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Portland State University

Metroscape

2015

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Leveraging University/Community Engagement, Sheila A. Martin Jul 2015

Leveraging University/Community Engagement, Sheila A. Martin

Metroscape

Dr. Stephen Percy reflects on his first year as Dean of the College of Urban & Public Affairs and the unique opportunities for civic engagement an urban university offers. An interview by Sheila Martin.


Make Way For The Orange Line And A Milwaukian Renaissance, Ben Maras Jul 2015

Make Way For The Orange Line And A Milwaukian Renaissance, Ben Maras

Metroscape

Ben Maras describes how residents of Milwaukie, Oregon feel about the new TriMet Orange Line that will surely bring change to this city just over 20,000.


Indicators Of The Metroscape: Housing Affordability And A $15 Minimum Wage, Elizabeth Morehead Jul 2015

Indicators Of The Metroscape: Housing Affordability And A $15 Minimum Wage, Elizabeth Morehead

Metroscape

Elizabeth Morehead focuses on housing affordability and the impact of a $15 minimum wage.


Go By Transit! Out-Of-Town Adventures On Local Public Transportation, Linn Davis Jul 2015

Go By Transit! Out-Of-Town Adventures On Local Public Transportation, Linn Davis

Metroscape

Linn Davis recounts his epic public-transit journeys to far-flung areas of the metroscape, and the surprising discoveries he made along the way.


The Landscape: Equity, Elizabeth Morehead Jul 2015

The Landscape: Equity, Elizabeth Morehead

Metroscape

Elizabeth Morehead uses data from Greater Portland Pulse to point to educational and economic disparities as well as the disproportionate involvement of racial and ethnic minorities in the region's criminal justice system.


Periodic Atlas Of The Of The Metroscape: The Power Of The Pyramid, Meg Merrick Jul 2015

Periodic Atlas Of The Of The Metroscape: The Power Of The Pyramid, Meg Merrick

Metroscape

Meg Merrick explains an important tool for understanding demographics - the population Pyramid. She then uses this tool to describe demographic trends in Portland and Beaverton's neighborhoods.


The Landscape: Carnegie Libraries, Linn Davis Jan 2015

The Landscape: Carnegie Libraries, Linn Davis

Metroscape

A brief look at the legacy of Carnegie libraries in the Portland Metropolitan Area, with special emphasis on the Oregon City Library and plans for its renovation.


Rock, Water, And Gravity: Alchemy Along The Willamette, Andrée Tremoulet Jan 2015

Rock, Water, And Gravity: Alchemy Along The Willamette, Andrée Tremoulet

Metroscape

An exploration of the Willamette Falls Legacy Project, which aims to transform and develop the former 22-acre Blue Heron Paper Company mill site just southwest of downtown Oregon City.


Work With Me People! An Interview With Mike Weatherby, Recently Retired Mayor Of Fairview, Oregon, Sheila A. Martin Jan 2015

Work With Me People! An Interview With Mike Weatherby, Recently Retired Mayor Of Fairview, Oregon, Sheila A. Martin

Metroscape

Mayor Mike Weatherby was first sworn in as Mayor of Fairview on January 2, 2003. He was re-elected in November of 2006 and 2010. Sheila Martin sat down with him to discuss how the town and the region have changed over hsi twelve years in office and his hopes for the future.


Voters' Choice 11/14, Sheila A. Martin, Meg Merrick, Richard A. Clucas, Carolyn N. Long Jan 2015

Voters' Choice 11/14, Sheila A. Martin, Meg Merrick, Richard A. Clucas, Carolyn N. Long

Metroscape

A review of the 2014 midterm election in Oregon. This version of the Atlas considers the results if the November 2014 elections for some key races and intiatives in Oregon and, separately, some of the important issues faced by voters in Clark County. The maps show precinct-level results; the circles within each precinct show the distribution of votes within that precinct.


Values & Beliefs, Sheila A. Martin, Carolyn N. Long Jan 2015

Values & Beliefs, Sheila A. Martin, Carolyn N. Long

Metroscape

hat values are commonn to residents of the metroscape? Sheila Martin and Carlolyn N. Long examine recent survey results on topics ranging from government priorities to economic development.


Indicators Of The Metroscape: Self-Sufficiency, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies Jan 2015

Indicators Of The Metroscape: Self-Sufficiency, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies

Metroscape

Overview of annual median income and self-sufficiency standards for various household types in 2014, for several Oregon counties in Northwestern Oregon.