Tag: Portland OR

Portland OR articles

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  Bogus “Historic” Districts: The New Exclusionary Zoning?

  Interlocking loopholes would let homeowners in richer parts of Portland veto city council's maps - but there’s a fix.

  Oct 19, 2021
  October 19, 2021

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns
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  When Elections Are Decided in the May Primary, Many Portlanders Don’t Have a voice in City Hall

  Holding proportional races in November can change that.

  Sep 30, 2021
  September 30, 2021

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

  Fellow
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  In Some Cities, Most Voters Put Someone They Want on City Council—But Not Portland

  Sep 29, 2021
  September 29, 2021

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

  Fellow
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  Voters in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods Have More Influence on City Council Elections than Those East of 82nd Avenue

  Voters in neighborhoods with more people of color are less likely to elect their preferred councilors.

  Sep 28, 2021
  September 28, 2021

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

  Fellow
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  Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional?

  Un-gerrymandered districts would keep racial groups in the minority across the city.

  Sep 27, 2021
  September 27, 2021

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

  Fellow
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  Little Big Shift: PDX’s 2 Percent Restripe Would Boost Roads’ Capacity 60 Percent

  The secret is to move people on vehicles that require less room per person in these reallocated central-city road spaces.

  Nov 15, 2018
  November 15, 2018

  Michael Andersen

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Director, Cities and Towns