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My Urban Curious Blog:
Authoritative, Affectionate, and Occasionally Absurd
I have been writing about cities, urban design, and the quirks of how people live together for more than twenty-five years. Some of that writing has been technical, or professional. Some has been quirky, or heartfelt. Some has been—let’s be honest here—slightly absurd, usually after an unusually strong espresso.
PlanGirl Travels: Lessons to Bring Home
Installment #14:
Portland
In this article, we head south to visit that great bastion of counterculture: Portland, Oregon. There are lessons we can pull from America’s “Most Bike-Friendly City” and “Top ‘Green’ City,” not to mention its “Best Beer Town.” Join me as I touch upon Portland’s greatest planning achievements and compare Portland’s initiatives to ones from across British Columbia.