12.12.2012

Australian Students dub Portland, "City of 1000 Plans"

A group of students and faculty from La Trobe University in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, came to Portland last month as part of a international study tour on sustainable urban development. They studied a range of topics including operation and implementation of the urban growth boundary; the strategic role of downtown and the policies that guide its development; the use of public transport investment and transit oriented development; and urban agriculture and food security issues.

They were led by global powerhouse, Professor Trevor Budge, whose work has him back and forth between Australia, where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international development and planning, and Sri Lanka, where he spearheads the Australian Planning Institute’s six year Post Tsunami project. (Watch an award winning video on Trevor's programming in Sri Lanka.)


Students work on building a better food system with Alison Dennis, Executive Director PSU's Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability while First Stop Director Nancy Hales and Professor Budge discuss the week's events.

First Stop always welcomes a visit from Professor Budge and company and this time was no exception. Their visit was packed to the gills with engaging workshops and study tours with local experts, including: