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Portland State University

Metroscape

2018

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Finding The Middle: Overcoming Challenges To Building Missing Middle Housing, Ryan Winterberg-Lipp Jul 2018

Finding The Middle: Overcoming Challenges To Building Missing Middle Housing, Ryan Winterberg-Lipp

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In the Portland metro area and across the state, the demographics of cities are changing. Urban populations and housing prices are rising, while household sizes are declining with an aging baby boomer generation and younger households both delaying marriage and children and having fewer children. With these changing dynamics, many Portland metro communities are looking to missing middle housing types to “provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state” as called for in the Oregon Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines. With increasing interest in missing middle housing as a way to provide more housing choices for area households …


The Landscape: Happy Valley, Eavan Moore Jul 2018

The Landscape: Happy Valley, Eavan Moore

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This article examines Happy Valley, Oregon, with special emphasis on how to manage growth amid continued development.


Indicators Of The Metroscape: Urban Coyotes, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies Jul 2018

Indicators Of The Metroscape: Urban Coyotes, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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A brief look at increasing presence of coyotes in the Portland Metropolitan Region, with an overview of the Urban Coyote Project.


Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: The Geography Of Health, Joshua Ollinger, Ashley Donald, Randy Morris Jul 2018

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: The Geography Of Health, Joshua Ollinger, Ashley Donald, Randy Morris

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Our ability to lead a fulfilling life and pursue our goals is largely shaped by our health. Although we experience these conditions such as illness and disabilities at a very personal level, factors outside of our control are often what determines our health. Known as the Social Determinants of Health, where we are born, work, live, and spend our lives is considered equally if not more important to our health status than medical care and personal health behaviors. As a result, certain communities and populations disproportionately experience burdens. Identifying and increasing awareness of health disparities is an essential step toward …


Growing Wisely In Vancouver, Washington: An Interview With Mayor Anne Mcenerny-Ogle, Elizabeth Morehead Jul 2018

Growing Wisely In Vancouver, Washington: An Interview With Mayor Anne Mcenerny-Ogle, Elizabeth Morehead

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In November 2017, Anne McEnerny-Ogle was elected to a four-year term as Mayor of Vancouver, Washington. Anne served on City Council from January 2014 through December 2017. She was also Vancouver's Mayor Pro Tem from January 2016 through December 2017. Anne earned a bachelor's degree in education from Southern Oregon State College and a master's degree in education from Lewis and Clark College. Anne retired after teaching thirty years in Lake Oswego Public Schools and serving as the chair of the mathematics department. During this time, she was a consultant to numerous school districts in Washington and Oregon, presented her …


Whither Skamania?, Eavan Moore Jul 2018

Whither Skamania?, Eavan Moore

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An in-depth look at Skamania County, Washington, examining its financial challenges, obstacles faced by employers, the impact of declining timber revenues, long-term impacts of the 2017 forest fires, and a look at future growth and possible local government strategies.


An Emerging Contradiction: Non-Farm Activity Within Exclusive Farm Use Zones, Nicholas Chun Jan 2018

An Emerging Contradiction: Non-Farm Activity Within Exclusive Farm Use Zones, Nicholas Chun

Metroscape

This installment of the Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape examines Oregon land use policy and non-farm use activities on agricultural lands that are zoned for exclusive farm use.


Something Borrowed... Total Annual Circulation Of All Library Materials, Including Renewals, Per Capita, By County, Portland Msa, 2001-2016, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies Jan 2018

Something Borrowed... Total Annual Circulation Of All Library Materials, Including Renewals, Per Capita, By County, Portland Msa, 2001-2016, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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This installment of Indicators of the Metroscape examines library usage data in the Portland Metropolitan Area.


The Nuts And Bolts Of Broadband, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies Jan 2018

The Nuts And Bolts Of Broadband, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies

Metroscape

This Sidebar looks at defining broadband internet access and gives a basic introduction to how it works as well as its implementation at the local level.


Growing Deeper Roots: Toward Resilient Urban Forests, Sachi Arakawa Jan 2018

Growing Deeper Roots: Toward Resilient Urban Forests, Sachi Arakawa

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This article examines the urban forest in Portland, Oregon, as part of a complex system that requires management, education and outreach to remain healthy and sustainable. It also reviews the economic and ecological benefits of a health urban forest.


Engineering Psu's Future: An Interview With Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, Sheila Martin, Elizabeth Morehead Jan 2018

Engineering Psu's Future: An Interview With Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, Sheila Martin, Elizabeth Morehead

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PSU’s ninth president, Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi (pronounced Shoe-re-she) is an experienced administrator and innovative academic who considers his work with students his greatest accomplishment. Shoureshi is a mechanical engineer who earned a master’s degree and a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shoureshi says PSU’s commitment to diversity, civic engagement and innovation persuaded him to join the university.


The Balancing Act: A Look At Dynamic School District Boundaries, Sheila Martin, Madison Levy Jan 2018

The Balancing Act: A Look At Dynamic School District Boundaries, Sheila Martin, Madison Levy

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How do school districts throughout the Portland region respond to changes in student populations that cause overcrowding or under enrollment? In this article, we explore some of the key trends in school enrollment, describe the challenges faced by some of the districts in the region, and describe how different districts address those challenges.


The Landscape: Cully Neighborhood, Eavan Moore Jan 2018

The Landscape: Cully Neighborhood, Eavan Moore

Metroscape

This installment of The Landscape focuses on Portland's Cully neighborhood, briefly reviewing its history, demographic trends, and current planning efforts.