iain
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Posts about urbanism and development, mostly specific to Portland
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We picked up the new Central Eastside passport, and were apparently the first people to get a stamp at Bauman’s on Oak
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
We picked up the new Central Eastside passport, and were apparently the first people to get a stamp at Bauman’s on Oak
Seattle architects: how do you get midrise wood apartments permitted on streets that don't meet the aerial access requirements of Appendix D of the Seattle Fire Code? I see an exception for Type I/II construction, but I'm sure I've seen five-over-ones on tight streets in Capitol Hill or Belltown.
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Seattle architects: how do you get midrise wood apartments permitted on streets that don't meet the aerial access requirements of Appendix D of the Seattle Fire Code? I see an exception for Type I/II construction, but I'm sure I've seen five-over-ones on tight streets in Capitol Hill or Belltown.
Portland Parks has scheduled a Pre-Application Conference in advance of the design competition for the Tom McCall Waterfront Park Bowl Redevelopment Project, which will "reimagine the Bowl and create the foundation for future improvements to the entire park" www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Portland Parks has scheduled a Pre-Application Conference in advance of the design competition for the Tom McCall Waterfront Park Bowl Redevelopment Project, which will "reimagine the Bowl and create the foundation for future improvements to the entire park" www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
Trying to imagine how confused I would have been in 2000 if someone had told me that 25 years later that Róisín Murphy, JK Rowling and Graham Lineham would all be known for being extremely transphobic
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Trying to imagine how confused I would have been in 2000 if someone had told me that 25 years later that Róisín Murphy, JK Rowling and Graham Lineham would all be known for being extremely transphobic
You’re killing me, Edinburgh Live www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
You’re killing me, Edinburgh Live www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Just listened to the This American Life episode about white South Africaners who are claiming refugee status in the US. Absolutely wild. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Winners
Podcast Episode · This American Life · 11/02/2025 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Just listened to the This American Life episode about white South Africaners who are claiming refugee status in the US. Absolutely wild. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If this measure passed, could PPB even fill the positions it would fund? For as long as I’ve been paying attention, they’ve struggled to hire, train and keep officers fast enough to keep up with retirements. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Ballot Initiative Will Seek to Reroute 25% of Climate Tax Revenues to Hiring Police
A citizen ballot initiative backed by the Portland Police Association will seek to reroute 25% of revenues from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to fund the hiring of 400 additional police officers.
www.wweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
If this measure passed, could PPB even fill the positions it would fund? For as long as I’ve been paying attention, they’ve struggled to hire, train and keep officers fast enough to keep up with retirements. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Well I just learned from a very mean immigration officer that I was meant to log in and update my global entry account to reflect that I got a new passport… last year.
Anyway, heads up in case you also didn’t know that!
Anyway, heads up in case you also didn’t know that!
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Well I just learned from a very mean immigration officer that I was meant to log in and update my global entry account to reflect that I got a new passport… last year.
Anyway, heads up in case you also didn’t know that!
Anyway, heads up in case you also didn’t know that!
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
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If you care about tree conservation, you should be a passionate supporter of eliminating parking mandates
(also...that is a cute, affordable triplex. Portland's various housing reforms continue to bring the goods)
(also...that is a cute, affordable triplex. Portland's various housing reforms continue to bring the goods)
Parking was one of the more controversial aspects to Portland's Residential Infill Project.
This newly built triplex at SE 16th & Morrison is a good example of how eliminating parking requirements allowed a mature tree to be saved. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...
This newly built triplex at SE 16th & Morrison is a good example of how eliminating parking requirements allowed a mature tree to be saved. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If you care about tree conservation, you should be a passionate supporter of eliminating parking mandates
(also...that is a cute, affordable triplex. Portland's various housing reforms continue to bring the goods)
(also...that is a cute, affordable triplex. Portland's various housing reforms continue to bring the goods)
Taking a quick break from my socially distanced bonfire, but isn’t the government in fact still shut down?
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Taking a quick break from my socially distanced bonfire, but isn’t the government in fact still shut down?
Parking was one of the more controversial aspects to Portland's Residential Infill Project.
This newly built triplex at SE 16th & Morrison is a good example of how eliminating parking requirements allowed a mature tree to be saved. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...
