112682 (accessed February 17, 2013).
Gaston, Joseph. The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Volume 1. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912.
"Green Building Implementation Guide 2010." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/304948 (accessed February 22, 2013).
"Green Building Policy Status Report 2005-2009." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability . www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/242669 (accessed February 18, 2013).
Kane, Alisa. "Resolution 2009." City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/243213 (accessed February 17, 2013).
Keefe, Lloyd. "History of Zoning in Portland 1918-1959." www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/147441 (accessed February 16, 2013).
Knapp, Gerrit. Bolen, Richard. Seltzer, Ethan. “Metro’s Regional Land Information System: The Virtual Key to Portland’s Growth Management Success.” WP99GK1. Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2003.
LaVonne Griffin-Valade. "Energy Policy ENN-6.01." Auditor's Office. www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=36237&c=31220 (accessed February 17, 2013).
McVoy, Arthur. "A History of City Planning in Portland, Oregon." Oregon Historical Quarterly 46, no. 1 (1945): 241-262. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20611594 (accessed February 16, 2013).
"Metro: Future Vision Report." Metro: Welcome to Metro. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=29886 (accessed March 5, 2013).
“Metro’s Regional Framework Plan.” Metro: Region 2040 Growth Concept. 1997. http://library.oregonmetro.gov/files//rfp.00_summary_2040_growth_concept_011311.pdf (accessed March 5, 2013).
Mitchell, Kay. " Portland mayor-elect announces bureau changes, council duties | OregonLive.com." Oregon Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - OregonLive.com.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/portland_mayorelect_announces.html (accessed February 18, 2013).
"Neighborhood-Scale Development | Neighborhood-Scale Development | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/349437 (accessed February 23, 2013).
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Department. "Guidelines for land-use planning." FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, for a world without hunger. http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0715E/T0715E00.htm (accessed February 17, 2013).
"Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development History of Oregon's Land Use Planning ." State of Oregon: State of Oregon. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/Pages/history.aspx (accessed February 13, 2013).
Oregon Legislative. Assembly.Senate Bill 10. 1969 Regular Session. March 6 1969. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/bills/sb10.pdf (accessed February 14, 2013).
Oregon Legislative. Assembly.Senate Bill 100. 1969 Regular Session. 1973. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/bills/sb100.pdf (accessed February 14, 2013).
"Our Story | Renewable Northwest Project." Renewable Northwest Project. http://www.rnp.org/node/our-story (accessed February 22, 2013).
Ozawa, Connie. Adler, Sy. Dill, Jennifer. "The Evolution of Transportation Planning in the Portland Metropolitan Area." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. 245-250.
Ozawa, Connie. Mayer, Heike. Provo, John. "The Portland Edge in Context." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. 17.
Ozawa, Connie. Seltzer, Ethan. "It’s Not an Experiment: Regional Planning at Metro, 1990 to the Present." In The Portland edge challenges and successes in growing communities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. 35-40.
Portland Bureau of Planning. "Portland Plan: Conditions, Trends & Issues." Portland.gov. www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/181536 (accessed February 26, 2013).
Portland Bureau of Planning. "Urban Design Assessment: Central Portland Plan." Portland.gov.
www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/218810 (accessed February 6, 2013).
"Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030." City of Portland Bureau of Transportation 1 (2010): V-VII.
"POWER PRODUCTION AT THE PORTLAND HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT." Portland Water Bureau. www.portlandoregon.gov/water/article/296283 (accessed February 23, 2013).
"Project Overview | Central City 2035 | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/304042 (accessed March 3, 2013).
Suutari, Amanda. "USA - Oregon (Portland) - Sustainable City | The EcoTipping Points Project." A New Hope for Positive Change and Sustainability | The Ecotipping Points Project. http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/our-stories/indepth/usa-portland-sustainable-regional-planning.html (accessed February 15, 2013).
Svoboda, Elizabeth, and Saba Berhie. "America's 50 Greenest Cities | Popular Science." Popular Science | New Technology, Science News, The Future Now. http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-02/americas-50-greenest-cities?page=1 (accessed February 28, 2013).
"Timeline: Electrifying Portland." Portland General Electric. www.portlandgeneral.com/community_environment/initiatives/protecting_fish/clackamas_river/river_mill_history/timeline_historic_milestones.aspx (accessed February 24, 2013).
