Portland State Magazine Fall 2018

5 PARK BLOCKS WHEN URBAN Studies professor Lisa Bates looks at a neighborhood, she sees more than buildings. She sees how economic policy, institutional racism, and human perception can contribute to housing inequities, and how her scholarship can help change those outcomes. In recognition of her work, Bates was selected as the University’s Portland Professor in Innovative Housing Policy. Portland Professorships are designed to retain and recruit world-class faculty and are made possible by donors who provide $25,000 each year for five years. Bates’ professorship is being funded by Jim ’69 and MaryBeth Irvine, native Oregonians who believe that housing should be available to everyone. ALL STUDENTS at Portland State now have free access to the orange bicycles provided by Biketown, a city-owned program that makes 1,000 shared bikes available at over 100 stations. Thanks to a new agreement between the University and Biketown, students who sign up for a membership can ride Biketown bikes for up to 90 minutes per day at no cost. Portland State is one of only five universities in the U.S. to receive a coveted Platinum rating from the League of American Bicyclists, and the new Biketown agreement gives students one more way to cycle around the city. Free bike use for students Professorship recognizes housing expert