Public Participation & Education

PDC/PSU Class on Urban Renewal and Redevelopment

Course Materials for Enrolled Students

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

YouTube Videos

• PDC Videos

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