Affordable Housing in Portland: Rethinking Expectations
Portland / 11:00 AM
Explore four of Avesta Housing’s downtown properties and learn how safe, quality, affordable housing contributes to a vibrant and sustainable Portland.
SDG: 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
I-295: Portland’s Greatest Nemesis
Portland / 11:30 AM
I-295 sliced through neighborhoods, wetlands, parks, and rail yards when it was built in the early 1970’s. It promised to bring economic revitalization to the city through improved automobile mobility and access. Portland had been in decline for decades, with businesses relocating to the the outskirts of town and residents heading for rapidly-growing bedroom suburbs […]
It’s a Matter of Perspective!
Portland / 1:00 PM
Downtown Portland is a wonderfully complex place shaped by many contrasting narratives and reputations. Some argue the downtown is dying, as many downtowns have struggled especially since the pandemic, while others see its new businesses and art scene and proclaim it is flourishing! This walk is a challenge to see our surroundings without these biases, […]