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Indicators Of The Metroscape: Dropouts, Ellie Fiore

Metroscape

A brief overview of high school drop rates for Oregon with a focus on the Portland Metro Area.

The Landscape: Education Architecture, Jones R. Estes

Metroscape

A short article which discusses learning environments and school building designs.

Poems: In The Region Of Words, Dan Raphael, Carlos Reyes, Alicia Beale, Judith Barrington

Metroscape

A collection of poems.

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: Sheltering The Metroscape: Assessing The Urban Forest, Joseph Poracsky, Michael Lackner

Metroscape

An article (with maps) which discusses the importance of having a healthy urban forest ecosystem in the Portland Metro Area.

The Landscape: Beaverton, Jones R. Estes

Metroscape

A brief look at the community of Beaverton, Oregon, highlighting its history, attractions, landmarks, and future prospects.

Cc: Job Seekers Current Workers University Aspirants: Conversations On Community Co, Mateusz Perkowski

Metroscape

An article which discusses the mission and value of higher learning in community colleges in the Portland Metro area.

The Landscape: The Urban Center Plaza, Carl Abbott

Metroscape

An overview of the Urban Center Plaza in Portland, Oregon, highlighting its design, construction and public uses.

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: Common Ground? Land Use Along Portland's Urban Growth Boundary, Thomas Harvey, Martha A. Works

Metroscape

In this study we analyze the impact of the urban growth boundary on rural landscape change in Portland, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington,and assess the importance of rural and agricultural landscapes to residents of the rural-urban fringe. We selected five, 4-square mile areas in the greater Portland metropolitan area for the study. Four are in Oregon and cover the transition area from urban to rural land uses under different levels of pressure along the state-mandated and Metrodel ineated urban growth boundary. One is in the less regulated land use environment of Clark County, Washington. The kinds of questions we addressed …

A Man For All Regions, Sumner Sharpe

Metroscape

A native of Egypt, Nohad Toulan has been a faculty member at Portland State University since 1972 when he founded the Urban Studies Program at Portland State University. Under his leadership the program evolved from modest beginnings as an undergraduate certificate progam into a Ph.D. grant ing school and in 2000 it became the College of Urban and Public Affairs. The college has maintained its stature as one of the leading urban studies programs in the nation. Dr. Toulon also founded the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies in 1993. Trained as an engineer and planner, Dr. Toulon has been an …

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: Lassoing Urban Sprawl, Arthur C. Nelson, Thomas W. Sanchez

Metroscape

This issue's atlas compares the metroscape with four other metropolitan areas (San Antonio, Columbus, Charlotte, and Orlando). Using 1990 and 2000 census block group data, density classifications were used to show patterns of urban (3 ,000+ persons/ sq.mi .), suburban (1 ,000 to 3,000 persons/sq.mi .), exurban (300 to 1,000 persons/sq .mi.) , and rural (/sq.mi.) growth. While the metroscape experienced significant population growth from 1990 to 2000, compared to the other four, it realized the smallest loss of rural lands and significantly less suburban and exurban style development as well. By comparison, Orlando - the other metro area in …

A Pub Is A Place Of Healing: An Interview With Mike Mcmenamin, J. M. Cohn

Metroscape

An interview with Portland's Mike McMenamin, founder of a large group of brewpubs and hotels throughout Oregon and Washington. He discusses their history, philosophy and operations.

Backgrounder: Portland's Romance With Rail, Shelley Holly

Metroscape

This backgrounder is designed to fill in some of the blanks and give some historical substance to one of the metroscape's most distinguishing features and one which, not incidentally, shaped the very physical aspect of the region: its affinity for rail travel.

The Landscape: Vancouver, Wa, Shelley Holly

Metroscape

An overview of planning policy and urban renewal projects in Vancouver, Washington, including a brief discussion of future development and relations with Portland,

The Landscape: 40 Mile Loop & Regional Trails: Park It Here, Shannon Axtell

Metroscape

A brief history and overview of the 40 mile loop and other regional trails in and around the Portland, Oregon area, as well as Metro's 1992 Metropolitan Greenspaces Master Plan and proposed future extensions.

Sustainability: Think Globally, Act Locally, Shannon Axtell

Metroscape

A brief look at developing concepts of sustainability and sustainable development, both from an international as well as an Oregon perspective. Addresses the difficulties faced by cities in their efforts to formulate specific goals and policies for sustainability, and cites several Oregon projects and initiatives that have sustainability as their focus.

