Public Participation & Education

PDC/PSU Class on Urban Renewal and Redevelopment

	Archived Materials from Past Classes

Archive Articles

• Central Eastside - Past and Present City Actions
  Central Eastside Industrial District gets a push City OKs $51 million to extend renewal area
  Portland Tribune, 7/20/06
  Council set to extend east-side renewal Additional millions, streetcar loop, affordable housing emphasized
  Portland Tribune, 7/5/06
  City grants more time to develop Central Eastside
  Portland Business Journal, 7/14/06
• City Policy
  "They Planned, It Worked"
• Tax Increment Financing
  "Urban Renewal Drains Resources, Confuses All"
  Tax Increment Financing: A Tool for Rebuilding New York
  Growth Strategies, 1/16/02
  Pretty Funny-Looking Financing Why is a city agency having trouble using the equivalent of free money?
  Willamette Week, 9/18/06
  The Tax Man Cometh Court Decision Freezes Portland's Future Plans for Urban Development
  Portland Mercury, 1/3/02-1/9/02
• Economic Development
  Farmers Market article in Metroscape
  State of Small Business in Metroscape
  Creative Accounting in Metroscape
  Prosperity or Portland? Remove Portland's Business Income Tax to Improve the City's Economy
  Out of the shadows LaCrosse Footwear finds its balance as it establishes a foundation in Portland
  Portland Business Journal, 8/4/06
  Fire station tabbed best home for public market
  Portland Business Journal, 7/14/06
  Creative workers play critical role in economy Urban growth - Talented people can attract investment, a former Texas mayor says, but cities must do their homework
  Oregon Environmental Council, 1/28/06
  Why I Don’t Love Richard Florida In classifying a whole host of occupations as “creative,” our leading pop economist overstates the influence of urban professionals.
  Metropolis Magazine, 02/22/05
  The Curse of the Creative Class A New Age theory of urban development amounts to economic snake oil.
  Wall Street Journal, 1/19/04
• Housing
  The Portland Region: Where City and Suburbs Talk to
  Each Other—and Often Agree
  Housing Policy Debate; Carl Abbott, Portland State University
  Growth Management and Housing Prices: The Case of Portland, Oregon
  by Justin Phillips and Eban Goodstein, Western Economic Assoc. Intl.
  PDC Housing Production Report, FY 2004/2005
  Housing Department of the Portland Development Commission
  City of Portland, Consolidating Housing Briefing Report
  BHCD, Bureau of Planning, PDC, Housing Authority of Portland (12/05)
  A Suite Deal: Here's a clear example why City Council wants to overhaul the PDC
  9/19/06, Issue 32.32 Willamette Week
• Implementation
  Interstate Light Rail and Community Revitalization (see page 6)

Archive Handouts

Boundary Crossers Case Studies: The Portland Way
Brief History of Urban Renewal in Portland
City Chapter 15
Glossary of Common Acronyms
Green Building Policies : City of Portland (policy page)
Legislative History by Association of Oregon Renewal Agencies (AORA)
Map of Urban Renewal Areas
Oregon Revised Statute 457.000
PDC History
PDC Quarterly newsletter
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) 101 - Fact Sheet

Archive Presentations

	Presentation given at PDC-PSU's Urban Renewal class, June 6, 2006.
	RiverEast Center presentation* (formerly Holman Building) by Jeff Reaves of Group Mackenzie.
	Presentation given at PDC-PSU's Urban Renewal class, spring term 2005.
	View economist Joe Cortright's presentation* on Portland as a vital region full of ideas and potential.
River District / Old Town Chinatown Portland Planning History Portland Planning Today Greening the City The New Challenger New Markets Tax Credits 101 Urban Renewal Areas Presentation Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Overview New Market Tax Credits TIF and URA Overview Warner-Mohlis PSU Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Overview Tax Increment Financing For Affordable Housing Policy and Implementation Plan presented by PDC Housing Director Andy Welch (PDF 95 kb, 5-15-07) New Market Tax Credits—New resources for underserved communities presented by Carl Talton, Executive Chair of Portland Family of Funds (PDF 6,890 kb, 4-17-07) MLK Business - Henry V presentation (PDF, 514 kb) Charter Review Commission (PDF, 52 kb)       Form of Government City Comparisons Portland Business Alliance - Regional Business Plan (Powerpoint, 4,892 kb) PDC Economic Development Presentation (PDF, 462 kb) The Young and The Restless (PDF, 593 kb) 2006 CES Extension Policy and Politics Blue Ribbon Committee - 2002 Economic Development Strategy Central Eastside Urban Renewal Plan (PDF, 263 kb) New Market Tax Credits (PowerPoint show file, 1,021 kb) TIF in 2006 and Beyond Presentation on Urban Renewal by PDC Executive Director Bruce Warner and PDC Commission Chair Mark Rosenbaum Vera Katz 1998 State of the City Address
*Note: Right-click (Mac users control+click) on the link to download the presentation to your hard drive.

Archive Reports

• Albina Community Plan
  • 1989 Land Use Map
  • 2000 Action Charts (Revised)
• Central Eastside Urban Renewal Study
• City Club Report on PDC
• City Club report lays out PDC urban renewal tasks Portland Business Journal
  1/21/05
• Downtown Plan
  • National Eminent Domain Update
  • Info on Measure 39
  • Good Description of "Friendly Condemnation from Nevada
  • Blight vs. "Planners" Blight
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave.
  • Public - Private Project Descriptions
  • Action Plan
  • Development Activity
• Oregon Business Plan

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