Metro’s proposed $5 billion transportation measure makes no sense for the region, for transportation, for our economy, for our kids and for our planet. Portland’s regional government, Metro, will be asking voters in November to
The case against Metro’s $5 billion transportation bond Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week America’s most and least segregated cities. Residential racial segregation is a fundamental and persistent aspect of system racism in the United States. Segregation cuts of disfavored groups from economic
The Week Observed, August 21, 2020 Read Post »
Racial segregation still prevails in most American cities, but varies widely across the nation. Portland is the nation’s least segregated large city. The murder of George Floyd by police has reignited national interest in making
America’s least (and most) segregated cities. Read Post »
Portland’s climate emergency efforts are tarnished by an inability to plainly speak the facts about climate change But the tragic fact is that the city is utterly failing to meet even its own previous goals,
“Let them drive Teslas” is not a climate or a justice plan Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Is it random, or is it Zumper? Are rents going up or down in your city? Listicles showing which places have the biggest jumps (or declines) in rents
The Week Observed, August 7, 2020 Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. The abject failure of Portland’s Climate Action Plan. Last month, Portland issued the final report on its 2015 Climate Action Plan. It emphasizes that the city took action
The Week Observed, July 31 2020 Read Post »
