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  • The street hierarchy

    The street hierarchy

    Aaron Gilbreath mulls the very large difference between being a pedestrian in ultra-cool Portland, Ore., and in sprawling Phoenix, Ariz.

    by Aaron Gilbreath, Sep 15, 2008
  • A celebration of Cascadia: A review of Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest

    A celebration of Cascadia: A review of Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest

    Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest doesn't quite work as an anthology, but it features some intimate and thoughtful writing about the Pacific Northwest.

    by Gretchen Legler, Dec 11, 2011

  • A family of criminals and killers

    In All God’s Children: Inside the Dark and Violent World of Street Families, Rene Denfeld tells the disturbing story of Portland’s teen runaways, charting the path that took one of them, Danielle Marie Cox, from honor student to convicted murderer.

    by Stephen J. Lyons, Jan 22, 2007

  • A mountain lifts a heavy heart

    An emotionally wounded writer is cheered by a visit to Mount St. Helens, even though heavy clouds obscured the volcano

    by Rebecca Clarren, Nov 22, 2004
  • Portland Promenade

    Portland Promenade

    People on the streets of Oregon's pedestrian-friendly city talk about why they leave their cars at home (or have no cars).

    by Marty Durlin, Sep 15, 2008

  • Why the West should copy Swiss transit

    The contrast between a Mount Hood traffic jam and a week in a car-free Swiss resort convinces Bill Cook that the West needs to get serious about mass transit.

    by Bill Cook, Apr 30, 2007

  • Empty pods and pleasant graveyards

    In today’s surrealistic world, where language exists only to sell things, barren desert suburbs have names like "Lake Forest" and "WillowDale," while a graveyard is called "Pleasant Valley Cemetery."

    by David Oates, Jun 12, 2006

  • Why do we keep driving ourselves crazy?

    The contrast between a Mount Hood traffic jam and a week in a car-free Swiss resort convinces Bill Cook that the West needs to get serious about mass transit.

    by Bill Cook, Apr 16, 2007

  • Urban planners look to farmland to feed industrial growth

    Portland, Ore., is bursting at the seams, and urban planners are starting to covet the Willamette Valley’s farmland

    by Rosemary Winters, Oct 13, 2003

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