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Mobility And Accessibility In Shrinking Cities, Joanna Ganning
Mobility And Accessibility In Shrinking Cities, Joanna Ganning
TREC Project Briefs
A University of Utah researcher explores the synthesis of mobility- and accessibility-based transportation planning in the context of urban decay.
Dissolved: Lessons Learned From The Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council, Amy K. Coplen, Monica Cuneo
Dissolved: Lessons Learned From The Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council, Amy K. Coplen, Monica Cuneo
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
The city of Portland, Oregon, is often hailed in news and popular media as the capital of the U.S. alternative food movement. In 2002, the Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council (PMFPC) was established to address the region's growing interest in cultivating a sustainable local food system. Council members contributed to many notable achievements, including a healthy corner store initiative, a beginning farmer training program, and changes to zoning codes to expand urban agriculture. However, the PMFPC was dissolved in the summer of 2012 after local government agencies expressed that the council was losing relevancy. After a decade of conducting food …