Indicators Of The Metroscape: Right Jobs? Right Skills?, Shelley Holly, Arianne Sperry

Metroscape

A look at Oregon Employment Department projections for the Portland Metropolitan Area, with special focus on top ten occupations and the quality of labor required to fill forecasted need.

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: Natural Hazards: Are You At Risk, Tom Sanchez, Scott Burns, Jon Dorwart, Meg Merrick

Metroscape

This edition of the Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape focuses on hazard analysis, and looks at the relative danger of earthquake, flood, landslide, debris flow, lava flow, and radon throughout the Portland area. The maps are printed in 3D format, and the print edition of the Metroscape included special glasses that, when worn, give the maps a 3D appearance.

The Final Frontier: Using Space Under 2040, John Provo

Metroscape

Later this year the Metro Council will face a decision about expansion of the urban growth boundary (UGB). Reaching a verdict on that question will require negotiating the conflicts between the long term regional vision described in Metro's 2040 Plan, short-term economic fluctuations, and specific local concerns. Looking at possible tradeoffs and choices facing the region, panelists at a recent Metroscape™ forum on these topics were asked to discuss the connections among implementation, design, and market challenges involved in planning for the integration of open space with denser development in regional centers.

What follows are excerpts from a panel discussion …

The Unseen Metroscape, Arianne Sperry

Metroscape

A brief photo essay highlighting the quirky, fun, and lesser-known places and attractions in the Portland Metropolitan Area.

Regional Centers: Do They Work?, John Provo

Metroscape

Focusing on Regional Centers and other places designated in 2040, this article is the first in a two part series discussing some of the key concepts of density and open space, inseparably intertwined with our understanding of the region's quality of life. The local implementation of these regional plans will be explored through discussions with local planners, developers , and neighborhood activists. Looking back five years to the visions expressed by the citizens of Clackamas , Multnomah, and Washington Counties in Metro's 2040 plans, how have Metro and local jurisdictions planned for density and open space? How has the market …

The Landscape: St. Helens, Shannon Axtell

Metroscape

A brief overview of the history of Saint Helens, Oregon, and a presentation of the new St. Helens River District Concept Plan.

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: Census 2000: First Take, Tom Sanchez, Meg Merrick, Richard Lycan

Metroscape

The following atlas summarizes some of the primary demographic indicators currently available from the 2000 Census. In addition to changes in settlement patterns and urban form (as indicated by population density patterns), the following maps show the ten-year changes in Hispanic, African-American, and Asian populations. Following these, are maps showing changes in homeownership patterns, household structure, and age characteristics for the region.

Indicators Of The Metroscape: Unemployment, Shelley Holley

Metroscape

Regarding the regional employment rate: is the glass half full or half empty? While the question isn't really that simple, due to the methodology of calculating unemployment rates, it illustrates the classic quandary of ambiguous news. Oregon, like much of the country, has experienced a recent sharp increase in unemployment and the state's jobless rate was declared to be higher than the national average. While this news may appear alarming, in historical context, Oregon's November unemployment rate of 6.4% was not exceptionally high (the rate has since climbed higher). That rate was approximately 65% of the level seen in the …

The Landscape: Sauvie Island, Rick Roth

Metroscape

A brief overview of the geography, history and outlook for Sauvie Island, an area situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers that is important as a wildlife refuge, farming areas, and for recreation.

Exhuming Measure 7, Yvonne Buchanan

Metroscape

A review of Oregon's Measure 7 ballot initiative, its history, and future impacts. The measure, which was on the state ballot in 2000, was the most sweeping property rights measure ever seen in this country's history. Although the measure passed, it was later ruled unconstitutional, and was being reformulated for inclusion in the upcoming November election.

Periodic Atlas Of The Metroscape: Election 2000: The Geography Of Democracy, Richard A. Clucas, Peter Drakos

Metroscape

This issue of the Periodic Atlas focuses on how metroscape residents voted in the 2000 general election. We have used geographic information systems (GIS) technology to map the distribution of votes in each election precinct across the region for the presidential race and all the measures on the Oregon ballot. On the pages that follow, we present some of the more revealing results.

Las Caras En La Tierra Prometida, Carlos Blanton

Metroscape

This article offers brief descriptions of just a few organizations, institutions, and individuals who, as part of the Latino explosion in Oregon of the 1990s, are helping to make Portland a more cosmopolitan and diverse city.