Videos & Ideas
Protecting Portland’s Historic Neighborhoods
Walking through one of Portland’s oldest neighborhoods and considering what makes these places valuable—and how Portland can grow without losing the character, local businesses, trees, gardens, and human-scale places that make our neighborhoods special.
The ecosystems of Main Streets
Studying the way cities work or don’t is a passion of mine. From my travels in the United States and especially from my time in Portland I can see how urban human activity can be understood in the exact same way as any other animal or plant habitat. Preservation of pre-automobile era architecture is a vital way to maintain a healthy, walkable, and robust local economy.
Innovates Affordable Housing
Chooses Local businesses over corporate, global businesses
Preserves local urban cultures and identities while fighting climate change
