A podcast about how communities plan, design, and build the spaces where we live, work and play.

We launched this digital story series in 2020 as a way to showcase the voices, issues, and communities wrestling with complex land use issues.

This series is about creating space for diverse perspectives to discuss the common barriers communities face in land use development and planning for housing, energy, digital infrastructure, and economic development.

June 13, 2024

The War on Renewable Energy

The Pacific Northwest is in the middle of a renewable energy boom. Policy leaders, and voters have aggressively set carbon reduction targets over the last decade – paving the way for a new wave of federal dollars to drive ...
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November 30, 2023

Do Downtowns Still Matter?

America’s downtowns are at a crossroads. Many urban economic centers are struggling to get back to pre-pandemic norms. In addition to an increasingly hybrid workforce, many downtowns are confronting a lack of affordable ...
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May 15, 2023

Bridging the Divide

It often feels like the Portland-Vancouver metro region has become bogged down in a culture of political stagnation. We have big ideas. We seek to solve big problems like climate change and social justice. But we have lost our ...
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May 10, 2022

The Roots of Oregon’s Housing Crisis

In 1973, Oregon Governor Tom McCall created a pioneering land use policy focused on preserving farmland, reducing pollution and preventing urban sprawl. At the time, it was a visionary move that took bold political leadership ...
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October 2, 2021

Activism Beyond the #Hashtag

Advocacy and political activism have become part of the social media ecosystem. Pew Research data shows roughly 76% of Americans say that social media makes people think they are making a difference when they really aren’t ...
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April 21, 2021

Is the Polling Industry Broken?

2020 was a tough year. And a global pandemic, a shuttered economy, and the social justice movement made it a uniquely tough election year for opinion pollsters. Election night seemed like a repeat of 2016. The polls simply got it ...
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February 22, 2021

Division and Discomfort in Otherness

We are often told society today is more divided than ever. But what is driving this division? A number of factors are fueling this narrative of “us versus them” in our communities. Ideology, race, gender, class, and geography have come to ...
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October 15, 2021

Losing Faith: Why We Distrust Media

What role does social media play in our understanding of truth? How can journalists utilize the digital age to build civic engagement? And what role does the consumer play in sustaining a trustworthy information ecosystem? ...
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