What was supposed to be 400 units of affordable housing in South Waterfront is still a muddy parking lot.
urban renewal
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Back to the Future
Rose Quarter Revamp Looks to the Past for Ideas
Portland razed the “Rose Quarter” neighborhood decades ago. Now the
city aims to rebuild it.
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The Dead Freeway Society
The Strange History of Portland’s Unbuilt Roads
Portland’s progress comes from the roads not built.
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Trust Issues
Black Neighbors Wary of More “Economic Development”
Black neighbors in North and Northeast Portland are wary of new efforts
of urban renewal.
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Finding $15 Million
Council Faces Huge Soccer Funding Hole
City council faces a $15 million funding hole for Major League Soccer.
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Power Ball
City Hall Looks to Lents Neighbors for Lead on Stadium
Lents neighbors wield power over their area—and the future of
Beavers baseball.
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Hall Monitor
Urban Renewaaagh!
A new urban renewal argument threatens to kill the Major League Soccer
deal.