By Madeleine Voth City officials have spent the past several years rethinking zoning in areas like 82nd and 122nd avenues, using area-specific plans and zoning changes to guide new development. […]
Portland’s Inner Eastside Could See More Housing Under New Zoning Project Read More
By Madeleine Voth For decades, Portland has been known as one of the country’s most bike-friendly cities. From Pedalpalooza to the infamous Naked Bike Ride, biking is not only supported,
How Portland’s Bike Bus Movement is Shaping the City’s Next Transportation Investments Read More
By Madeleine Voth When longtime SE Portland resident TJ Browning attended a recent Portland Environment Management Office (PEMO) Problem Solver meeting, she was not there to argue against a single
Residents Question the City’s Vision as Homeless Services Accelerate in SE Portland Read More
By Madeleine Voth On the corner of SE 82nd Ave. in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood, a cluster of newly installed small, standalone shelter units now sit behind new fencing and fresh
Harrison Community Village Soon to Open its Doors to Residents Read More
By Madeleine Voth It is rare to see a street name change. The process is often more effort than it is worth, and when it does happen, it is usually
Renaming Questions Resurface Around César E Chavez Blvd. Read More
By Madeleine Voth A proposal to reform one of Portland’s most obscure and controversial taxes, the Arts Tax, could soon alter how arts programs and education are funded across the
Portland Officials Consider Arts Tax Reform Amid Rising Costs Read More
By Madeleine Voth In recent years, you might have heard whispers of a new epidemic on our hands: that of the iPad Kid. You have probably seen them in the
Newly Launched OR Unplugged Brings Screen-Free Initiatives to Portland Read More
By Madeleine Voth Most Portlanders pass them without a second thought, but green street planters are hard at work across the city, especially in SE, where dense housing, aging infrastructure
Portland Green Streets Transforms City Streets in SE Portland and Beyond Read More
By Madeleine Voth For decades, those who have lived and worked along 82nd Ave. have dealt with a road in desperate need of improvement. As Portland’s longest commercial strip, it
82nd Ave. Revitalization Accelerated in 2025, With More Planned for 2026 Read More
By Madeleine Voth As winter settles into SE Portland, new trees are beginning to appear in planting strips, front yards and neighborhood green spaces, the result of this fall’s free-tree
Free Tree Giveaways Bring New Growth to SE Portland Neighborhoods Read More
By Madeleine Voth A quiet stretch of SE Oak St. between 37th Ave. and Cesar Chavez Blvd. will officially become part of Laurelhurst Park under a new city ordinance that
SE Oak St. to Become Part of Laurelhurst Park Following Land Transfer Read More
By Madeleine Voth The constant ping from aluminum bats hitting baseballs has become a nuisance to residents along SE 70th Ave., where Warner Pacific University recently installed a new outdoor
Out of Left Field: Noise From Warner Pacific’s New Batting Cages Aggravates Neighborhood Read More
By Madeleine Voth Since its launch in 2020, Portland nonprofit AdoptOneBlock has been steadily building an army of volunteers determined to keep the city cleaner than they found it. Today,
AdoptOneBlock Expands Efforts to Keep Portland Clean, One Block at a Time Read More
By Madeleine Voth The reopening of Portland’s beloved Doug Fir Lounge remains uncertain as permitting hurdles, city consent issues and ADA accessibility concerns continue to stall progress on the venue’s
Portland’s Beloved Doug Fir Reopening Date Still Unclear Read More
By Madeleine Voth Some changes are coming to the Eastside with the anticipated building of a new Live Nation music venue, which is set to open in 2026 and whose
New Live Nation Venue Could Threaten Portland’s Independent Music Scene Read More