“TRN-6.01 - Bicycle Master Plan." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/?c=31608&a=38510 (accessed February 26, 2013).
Weinstein, Nathalie. "South Waterfront tackles affordable housing void | Daily Journal of Commerce." Daily Journal of Commerce. http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/03/03/south-waterfront-tackles-housing-void-redv/ (accessed March 1, 2013).
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Images
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(Image) "Margery Bare." Margery Bare. http://betterhomesnw.com/homepage/1900-1910portland/ (accessed February 27, 2013).
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(Image) “Chapter 6: Planning—The evolution of planning practice in Portland | Comp Plan Context: 1980–Today | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/122767 (accessed March 3, 2013).
(Image) Blendl, Alex. "SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon - 1918 - Alex Blendl Prints - By Printmaker." OLD OREGON - The Art of Historic Photos. http://www.oldoregonphotos.com/printmaker/blendl/sw-broadway-portland-oregon.html (accessed March 5, 2013).
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(Image) http://portlandmonthlymag.com/data/images/2012/7/image/5899/tanner-springs-park.jpg
(Image) http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=770
(Image) http://www.pdx.edu/planning-sustainability/sites/www.pdx.edu.planning-sustainability/files/SoMa%20EcoDistrict%20Map.pdf
(Image) http://www.portofportland.com/Notices/HQP2_LEED_Platinum_01_BLT.htm
(Image) http://www.preservationnation.org/assets/photos-images/preservation-magazine/green-issue/gerding-theatre.jpg
(Image) Solomon, R. "Archives & Records Management." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=26978 (accessed February 20, 2013).
(Image) The Kiplinger Washington. "10 Good Reasons to Move to Portland." ActiveRain Real Estate Network. http://activerain.com/blogsview/2486258/10-good-reasons-to-move-to-portland (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) Union Printing. "Lewis & Clark Exposition Map, 1905 | Vintage Portland." http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/lewis-clark-exposition-map-1905/ (accessed February 17, 2013).
(Image) "Metro: Mission, charter and code." Metro: Welcome to Metro. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=24270 (accessed March 3, 2013).
(Image) "TriMet: Public Transit in the Portland Area." TriMet: Public Transit in the Portland Area. http://trimet.org/ (accessed March 6, 2013).
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(Image) HANECKOW, DAN. "Portland Architecture: Planning." BRIAN LIBBY.http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/planning/ (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) hollistic, the Olmsted Brothers Firm. The document clearly lays out that the park system of a city should be designed as well as acquired in a, and comprehensive manner stating: . "The Olmsteds and conceptual origins | Museum of the City." Home | Museum of the City. http://www.museumofthecity.org/exhibit/olmsteads-and-40-mile-loop (accessed February 27, 2013).
(Image) "Home Team Portland." Home Team Portland. www.hometeamportland.com (accessed February 20, 2012)
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(Image) http://cdncontent.edgemm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MG
(Image) http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/alaskawcanada&CISOPTR=1796&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=802&DMHEIGHT=537.79947916667&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=0&DMROTATE=0;
(Image) http://emilyingebricson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/922278_10089314.jpg
(Image) http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/files/images/HD_villardHc.jpg;
(Image) http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/6/5/1/7/7/webimg/609571433_tp.jpg
(Image) http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/scripophily/peoplestransportationvig.jpg
(Image) http://pdxretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/morrison-bridge_1892.jpg;
(Image) http://quarriesandbeyond.org/articles_and_books/orewashstruct/images/dredge01.jpg;
(Image) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Waterfront_Park,_Portland.jpg
(Image) http://vintageportland.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/a2004-002-1844-south-portland-near-ross-island-bridge-1930.jpg
(Image) http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=24846
(Image) http://www.portlandoregon.gov/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=336936
(Image) http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/65711
(Image) http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/65714
(Image) http://www.southwaterfront.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pmlrbridge.jpg
(Image) http://www.sps700.org/portlandrailroadhistory/Oregon_Portage_Railroad.jpg
(Image) http://www.thealbert.com/images/photos/transit/trimet-map.jpg
(Image) http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Images/NW%20History%20Course/Lesson%2014/
(Image) Portland Competition, photograph courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
(Image) "Portland homes for sale - Portland Real Estate Search- Portland Relocation guide." Portland homes for sale - Portland Real Estate Search- Portland Relocation guide. http://relocationtoportland.com/ (accessed February 27, 2013).
