The Wilson High School band took first place in last Saturday night’s Starlight Parade In-State “A” Division, for bands with 99 or fewer members. Many thanks to Multnomah County voters and taxpayers, without…

In the North Macadam District Design Guidelines adopted in 2000, the first “Design Objective” for North Macadam (now known as South Waterfront) reads: “The provision of seven view corridors through the District that…

I previewed for you in March, many of the proposed changes (pdf) in Portland’s Public Campaign Finance fund system going to Council this afternoon. Most of the changes suggested by the Citizens Campaign…

Prelude: What’s the deal with the lower case “v” in the official references to visionPDX? That’s as pretentious as deleting the space in CascadeStation on the MAX line by the airport. BAH! Perhaps…

I arrived home safely from the UK yesterday at 8:30 p.m., 22 hours after waking up at my brother’s home near London. Thank you, Luke, for looking after the blog while I was…

It’s good to be back home.

I’m scheduled to fly home from England today, and I left this post until the end of my sabbatical in the hope of participating in comments upon return. One of the most difficult…

I’m adding a comment under the previously scheduled photo, using the computer at my brother’s house in Chesham, NW of London. In a half hour or so we’ll be leaving for Heathrow Airport.…

Guest Post by Frank DufayHosford-Abernethy neighborhood resident, reporting on the Open House held by the Portland Office of Transportation on May 16, 2007. (bold emphasis added by Amanda) Transportation System Development Charges (SDCs)…