Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies & Population Research Center

08/07/2018

We have good news for everyone who couldn't make it to our panel discussion on Rural County Stability and the Reality of Disinvestment. The video is now online. Visit the Metroscape page to watch the video and read the article.

Rural County Stability and the Reality of Disinvestment To celebrate the release of the Summer 2018 issue of Metroscape, we hosted a panel discussion about the effects of federal investment on rural county stability. Skamania County, Washington draws plenty of visitors to the Gifford Pinchot Nationa...

07/16/2018

What are the impacts of federal disinvestment on rural counties? We dig deep into this issue in Skamania County where a string of recent difficulties threaten to make a bad situation even worse: https://metroscape.imspdx.org/whither-skamania

07/12/2018

Do Portlanders sleep more than urbanites across the US? How do rates of heart disease in Vancouver compare to Charlotte? In the new issue of Metroscape, we look at national data to see how local cities rate in terms of health behaviors and outcomes: https://metroscape.imspdx.org/the-geography-of-health

07/10/2018

A new housing bond, new restaurants, and a redeveloped waterfront are just some of the things happening in Vancouver. We interviewed Mayor McEnerny-Ogle to learn more about how the region's second largest city is working to balance its small town feel while becoming a more vibrant, urban city. https://metroscape.imspdx.org/interview-vancouver-mayor

07/03/2018

Portland attracts thousands of visitors every year - and not all of them are human. Coyotes are an increasingly common sight across the region. We look at reported sightings and what is driving the increase in the new issue of Metroscape: https://metroscape.imspdx.org/indicators-urban-coyotes

07/02/2018

Happy Valley is one of the region's fasted growing communities. We look at this picturesque town and how it is changing its footprint to accommodate new residents in the new issue of Metroscape: https://metroscape.imspdx.org/happy-valley

06/29/2018

Residential construction is booming around the Portland region. But where are the duplexes and small apartment buildings? We unpack the challenges to building missing middle housing in the new issue of Metroscape: https://metroscape.imspdx.org/missing-middle-housing

06/27/2018

Unable to attend our Houseless Village Panel Discussion? No problem. A full video of the event is now available on our website:

Tiny-Home Villages and the Housing Crisis: A Presentation & Panel DiscussionTiny home villages such as Kenton Women’s Village have emerged as one of the responses to providing temporary shelter. As the city continues to explore solutions to addressing affordability, how do tiny home villages fit w...

06/13/2018

The $93,000 average salaries rank 24th nationally. However, the gap between tech and other workers is dramatic.

06/05/2018

Are you tracking residential demolitions in your neighborhood? This map from Portland's Bureau of Development Services can help:

Mapped Residential Demolition Permits for the City of Portland, Oregon. Locations are primarily based on tax lot centers. Please click on Portland Maps link and building plans for the exact location.

06/05/2018

The Bay Area's epic housing crisis will likely continue to squeeze homeowners across the income spectrum out of the market.

06/05/2018

Given the mounting pressure to address the affordable housing crisis, how do jurisdictions reconcile the legitimacy of houseless villages and the traditionally informal role that they serve?

We tackle this question in a new data story on the Housing Data Hub. Visit the HDH to learn more and see our interactive site suitability map. The map identifies lots in Portland that meet city criteria for houseless villages.

Houseless Villages and the Housing Crisis In Research & Data Stories by WP-adminJune 1, 2018 Given the mounting pressure to address the affordable housing crisis, how do jurisdictions reconcile the legitimacy of houseless villages and the traditionally informal role that they serve?Introduction The....