Portland
Portland is our home and a local laboratory for many interesting developments in urban living.
October 2014
Finding your way around City Observatory
The City Observatory homepage is designed to provide you with access to the latest in urban policy analysis and research, and the background to make sense of it all. At the top of the site,
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Upcoming Reports
In the next few weeks, look for new City Observatory reports addressing city job growth, the unfolding process of neighborhood change, and the changing way we create, use and interact with public spaces in cities.
Is Portland really where young people go to retire?
Forget the quirky, slacker stereotype, the data show people are coming to Portland to start businesses. A recent New York Times magazine article “Keep Portland Broke,” echoed a meme made popular by the satirical television
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Kids in Cities
Is there a place for families with children in cities? For the past two decades, there’s been an increasing tendency for well-educated young adults to choose to live in close-in urban neighborhoods <link>. While many