Michael Mehaffy, Executive Director of the Sustasis Foundation, spoke to the Downtown Portland Association on February 28, 2023, about the city's urban challenges. The full discussion is available

Michael Mehaffy, Executive Director of the Sustasis Foundation, spoke to the Downtown Portland Association on February 28, 2023, about the city's urban challenges. The full discussion is available here: https://www.sustasis.org/dna-chat

Dr. Mehaffy is an internationally recognized urban development researcher, educator, and consultant. He directs the Sustasis Foundation, an Oregon non-profit focused on urban issues, and has held academic appointments in seven countries. His experience includes consulting for Portland and Metro, teaching at the University of Oregon, and managing the pioneering Orenco Station transit-oriented development.

With a keen interest in Portland's urban successes and lessons, Dr. Mehaffy considers the city a second home, though he now lives in the Columbia Gorge.

This interview features Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence discussing strategies for

This interview features Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence discussing strategies for stronger global economic growth.

Spence is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He also chairs the Commission on Growth and Development, established in 2006 to focus on growth and poverty reduction in developing nations.

Published by McKinsey and Company on April 6, 2015.

The energy crisis has prompted even die-hard environmentalists to reconsider nuclear power. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off, discussing its pros and

The energy crisis has prompted even die-hard environmentalists to reconsider nuclear power. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off, discussing its pros and cons. This thought-provoking discussion might even change your mind.

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