Linda Baker,
Freelance Journalist
SE Belmont Street, Portland Oregon
   
 

Urban Planning & Transportation

 


In Vancouver, a New Effort to Sell Olympic Condos
New York Times, February 23, 2011

Portland Trailblazers
Metropolis, November 2010

Oregon is Unprepared for Big Earthquake
Oregon Business, November, 2010

A Housing Project in Victoria
New York Times, July 7, 2010

Walking Wins Out
Planning Magazine, May 2010

Reviving a Poor Neighborhood
New York Times, March 23, 2010

Cities for Cycling
Governing, January 2010

Redevelopment Project Doubles as Social Experiment
New York Times, November 25, 2009

How to Get More Bicyclists on the Road
Scientific American, October 2009

Two Families and No Room For Guilt
New York Times, June 19, 2009

Overlooking the Mormon Temple, A New Center
New York Times, May 13, 2009

Laneway Housing Gets Green Light in Vancouver
Architectural Record, May 6, 2009

Removing Roads and Traffic Lights Speeds Urban Travel
Scientific American, February 2009

A Boom in Office Towers in Calgary
New  York Times, January 21, 2009

Lots of Empty Slots:  Thinking Beyond the Car
Seattle Forum, August 2008

Up on the Farm
Metropolis, May 2008

Loreto Bay
Urban Land Institute Magazine, February 2008

Amid Gentrification, Vancouver Seeks Balance
Architectural Record, December 2007

Courtyard Living
Metropolis, December 10, 2007

Portland Looks to LEED by Example
The Real Deal, December 2007

Near Seattle, Tribal Casinos Lead to Bigger Bets
New York Times, November 14, 2007

The Complexities of Keeping it Small and Simple
New York Times, November 9, 2007

A Canadian Condo Boom
New York Times, October 21, 2007

Going Dutch
Metropolis, July 2007

In Tacoma, Recreating Public Housing
New York Times, June 24, 2007

Retirement Communities Go Up and Urban
New York Times, April 1, 2007

A New Push to Improve Driver Behavior
Christian Science Monitor, February 14, 2007

The Zoning Policy that Worked Too Well
New York Times, January 17, 2007

Where the Sidewalk Ends
SEED, December 6, 2006

No Parking:  Condos Leave Out Cars
New York Times, November 12, 2006

The Politics of Play
Metropolis, November 2006

These Roads Were Made for Biking
OnEarth, Summer 2006

A Neighborhood Rises from the Waterfront
New York Times, June 12, 2006

A Community Comes to a University
New York Times, May 7, 2006

Streetless in Seattle
Metropolis, May 2006

Bridge Plan Rattles Seattle Enclave
New York TImes, March 5, 2006

Spurring Urban Growth in Vancouver, One Family at a Time
New York Times, December 25, 2005

Can a City Grow Quickly and Stay Simple?
New York Times, November 27th, 2005

Repair By Design
Oregon Quarterly, November 2005

Preserving Communities
ArchitectureWeek.com, November 16, 2005

Sharrows Help Cars and Bikes Share the Road
Christian Science Monitor, August 31, 2005

New Urban Alleys
ArchitectureWeek.com, July 20, 2005


Venice Goes Mobile with Wi-Fi Walking Tours
Metropolis, June 6, 2005

Hotel-Condo Springing up in Seattle Area
New York Times, March 20, 2005

Kids Go Play in the Street
Sierra Magazine, January/February 2005

Urban Renewal, the Wireless Way
Salon.com, November 29, 2004

Walk to School Yes, But Don't Forget Your Lawyer
Salon.com, October 13, 2004

Why Don't We Do it in the Road?
Salon.com, May 20, 2004

 

 

   
© 2005 Linda Baker
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