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  1. This land is your land... The efforts to make Portland's brownfields viable

    They’re everywhere, but often go unnoticed — the empty lots and vacant buildings that dot many of Portland’s thoroughfares and neighborhoods. Overgrown with innumerable weeds or concealed by a layer of asphalt, they hardly catch the eye. But in a city tha ...

    27 Aug 2014 - Emily Green

  2. Metro renews focus on creating affordable housing

    The greater-Portland area is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Not only does need drastically outweigh availability — with some waiting years to access housing within their financial means — those who do obtain affordable homes often find them ...

    13 Aug 2014 - Emily Green

  3. Metro: Planning for Park Place

    Street Roots looks at the Convention Center Hotel, years of affordable housing planning Metro, the regional government for the tri-county area, has long known that the region has a problem: Rents are soaring, there is a real lack of affordable housing and ...

    4 Sep 2013 - Jake Thomas

  4. Local Voices: Suburban poverty

    What people are saying around Portland about suburban poverty “We are seeing more and more calls coming to City Hall. Our staff get three to five phone calls a week from people seeking help of various kinds. Prior to the recession we did not get any calls ...

    26 Jun 2013 - Joanne Zuhl

  5. Metro Council forum on housing!

    Metro Council forum on housing! Street Roots, 211info, JOIN and the Oregon Opportunity Network continue with their on-going candidate forums in April. Next up — Metro! You're invited Tuesday, April 10 from 11:30am-1pm at the First Unitarian Church, 1 ...

    22 Mar 2012 - Street Roots

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