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...enabling small scale networking could be helpful.

All good ideas. Thanks for sharing!

Appreciate you sharing these ideas, Jennifer, and agree that "all-purpose" time can be overwhelming at large conferences.

Sounds like a combination of more intentional space planning to create dedicated spaces for different uses, better communication/signage to help people self-select, and...

Really sucks we spent the 2010s zero interest rate decade debating "Housing for Whom?" with the dumbest people on Earth and now that we've finally begun to change some important laws, interest rates are high, there's a tariff on every building material and construction labor is getting deported.

I'm curious what the take-up on this will be. It's not a lot of money; I don't believe there's a lot of "ready to go" projects; and the concept is really only viable at present for small (generally older, often URM in Portland) buildings.

If it's doable though, what an opportunity.

This is very insightful. Thanks for releasing.

How do you see metrics by state? Wasn't able to find from the link provided. Thanks!

Trends related to a variety of indicators relevant to costs of living.

We've released a new data tracking tool @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, enabling exploration of affordability metrics over time & by state in the US: www.urban.org/data-tools/a...

We also released a set of recommendations about how to address rising costs of living: www.urban.org/apps/policy-...

Troutdale industrial building sells for $113.5 million A San Diego-based real estate investment firm has purchased the 857,379-square-foot PDX9 distribution center.

Amazon's massive PDX9 distribution center in Troutdale has sold for $113.5 million to a California firm.
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Luxury Hotel & Thermal Spa Planned near downtown Bend - The Source - Bend, Oregon A new, upscale hotel is being planned on NW Arizona Avenue between Wall and Bond Streets. In addition to overnight rooms, CASCADA Bend will also have a thermal spa and wellness destination with multip...

A second Cascada hotel and spa is planned, this time in Bend www.bendsource.com/culture/luxu...

Case: 25-6268, 10/28/2025, DktEntry: 89.1, Page 1 of 2 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT STATE OF OREGON; CITY OF PORTLAND, Plaintiffs - Appellees, No. 25-6268 D.C. No. 3:25-cv-01756-IM District of Oregon, Portland ORDER FILED OCT 28 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK J.S. COURT OF APPEALS V. DONALD J. TRUMP, In his official capacity as President of the United States; PETER HEGSETH, In his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, In her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Defendants - Appellants, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Intervenor - Pending. MURGUIA, Chief Judge: Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 40(c) Case: 25-6268, 10/28/2025, DktEntry: 89.1, Page 2 of 2 and Circuit Rule 40-3. The order published at ---F.4th---, 2025 WL 2951371 (9th Cir. Oct. 20, 2025), is vacated.

BREAKING: The full Ninth Circuit vacates last week’s 2-1 order granting DOJ a stay of the district court’s TRO in the case over Trump’s National Guard effort in Oregon. The court will rehear DOJ’s stay request w an 11-judge panel.

Today’s order means Judge Immergut’s TRO remains in effect for now.

What would this look like? Open to your ideas.

Bike lane rants just obscure serious traffic safety concerns - MinnPost It’s easier to joke about spandex-wearing bike lane users than to have needed conversations about speeding, safety or infrastructure costs.

very well-written piece on how bike lanes get used to 'take up space' often on roads that very few people will bike on.

www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

h/t @bikeportland.org for sharing

Down by the River, Part 4: What’s still to come in the Riverfront District? While market-rate multifamily housing and a park have been completed, projects from affordable homes to business space remain.

Down by the River, Part 4: What’s still to come in the Riverfront District?

Down by the River, Part 3: Honoring history, nature and more in Eugene’s Riverfront District The history and ecology of the banks of the Willamette River found their way into several design elements in the Riverfront District.

Down by the River, Part 3: Honoring history, nature and more in Eugene’s Riverfront District

Down by the River, Part 2: How Eugene’s Riverfront District’s neighbor played a part in new development As developers and city officials discussed what would be a part of the 27-acre infill project, the Fifth Street District both inspired and informed what was planned.

Down by the River, Part 2: How Eugene’s Riverfront District’s neighbor played a part in new development

Down by the River, Part 1: What’s been built in Eugene’s River District so far? After decades of planning, a 27-acre parcel of riverfront in downtown Eugene is being developed. How did this area go from an industrial site to the area’s newest multi-family housing neighborhood?

Down by the River, Part 1: What’s been built in Eugene’s River District so far?

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High rises don't currently pencil in Portland, but that's not a reason not to plan for a future when they do.

Our current height limits are a legacy of 1970s anti-urban bias; we should take this moment when downtown's future is being debated to be really bold.

Centennial Mills redevelopment OK’d by Portland design panel The Portland Design Commission on Thursday approved the $80 million project with three buildings featuring a total of 272 units and four retail spaces. The development will include river access.

Centennial Mills has won Design Commission approval for a 272-unit, three-building development. My colleague Hilary Dorsey on this one: djcoregon.com/news/2025/10...

This would be super helpful!

Someone should rank US cities on bicycle signal network quality. I bet Portland would win.

New Burnside Bridge construction delayed indefinitely; county blames federal uncertainty Design work on the project will continue. Multnomah County said the project's price tag has also risen to a range of $1.6-1.8 billion, up from around $900 million.

The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge no longer has a start date for construction, due to what Multnomah County describes as "ongoing federal uncertainty" — although the county also revealed today that the price tag has jumped from $895 million to $1.6-1.8 billion, so that probably doesn't help.

A white apron with the words “Ask Me! Light rail celebration” above a stylized text that reads “ride the rails.” On the left side, there’s an orange pin that says “Tri-Met Escort.”

Today’s vintage transit find is an apron worn by “Tri-Met Escorts” (as the badge reads) at the grand opening celebration of MAX light rail in 1986.

What an awesome find!

+1 on Raleigh. Noticed they added it from San Diego. Maybe PDX will get it next year?

"Sunlight Suite" is much better branding than "Single-Stair."

I’m at the launch of Oregon’s design competition for sunlight suite buildings - neighborhood-scale mulifamily buildings designed around one central staircase.

“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.

Holst Architecture completes Oregon’s tallest mass timber building: 12-story Julia House.

Developer details plans for 125-unit Slabtown apartment development - Portland Business Journal Housing developer Mill Creek plans to use the Slabtown neighborhood as the main amenity of its planned apartment project.

Mill Creek is planning to build a 125-unit apartment project, Modera Slabtown, at 1319 N.W. 22nd Ave.

Will be interested to see the next chapter...

Purchase price is 79% discount to sales price 8 year ago.

Thank you. Will look more closely next time.

Paintings of Nobel chemistry prize and peace prize winner Linus Pauling, encountered today at Portland’s Washington High School, which Pauling attended. It’s now a mixed-use concert venue, bar and offices (including my chiropractor).