Monthly Archives: January 2011

Uphill Battle

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Linda Baker

Biking Uphill in Alameda Urbanista Photo by Linda Baker Three days a week I ride my bike from Grant Park in NE Portland to downtown Portland.  If I time the lights just right, I get to stop at several of … Continue reading →

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The School and the City

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Linda Baker

Urbanista Photo by Lisa Bauso PPS proposals to change school boundaries in NE Portland are causing something of a tempest in a teapot. Alameda parents are upset over a decision to relocate students from oversubscribed Alameda, which is predominantly white … Continue reading →

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Big Portland

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lisa Bauso

Photo Series by Lisa Bauso

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Chinatown on a Saturday Night

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Linda Baker

Urbanista photo by Lisa Bauso Nobody planned it.  Nobody designed it. Nobody engineered it. But the street scene outside Ping restaurant in Chinatown is one of the best examples of bona fide urbanism in Portland.  On a recent Saturday night, circa … Continue reading →

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