This newly built triplex at SE 16th & Morrison is a good example of how eliminating parking requirements allowed a mature tree to be saved. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Parking was one of the more controversial aspects to Portland's Residential Infill Project.
This newly built triplex at SE 16th & Morrison is a good example of how eliminating parking requirements allowed a mature tree to be saved. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...
This newly built triplex at SE 16th & Morrison is a good example of how eliminating parking requirements allowed a mature tree to be saved. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...
The Lloyd Center redevelopment, including the Regal Cinemas parcel, has been submitted for a Type III Central City Master Plan review www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Lloyd Center redevelopment, including the Regal Cinemas parcel, has been submitted for a Type III Central City Master Plan review www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
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This is what proper stadium parking looks like
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is what proper stadium parking looks like
Mexican weddings are so extra, and gay mexican weddings especially so
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Mexican weddings are so extra, and gay mexican weddings especially so
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The 2020's will be the first decade since MAX opened without a new line opening
We used to build MAX lines and now we’re debating whether we can afford paint for bus lanes bikeportland.org/2025/11/07/t...
TriMet says full bus lanes on 82nd are up to project partners
Here's why our transit agency is opting for less transit.
bikeportland.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The 2020's will be the first decade since MAX opened without a new line opening
We used to build MAX lines and now we’re debating whether we can afford paint for bus lanes bikeportland.org/2025/11/07/t...
TriMet says full bus lanes on 82nd are up to project partners
Here's why our transit agency is opting for less transit.
bikeportland.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We used to build MAX lines and now we’re debating whether we can afford paint for bus lanes bikeportland.org/2025/11/07/t...
I’ve always been skeptical about these services that help you manage subscriptions, until I got an email today saying that the price of my subscription to the Register Guard was going up to $19.99/month… which is how I learned I had a subscription to the Register Guard.
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’ve always been skeptical about these services that help you manage subscriptions, until I got an email today saying that the price of my subscription to the Register Guard was going up to $19.99/month… which is how I learned I had a subscription to the Register Guard.
I have SEARCHED AND SEARCHED for the local tv coverage of when Madonna landed at Inverness Airport for her wedding to Guy Ritchie, and was greeted by a bagpiper named Spud playing a rendition of “Like a Virgin”
Please share YouTube links to the most regionally specific representations of where and when you grew up. Like… local sandwich shop commercials. Footage of amateur theater productions. Hyper regional news stories. I wanna see it all.
November 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have SEARCHED AND SEARCHED for the local tv coverage of when Madonna landed at Inverness Airport for her wedding to Guy Ritchie, and was greeted by a bagpiper named Spud playing a rendition of “Like a Virgin”
The Big Lebowski (1998)
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Another SB 1537 Mandatory Adjustment project, this time for a 5-story affordable housing development on N Mississippi Ave, adjacent to the red house www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Another SB 1537 Mandatory Adjustment project, this time for a 5-story affordable housing development on N Mississippi Ave, adjacent to the red house www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...
I really like Hachi, and I'm so pleased that they seem to be doing well (there's consistently a waitlist late at night on weekends) www.oregonlive.com/dining/2025/...
Meet the affordable izakaya Portland didn’t know it needed (review)
Though not revolutionizing the izakaya, this new downtown Portland restaurant nail its most important aspect, our critic writes.
www.oregonlive.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I really like Hachi, and I'm so pleased that they seem to be doing well (there's consistently a waitlist late at night on weekends) www.oregonlive.com/dining/2025/...
Whether or not the author of this article realizes it, the article is actually about how Mamdani’s campaign promises are not normal in Europe
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Whether or not the author of this article realizes it, the article is actually about how Mamdani’s campaign promises are not normal in Europe
husband just joked about me going to hell because I’m protestant and I’m like “who are you, jd vance?”
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
husband just joked about me going to hell because I’m protestant and I’m like “who are you, jd vance?”
Trap Kitchen is reopening at SE 3rd & Morrison in the Tree Farm building, across from the former Bistro Montage / future Doug Fir www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
Trap Kitchen restaurant set to open in December - Portland Business Journal
“(It’s) not going to be the average space. (It’s) something new and exciting for Portland.”
www.bizjournals.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Trap Kitchen is reopening at SE 3rd & Morrison in the Tree Farm building, across from the former Bistro Montage / future Doug Fir www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...