Public Participation & Education
PDC/PSU Class on Urban Renewal and Redevelopment
| Course Materials for Enrolled Students |
PAST COURSE RESOURCE MATERIALS
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Class Syllabus - Spring 2010 (PDF)
Suggested Reading
These online resources provide a good background to many of the topics that will be covered in the course.
- Portland Business Alliance Proposal
- visionPDX
- Office of Sustainable Development - Business Publications
- Portland Policy Documents - ordinance no. 175959, passed in October 2001
- www.urbancure.org
- www.portlandtribune.com
- www.fanniemaefoundation.org
- www.oregonmag.com
- www.portlandonline.com/planning
- www.pdx.edu/ims
- www.cascadepolicy.org
- www.willametteweek.com
- www.oregonlive.com
- www.portlandalliance.com
- www.Portland.bizjournals.com
Handouts (web links and PDF articles)
- Gearing up for the new Oregon (Oregonian, May 2009)
- Tax Increment Financing in the Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Areas (Tom Luce, Brookings.edu, April 2003)
- Portland's walking neighborhoods seen as guide to future (Oregonian, June 2006)
- Boundary Crossers Case Studies: The Portland Way
- Brief History of Urban Renewal in Portland
- City Chapter 15
- Glossary of Common Acronyms
- Green Building Policies
- Green Building Policy: City of Portland
- Legislative History by Association of Oregon Renewal Agencies (AORA)
- Map of Urban Renewal Areas
- Association of Oregon Redevelopment Agencies Resources
- Oregon Revised Statute 457.000
- PDC History
- PDC Quarterly newsletter
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF) 101 - Fact Sheet
- Urban Renewal in Oregon - report by Jeffrey Tashman
Presentations
- Wilhoite - Urban Studies (6/10)
- Wilde - Living Building (5/10)
- Lewis/Castle - Sustainability in Planning and Design (5/10)
- Quinton/Schneider - Portland Economic Development Strategy (5/10)
- Lazenby - Urban Renewal in Oregon (4/10)
- Orloff - Museum of the City (4/10)
- Dotterer BPS Presentation (4/10)
- Jackley/Andrews PDC Presentation (3/10)
Reports
- Downtown Retail Strategy
- PDC Performance Measures
- The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything
- Greater Portland Prosperity: A Regional Outlook (2009)
- Portland Business Alliance - Thinking Regionally, Acting Locally
- REACH 2005-2006 Annual Report
- REACH 5-Year Strategic Plan 2005-2010
City Links for Student Project Presentation
- Austin, Texas
- Bend, Oregon
- Chicago, Illinois
- Medford, Oregon
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Redmond, Oregon
- San Diego, California
- Vancouver, Washington
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