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Links: A private cable car line for Hamburg, a private downtown for Quincy, Mass., and no adaptive reuse for Brooklyn


Maybe if the developer was allowed more than two stories, they'd spend more than 10 minutes designing the roof…

1. Hamburg’s newly-revitalized port could get a completely privately-funded cable car line, if the city allows it.

2. Quincy, Mass., a few T stops away from downtown Boston, is getting a new downtown from [...]

The environmental review strikes again: Lake Oswego edition


Lake Oswego, a suburb of Portland where development began over a hundred years ago, has learned the hard way about the strings that come with taking federal money:

In the dim light of recent news and numbers, you’ve probably forgotten that the Lake Oswego streetcar was, once upon a time, a project worth [...]

Your consolation link list


Apologies to everyone for the light posting – over the next few weeks I may be a bit busy with job and internship applications (any suggestions for work or job offers would be very much appreciated!), but hopefully I’ll still be able to put up a few posts a week. But for now, [...]

Portland Ideas??


I’m visiting Portland, Oregon for 5 days through next weekend for a wedding. It’s my first time there and I hear it’s a great city. What are the must-does to get the genuine urban experience?

What are Portland’s specialty foods?

What neighborhoods should I make sure I visit?

Any new developments I need [...]

Friday Humor: White People in Portland


Loyal reader, Bill tipped me off to this blog and I’ve subscribed to the feed ever since. Today’s post was particularly relevant:

White People in the News – May 30, 2008

Isn’t this photo classic?

The comments on the blog are always fun to read [...]