(Image) Portland, Samuel John Klein of, and Oregon - An Independent Graphic Designer living in a city that was built upon an ancient Unicorn burial ground.. "The ZehnKatzen Times: Made In Oregon: It's The Battle Of The Brands." The ZehnKatzen Times. http://zehnkatzen.blogspot.com/2009/03/made-in-oregon-it-battle-of-brands.html (accessed February 28, 2013).
(Image at top of Resouces Page) www.simongarnier.org. Keep Portland Weird.
(Image) The Great Plank Road, photograph courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
(Image) http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/52/64452-004-2AED865A.gif
(Image) "Map of the City of Portland, 1866 | Vintage Portland." http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/map-of-the-city-of-portland-1866/ (accessed February 26, 2013).
(Image) "Margery Bare." Margery Bare. http://betterhomesnw.com/homepage/1900-1910portland/ (accessed February 27, 2013).
(Image) "Metro: Regional vision: The 2040 Growth Concept." Metro: Welcome to Metro. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id =29882 (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) "Project Overview | Central City 2035 | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/304042 (accessed March 3, 2013).
(Image) "Robert Moses + Portland | Museum of the City." http://www.museumofthecity.org/exhibit/freeway-revolts-portland/robert-moses-portland (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) “Chapter 6: Planning—The evolution of planning practice in Portland | Comp Plan Context: 1980–Today | The City of Portland, Oregon." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/122767 (accessed March 3, 2013).
(Image) Blendl, Alex. "SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon - 1918 - Alex Blendl Prints - By Printmaker." OLD OREGON - The Art of Historic Photos. http://www.oldoregonphotos.com/printmaker/blendl/sw-broadway-portland-oregon.html (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) Commission of Public Docks. "Industrial Map of Portland, 1924 | Vintage Portland."http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/industrial-map-of-portland-1924/ (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) Cressler, Alan. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/favorites/page13/?view=lg (accessed February 20, 2013).
(Image) http://portlandmonthlymag.com/data/images/2012/7/image/5899/tanner-springs-park.jpg
(Image) http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=770
(Image) http://www.pdx.edu/planning-sustainability/sites/www.pdx.edu.planning-sustainability/files/SoMa%20EcoDistrict%20Map.pdf
(Image) http://www.portofportland.com/Notices/HQP2_LEED_Platinum_01_BLT.htm
(Image) http://www.preservationnation.org/assets/photos-images/preservation-magazine/green-issue/gerding-theatre.jpg
(Image) Solomon, R. "Archives & Records Management." City of Portland, Oregon. http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=26978 (accessed February 20, 2013).
(Image) The Kiplinger Washington. "10 Good Reasons to Move to Portland." ActiveRain Real Estate Network. http://activerain.com/blogsview/2486258/10-good-reasons-to-move-to-portland (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) Union Printing. "Lewis & Clark Exposition Map, 1905 | Vintage Portland." http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/lewis-clark-exposition-map-1905/ (accessed February 17, 2013).
(Image) "Metro: Mission, charter and code." Metro: Welcome to Metro. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=24270 (accessed March 3, 2013).
(Image) "TriMet: Public Transit in the Portland Area." TriMet: Public Transit in the Portland Area. http://trimet.org/ (accessed March 6, 2013).
(Image) "Want to Move Here? Watch Modern Portland |Mac's List." http://www.macslist.org/want-to-move-here-watch-modern-portland/ (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) HANECKOW, DAN. "Portland Architecture: Planning." BRIAN LIBBY.http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/planning/ (accessed March 5, 2013).
(Image) hollistic, the Olmsted Brothers Firm. The document clearly lays out that the park system of a city should be designed as well as acquired in a, and comprehensive manner stating: . "The Olmsteds and conceptual origins | Museum of the City." Home | Museum of the City. http://www.museumofthecity.org/exhibit/olmsteads-and-40-mile-loop (accessed February 27, 2013).
