Our impact

Cover of the 2024 annual report sitting on a wooden table
2024
2024 Annual report – special anniversary edition

Our 2024 annual report marks our 50th anniversary, looking back on major wins, protections, and the people who helped build us into who we are today, one friend of Oregon at a time.

Cover for the report Oregon in Motion
2024
Oregon in Motion: The Development and Impacts of HB 2017 and Recommendations for a 2025 Transportation Package

A detailed narrative between our last major transportation package, HB 2017, and the present as Oregon prepares for a 2025 transportation package.

Portland Streetcar passes by multi-story buildings
2023
Barriers to Transit-Oriented Development in Portland

Portland is one of the United States’ most walkable and transit-rich small cities, yet barriers to transit-oriented development (TOD) remain. Through stakeholder interviews, this study identifies the barriers to TOD in Portland and provides recommendations.

Hands together
2022
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (RE)VISIONS

Recommendations for a more equitable and inclusive Land Use Planning Goal 1.

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2021
Four-year roadmap

Our four-year strategic roadmap guides our progress, growth, and annual planning.

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2020
Death by 1000 Cuts

Urban expansion, rural rezoning, and nonfarm uses on farmland continue to take land out of farm use despite Oregon’s land use protections. Our report outlines the problems and creates a 10-point action plan that offers realistic policy recommendations. 

Is this Oregon's future?
2019
A New Vision for Wildfire Planning

Could land use be the key to reducing wildfire risk in Oregon? Our wildfire report has the answer! 

Urban Sprawl
2013
More Extensive is More Expensive

How sprawl infrastructure bankrupts Oregon communities, and what we can do about it.