36 research outputs found
Where the Ends Don\u27t Meet in 2014: Measuring Poverty and Self-Sufficiency among Oregon\u27s Families
This report sheds light on the economic realities facing many of Oregon’s households and provides an initial picture of the extent of income inadequacy in Oregon. Although addressing this issue is challenging, it can be seen as encouraging that many householders with below-Standard incomes are already part of the workforce. It is possible that many householders have adequate levels of education and experience but face other barriers that keep their wages low or raise their expenses. Identifying and addressing such barriers is the next step in bringing household incomes and costs into balance
Public Policy and Sexual Geography in Portland, Oregon, 1970-2010
Drawing on the concept of sexual geography, this study examines the social and political meanings of sexualized spaces in the urban geography of Portland, Oregon between 1970 and 2010. This includes an examination of the sexual geography of urban spaces as a deliberate construct resulting from official and unofficial public policy and urban planning decisions. Sexual geographies, the collective and individual constructions of sexuality, are not static. Nor are definitions of deviant sexual practices fixed in the collective consciousness. Both are continuously being reshaped and reconstructed in response to changing economic structures and beliefs about sex, race and class. Primary documents are used to build a conceptual geography of sexualized spaces in Portland at points between 1970 and 2010 with an emphasis on the policy and urban planning decisions that inform the physical designations and social meanings of sexualized spaces including prostitution zones, pornography districts and gay entertainment areas
Indicators of the Metroscape: Housing Cost Burden
Elizabeth Morehead focuses on the percentage of households spending 30 percent or more of their income on housing
Indicators of the Metroscape: Housing Affordability and a $15 Minimum Wage
Elizabeth Morehead focuses on housing affordability and the impact of a $15 minimum wage
Stimulus and Response: Is the Recovery and Reinvestment Act Working for Us?
From the beginning, the Recovery Act has received mixed reviews. Skeptics worry about wasteful government spending and a crushing national debt while proponents argue that it is the only way to dig out from the recession. Locally, reaction has also been mixed. While some local leaders have enthusiastically embraced the Recovery Act, others are frustrated by its restrictions and see the program as a missed opportunity to effect real and permanent change. Additionally, several projects within the metroscape have received negative attention on both a local and national scale, causing embarrassment and raising questions about the judgment of those involved in their design and implementation. While it is perhaps too soon to judge the long-term effect of the Recovery Act, a closer look at stimulus spending in the metroscape reveals mixed results and opens questions about the ability of communities to prioritize allocation decisions under federal regulation
Indicators of the Metroscape: Change in Employment
Overview of Employment by Industry in Portland Metropolitan Statistical Are
The Landscape: Walkable Tigard
Elizabeth Morehead takes a walk in Tigard and reviews the effort to make Tigard and other suburbs - built in a car-dependent area - more walkable, healthy, and attractive to current and prospective resident
The Landscape: Equity
Elizabeth Morehead uses data from Greater Portland Pulse to point to educational and economic disparities as well as the disproportionate involvement of racial and ethnic minorities in the region\u27s criminal justice system
Greater Portland Pulse Use Cases: Examples of How the Community Used GPP January 2013-June 2015
Greater Portland Pulse (GPP) data is a valuable community resource that helps academics, government, reporters, community organizations, and private businesses better understand the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metropolitan area. With GPP’s 2014 website redesign, and increased presence on social media, GPP’s audience is rapidly expanding. GPP data is often: Cited in research studies, proposals to city councils, and strategic plans. Used to advocate for social change Used by government agencies and private sector businesses to promote economic developmen
Growing Wisely in Vancouver, Washington: An interview with Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle
In November 2017, Anne McEnerny-Ogle was elected to a four-year term as Mayor of Vancouver, Washington. Anne served on City Council from January 2014 through December 2017. She was also Vancouver\u27s Mayor Pro Tem from January 2016 through December 2017. Anne earned a bachelor\u27s degree in education from Southern Oregon State College and a master\u27s degree in education from Lewis and Clark College. Anne retired after teaching thirty years in Lake Oswego Public Schools and serving as the chair of the mathematics department. During this time, she was a consultant to numerous school districts in Washington and Oregon, presented her work at state and national mathematics conferences, and served as editor and author for Oregon\u27s state math journal. She was a college and university lecturer and continues to supervise student teachers