Portland Civic Lab / Deep dives
Get beneath the headlines. Explore the decisions shaping Portland, with clear explanations, visual stories and tools you can try.
Find your next questionLobbying at City Hall, 2014 to 2026
Every lobbying contact and dollar reported to the City since 2014, in charts. See the largest lobbyists six ways, who they are, which officials they reach, what they want and what the records leave out.
Before you vote
Council and governor records, plus a visual comparison of larger gifts and their dollar impact. Compare campaigns and download the analysis.
Made in Portland
Meet the projects, makers and businesses behind the things Portland creates.
The collection
7 deep dives to explore
Housing & growth
A visual guide to getting homes built, making rent affordable and protecting the homes we have. Explore the budgets, statewide preservation estimates and choices.
Follow an affordable home
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Libraries & community
Explore the history, 19-branch atlas, funding choices and possible future of Multnomah County Library.
Explore the library field guide
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Energy, water & taxes
Follow the jobs, electricity and public money. Try the numbers behind a real deal.
Try the deal calculator
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Transportation & Albina
Weigh the freeway project, the alternatives and what a closure can teach us about traffic.
Compare the alternatives
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Housing & redevelopment
Separate the redevelopment promises from the requirements, and ask what gets built.
Examine the housing plan
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Housing & industry
Where factory-built timber housing works, what it costs and why some projects fail.
Test the factory economics
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Public buildings & culture
The arenas, theaters and other public venues we own, and the choices about their future.
Explore the venue portfolio
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