Portlanders believe in helping the environment, living green, and reducing our impact on the planet. So we asked: which is better for the environment: preserving historic houses, or demolishing them and building new infill houses? It turns out that there's no contest. Living in a historic house is far, far greener than replacing that house with infill development. Our historic houses represent many tons of resources, cut from the forests and mined from the earth as much as

On December 7, 2016 the city council approved the Residential Infill Project (RIP) and directed city staff to begin preparing the necessary regulations and amendments to the zoning code. Most Eastside neighborhoods and other groups tried to oppose RIP, but developer interests prevailed. The council made only minor changes to the RIP proposal, by directing staff to consider options that, even if included in the final rule, will not mitigate the impact on Laurelhurst. These inc

We're posting notes from the November 29 LNA meeting. Our contributor (thank you) took notes of the presentations and Q&A relating to the Residential Infill Project and to Historic District. We've left the notes as received, but added clarifications in [brackets]. The discussion was sometimes detailed and technical. We've bolded what we thought were key points. 11/29/2016 BRANDON SPENCER-HARTLE [Bureau of Planning Services, Historic Program Manager] BPS neutral [on whethe

Just a quick shoutout. On Sunday Dec 4, at the Laurelhurst School Winter Bazaar, there will be a table with handmade, handglazed porcelain Christmas tree ornaments supporting Historic Laurelhurst. Make a donation, get an ornament in your choice of color, pick up information sheets, sign a petition, and support our Laurelhurst School!