(Image) "Home Team Portland." Home Team Portland. www.hometeamportland.com (accessed February 20, 2012)
(Image) http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2009/01/GS.61MALL123.jpg
(Image) http://cdncontent.edgemm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MG
(Image) http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/alaskawcanada&CISOPTR=1796&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=802&DMHEIGHT=537.79947916667&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=0&DMROTATE=0;
(Image) http://emilyingebricson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/922278_10089314.jpg
(Image) http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/files/images/HD_villardHc.jpg;
(Image) http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/6/5/1/7/7/webimg/609571433_tp.jpg
(Image) http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/scripophily/peoplestransportationvig.jpg
(Image) http://pdxretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/morrison-bridge_1892.jpg;
(Image) http://quarriesandbeyond.org/articles_and_books/orewashstruct/images/dredge01.jpg;
(Image) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Waterfront_Park,_Portland.jpg
(Image) http://vintageportland.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/a2004-002-1844-south-portland-near-ross-island-bridge-1930.jpg
(Image) http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=24846
(Image) http://www.portlandoregon.gov/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=336936
(Image) http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/65711
(Image) http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/65714
(Image) http://www.southwaterfront.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pmlrbridge.jpg
(Image) http://www.sps700.org/portlandrailroadhistory/Oregon_Portage_Railroad.jpg
(Image) http://www.thealbert.com/images/photos/transit/trimet-map.jpg
(Image) http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Images/NW%20History%20Course/Lesson%2014/
(Image) Portland Competition, photograph courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
(Image) "Portland homes for sale - Portland Real Estate Search- Portland Relocation guide." Portland homes for sale - Portland Real Estate Search- Portland Relocation guide. http://relocationtoportland.com/ (accessed February 27, 2013).
(Image) Portland, Samuel John Klein of, and Oregon - An Independent Graphic Designer living in a city that was built upon an ancient Unicorn burial ground.. "The ZehnKatzen Times: Made In Oregon: It's The Battle Of The Brands." The ZehnKatzen Times. http://zehnkatzen.blogspot.com/2009/03/made-in-oregon-it-battle-of-brands.html (accessed February 28, 2013).
(Image at top of Resouces Page) www.simongarnier.org. Keep Portland Weird.
(Image) The Great Plank Road, photograph courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
(Image) http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/52/64452-004-2AED865A.gif
Links To External Sites
Portland Planning Metro Council - Portland Planning Metro Council serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the greater Portland region.
Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability - The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability develops innovative and practical solutions to create and enhance a prosperous, educated, healthy and equitable city.
Carl Abbott (Father of Portland Urban Studies) Urban West- The Urban West is a collective of important planning issues. The site has a number of planning related articles and serves as the official site of Carl Abbott, professor of urban studies at Portland State University, and father of Portland Urban Studies.
Portland's Archive and Record Center - This link to the city's auditors office has a large database of archived planning materials and documents online.
LEED - US Green Building Council - USGBC.org sets standards for environmentally friendly development and design.
City of Portland, OR - Portlandonline.com is the cities official website with useful resources for citizens.
TriMet - Trimet.org provides residents with transit schedule and trip planners along with other useful resources for commuters of the MAX or any other TriMet public transport.
Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability - The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability develops innovative and practical solutions to create and enhance a prosperous, educated, healthy and equitable city.
Carl Abbott (Father of Portland Urban Studies) Urban West- The Urban West is a collective of important planning issues. The site has a number of planning related articles and serves as the official site of Carl Abbott, professor of urban studies at Portland State University, and father of Portland Urban Studies.
Portland's Archive and Record Center - This link to the city's auditors office has a large database of archived planning materials and documents online.
LEED - US Green Building Council - USGBC.org sets standards for environmentally friendly development and design.
City of Portland, OR - Portlandonline.com is the cities official website with useful resources for citizens.
TriMet - Trimet.org provides residents with transit schedule and trip planners along with other useful resources for commuters of the MAX or any other TriMet public transport.
Who Are We?
Jesse Ellison
Land Use |
Jillian Emery
Transportation |
Lara Jansen
Sustainability |
Anthony Monaco
Urban Design & Housing |
A thousand thanks to Molly Hamilton and Dr. Bussell - Urban Studies and Planning - University of California San Diego