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City Club Approves Ballot Measure 14, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Aug 2002

City Club Approves Ballot Measure 14, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


Resolution In Support Of Fluoridation Of Portland's Water Supply, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Aug 2002

Resolution In Support Of Fluoridation Of Portland's Water Supply, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


What Works In Economic Development Practice? An Evaluation Of Strategies & Tools, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton Aug 2002

What Works In Economic Development Practice? An Evaluation Of Strategies & Tools, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

What Works in Economic Development reviews evaluation literature relevant to economic development strategies. While economic development programs are difficult to evaluate, the literature reveals important information about the level of success achieved by various programs. It also demonstrates how positive results can be realized. A “what works” matrix follows the review of the evaluation studies. The matrix highlights the significant findings and key lessons that can be learned from this work.


Strategies And Tools In Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton Aug 2002

Strategies And Tools In Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.


St. Johns/Lombard Plan Neighborhood Walks Summary And Participants' Comments, Portland (Or.). City Planning Commission Jul 2002

St. Johns/Lombard Plan Neighborhood Walks Summary And Participants' Comments, Portland (Or.). City Planning Commission

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.


From Vision To Development, Ernest Bonner Jul 2002

From Vision To Development, Ernest Bonner

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.


Marquam Hill Plan Action Charts: Adopted By Resolution Number 36083, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor Jul 2002

Marquam Hill Plan Action Charts: Adopted By Resolution Number 36083, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.


Ten Principles For Achieving Region 2040 Centers , Metro (Or.) Jul 2002

Ten Principles For Achieving Region 2040 Centers , Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.


St. Johns/Lombard Plan: Neighborhood Walks, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (Zgf) Partnership Jun 2002

St. Johns/Lombard Plan: Neighborhood Walks, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (Zgf) Partnership

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.


Pioneer Square Chronology, Ernest Bonner Jun 2002

Pioneer Square Chronology, Ernest Bonner

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.


History Of Urban Pioneer Awards Dinner, Portland State University. College Of Urban And Public Affairs Jun 2002

History Of Urban Pioneer Awards Dinner, Portland State University. College Of Urban And Public Affairs

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.


Quality Of Life Community Collaborative Demographic Profiles, Risa Proehl, Irina V. Sharkova, Telesis Corporation, San Diego, Ca Jun 2002

Quality Of Life Community Collaborative Demographic Profiles, Risa Proehl, Irina V. Sharkova, Telesis Corporation, San Diego, Ca

Publications, Reports and Presentations

Demographic profiles have been created for at the regional and community levels for San Diego County. There is an individual demographic profile for each of 10 Community Collaboratives in San Diego County as a whole. The demographic profiles all have the same structure and consist of the same variables to provide consistency so that comparisons can be made between communities. The profiles were created to provide background information for a larger project, the development of Quality of Life Indices for the San Diego County Alcohol and Drug Services Agency.


San Diego Quality Of Life Indices: Calculating The Social Indicators Of Risk And Protective Factors, Risa Proehl, Irina V. Sharkova, Telesis Corporation, San Diego, Ca Jun 2002

San Diego Quality Of Life Indices: Calculating The Social Indicators Of Risk And Protective Factors, Risa Proehl, Irina V. Sharkova, Telesis Corporation, San Diego, Ca

Publications, Reports and Presentations

A system of measurements, the San Diego Quality of Life Indices (SDCQOLI), is being developed and reported in response to the need of successful prevention of the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs (ATOD) and ATOD service delivery. The purpose of the SDCQOLI is to serve as a utility for public policy applications (ATOD prevention and others), both community-sponsored and initiated by the San Diego County and local governments, in order to achieve the mission of the County of San Diego "...to improve the region's Quality of Life" (County of San Diego...).


