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In Portland, A Solar Powered Food Truck
It’s a Portland love story. A city in love with food (and renewable energy) discovers a food cart serving fine, locally sourced veggie burgers, powered by solar. That food cart, known as Off the Griddle, expands its offerings to include a little cafe, called the A.N.D. Now the foodie-preneurs behind the venture are counting on a little...[read more]
Bike lanes 2.0: now or soon in a city near you
Cities in the US, including Washington, DC where I live, are making significant investments in bicycling infrastructure. Two categories that have appeared just in the last decade, for example, are bicycle sharing and urban bike stations where cyclists can store bikes and get repairs. Bike lanes, or painted stripes...[read more]
Micro homes aren't crazy
Randal O'Toole often says the "right" thing about inner-city development. He says he would abolish parking minimums of any sort and relax inner-city anti-density zoning; I would do the same. And asserting that most American families with children prefer single-family homes to small apartments does not make one an anti-city...[read more]
Driving Me Backwards
This article originally appeared on The Planner's Dream Gone Wrong.I have a confession to make. I am a bad driver. It seems like an almost un-American thing to admit. I've known this for some time. I was involved in three serious crashes (two of which were my fault) within two years of getting my license. No injuries resulted, thankfully...[read more]
Community-Generated Alternatives to the $3.6B Columbia River Crossing Project in Portland, OR
The Columbia River Crossing (CRC), one of the largest public works projects in the history of the Portland/Vancouver region, is turning to local citizens and stakeholders to generate alternatives to the current version of the $3.6 Billion project proposal to reduce congestion and enhance safety, livability, and mobility. PPS Senior...[read more]
The Currency of Planning
As part of keeping up with this blog, I read a lot of what other people write about various Midwestern cities. A recurring theme from Midwest urbanists is a frustration with local civic leaders’ unwillingness to implement what they see as new and better policies and approaches, especially in light of the struggles the region has...[read more]
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“Spot on! I believe that incorporating concepts in anthropology (or biology, and so on) is absolutely necessary for our health in cities. It only makes sense that the environment we evolved in would impact our physiology today. How we can utilize this knowledge and research it further is crucial...”
“Great article, Kaid.Rethinking the future of what will hopefully be the inevitable demise of the suburban strip mall is an important exercise. Whether or not the next generation of strip mall tenants are big business or small scale artisans, does it really help to defuse the underlying flaws in the use patterns of the development type? The choice may change the feel of the suburbs, but isn't ...”