Architectural design concepts published on Our New Mind blog

Pete Forsyth has published the six architectural design concepts, recently presented by Opsis, on his web site. They’re represented in mapping software, that allows you to click around and see notes, etc. One example:

See the rest here.

Blog updates

Scott Yelton, a longtime member of the Planning Group who used it as the subject of his Masters’ thesis, has now posted his entire thesis on his blog, here: threedegrees.wordpress.com

Pete Forsyth has a new blog post as well, describing some concerns at this stage of the process, on his blog, Our New Mind.

Also, we’re holding our second open house on Saturday morning. Please stop by to review our progress, see our architect’s preliminary plans, and offer any input! See the Portland Parks & Rec page for our project for details.

Reader survey: Mt. Tabor is #1 favorite park

By Shannon L. Cheesman • KATU.com • July 29, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore. – In an informal survey last week, we asked our readers to tell us which Portland park is their favorite.

Here are the top three:

1. Mt. Tabor Park, with its great trails for walkers, runners and cyclists, off leash areas for dogs and natural scenic beauty came in at #1.
2. Forest Park came in a close second. “It’s so close to downtown, but there are parts of the park that make you feel like you’re nowhere near a city,” David Peterson wrote in his response.
3. Tryon Creek State Park came in third. You might remember that this is the location of the big red box in the woods.

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