Strong Towns discusses the oversimplification of surveys on housing preferences and the "bundling" of housing options, and how to provide better options in housing and neighborhoods.
Demographics and Housing Options
Even though some recent evidence points to Millennials making a shift to more suburban lifestyles, this may not be because of a change in preference, but rather simply because they don't have options to live in walkable neighborhoods.
Grand Housing Bargain in Seattle
Oregon Consensus Report on SWSAZ Next Steps
Oregon Consensus has released their initial assessment of next steps for the SW-SAZ process.
Where's my starter home?
Costs of Car Ownership
Cars aren't cheap. In Oregon, the average ownership and usage costs of a car is over $3000 a year.
How much population growth--
Lane County's population passed 360,000 last year
New numbers from the US Census Bureau help give us a sense of how much growth we are experiencing. Between July 2014 and July 2015, over 4000 more people ended up in Lane County.
How Not To Be Pedestrian Friendly
Examples of pedestrian unfriendly-amenities. Can you spot the types that occur in Eugene's neighborhoods?
Video Games and Zoning
Games like SimCity and Cities:Skyline make some interesting, and not always correct, assumptions about how we can and should build our environment.