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$1.5 billion transportation project passes the FEIS milestone
The Sunrise Corridor’s FEIS has been approved. The price tag: $1.5 billion.
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UPDATED: Anti urban renewal petition being circulated in Clackamas County
An initiative petition is being circulated in Clackamas County to require countywide voter approval for the creation of urban renewal districts, other than those lying within cities. Could be on the ballot in Fall 2011.
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Southwest Corridor project starting up, wins $2 million FTA grant
The next rapid transit corridor to be extensively studied in the Portland Metro area, what many in the media (including us) have been calling the “Barbur Boulevard” corridor, has a new (and more generic) name (The Southwest Corridor) and a $2 million grant from the FTA.
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Quick Density Quiz
A quick quiz for all of you: What is the most dense city in the Portland Metropolitan area? Hint: It does not start with the letter “P”. Answer below the fold.
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The Portland/Suburbia Divide
A discussion of the growing cultural and political divide between the city of Portland and its suburbs.