Metro again is looking toward the future and preparing for growth in the Southwest Corridor. With escalating traffic and a need to better connect the Southwest Corridor to the rest of the Portland region, the proposed 12-mile light rail line could be the answer. This new MAX line
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Over the last three years, Metro has been working on a transportation plan that will set the strategy for the next 25 years of transportation needs in the Portland Metro Area. Metro’s plan identifies current and future transportation needs, including motor vehicles, public transit, walking and bike
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Earlier this month, Metro released its anticipated Urban Growth Report. One of the hot topics covered in the report is the four UGB expansion proposals currently being considered by Metro Council. Beyond this topic on future possible expansion areas, Metro Council also gave its view on various
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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 2 years you’ve noticed the massive 21-story building sitting at the East side’s entrance to the Burnside bridge. What is now known as the Yard Building, a 284-unit apartment building with commercial space on the ground floor.
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As the temperature drops and the prospect of snow grows, Portlanders don’t just get giddy about seeing that powdery white, they start to look forward to their time-honored holiday traditions. Yes they love their Zoo Lights, The Grotto, the Festival of Lights, the Christmas Bazaar, and the
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You may already know about Portland’s unique system for doling out development worthy land, but if you don’t the process is handled by an agency known as Metro and those areas that can and can’t be developed are separated by an invisible line known as the Urban
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The City of Roses continues to see a rise in demand for homes and a decrease in useable inventory. No question, affordable housing is a very large concern and one that can’t go unchecked because of the glaring example we have seen from the larger NW cities
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At the tail end of summer, developers broke ground on the first development in a 1,400-acre comprehensive plan in Hillsboro (dubbed the South Hillsboro Comprehensive Area). The plan area borders Tualatin-Valley Highway, SW 209th Avenue, and Rosedale Road. This Comprehensive Plan area is being started by what’s
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Portland Sets in Motion Cleanup of Zombie Homes Zombie home reform part 2 The fight on zombie homes continues in the city of Portland as earlier this month Mayor Charlie Hales began to put his vision into action. The city council met on June 15th and voted
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If you you’ve had high land use aspirations, but haven’t had the space to do it, the City of Portland could have a solution for you! Portland is looking to lease a piece of land to one lucky winner for only one dollar. The piece of land
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