Environmental Middle School Making The Connection: Locally Grown Food And The Portland Public Schools' Meal Program, Paul Bender, Daniela Brod, Lauren Maloney, April Siebenaler, David Stocker Jun 2002

Environmental Middle School Making The Connection: Locally Grown Food And The Portland Public Schools' Meal Program, Paul Bender, Daniela Brod, Lauren Maloney, April Siebenaler, David Stocker

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

A recent "farms to school" movement designed to expand the range and quantity of local foods, especially produce, has taken root across the U.S, with support from the United States Department of Agriculture. After finding a suitable client school willing to introduce this idea in Portland, this project, identifies incremental and feasible steps that can be taken toward including more locally gown food into the Environmental Middle School's meal service. The main objectives of this project are:

  • To increase the availability of locally grown foods at EMS, and ultimately in the Portland Public Schools meal service program
  • To encourage food …


Ballot Measure Research Study: Oregon State Ballot Measure 13 (School Stability Fund), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) May 2002

Ballot Measure Research Study: Oregon State Ballot Measure 13 (School Stability Fund), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


City Club Of Portland Ballot Measure Study: Oregon State Ballot Measure 26-30, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) May 2002

City Club Of Portland Ballot Measure Study: Oregon State Ballot Measure 26-30, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


Tax Reform In Oregon, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Apr 2002

Tax Reform In Oregon, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


City Club Of Portland Report: Measure 7 And Compensation For The Impacts Of Government Regulation, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Apr 2002

City Club Of Portland Report: Measure 7 And Compensation For The Impacts Of Government Regulation, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


Affordable Housing In Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Feb 2002

Affordable Housing In Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.


High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000, Robert Sadowski Feb 2002

High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000, Robert Sadowski

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

This briefing paper provides an analysis of high-tech activity in the Cleveland Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) from 1992 to 2000. It begins by defining the term high-tech industry, using criteria developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). High-tech industries are then analyzed from the viewpoint of employment levels, average earnings, and number of establishments. The City of Cleveland’s share of high-tech activity is discussed along with a comparison of the Cleveland PMSA versus the U.S. The paper concludes with a summary analysis of Cleveland’s position n in the world of high-tech.


High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000: Technology-Oriented Employment Addendum, Robert Sadowski Feb 2002

High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000: Technology-Oriented Employment Addendum, Robert Sadowski

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.


Board Of Trustees 2002-2003, City Of Portland Jan 2002

Board Of Trustees 2002-2003, City Of Portland

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.


Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing (Executive Summary), Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing (Executive Summary), Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Five years ago, very few people would have believed that it was possible to end homelessness for the most marginalized Americans. Today, the idea that we can end the cycle of homelessness and institutionalization for vulnerable Americans is so mainstream that the Bush administration declared in its 2003 budget proposal that it considers “ending chronic homelessness in the next decade a top objective.” The key to this turnaround in thinking is supportive housing, an approach that is both smart and compassionate” according to a recent editorial in the New York Times. It is a concept that is proving to be …


Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing, Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing, Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Five years ago, very few people would have believed that it was possible to end homelessness for the most marginalized Americans. Today, the idea that we can end the cycle of homelessness and institutionalization for vulnerable Americans is so mainstream that the Bush administration declared in its 2003 budget proposal that it considers “ending chronic homelessness in the next decade a top objective.” The key to this turnaround in thinking is supportive housing, an approach that is both smart and compassionate” according to a recent editorial in the New York Times. It is a concept that is proving to be …


Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report, Burke Lakefront Airport, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report, Burke Lakefront Airport, Kathryn W. Hexter

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.


Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Port Activities, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Port Activities, Kathryn W. Hexter

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.


Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Utilities And Railroads, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Utilities And Railroads, Kathryn W. Hexter

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.


Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Climate And Shoreline, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Climate And Shoreline, Kathryn W. Hexter

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.


City Of Sherwood Transit Plan, Keith Benjamin, Gary Berger, Shimon Isreal, Mauricio Leclerc, Ethan Spoo, Carl Switzer Jan 2002

City Of Sherwood Transit Plan, Keith Benjamin, Gary Berger, Shimon Isreal, Mauricio Leclerc, Ethan Spoo, Carl Switzer

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

In response to rapid population growth and new development, the City of Sherwood is reevaluating its transit provision. Working closely with planning staff from the City, six Portland State University Students (the Project Team) gathered information from residents about transit use and desired improvements to existing service.


A Guide To Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill S. Taylor Jan 2002

A Guide To Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill S. Taylor

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.