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Southwest Corridor takes one more step forward
At a Metro Council work session on Tuesday, June 11, the project steering committee presented some draft recommendations to the Metro Council. The recommendations are still in draft at this point, and the Council took no action, but here’s what did get recommended, based on prior work and community feedback: HCT corridor should stretch (eventually)…
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Updated: Who Shall We Discriminate Against?
Update 6/10/13: An interesting hybrid of my ‘vest the current residents’ notion and the ‘auction’ notion from Matt Yglesias on Slate: distribute permits to current residents (one time) and then let them trade on a market. Original post 5/10/13: In allocating parking… The vote by City Council last month to re-institute parking minimums for larger…
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Oregon Legislators calling for TriMet audit
Joseph Rose of The Oregonian is reporting that several members of the Oregon Legislature are now calling for Secretary of State Kate Brown’s office to conduct an independent “emergency” audit of TriMet, and have amended HB3316, originally introduced to change how the agency’s board of directors is chosen, to require that this be done (and…
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Inaccessible Accessibility: low-income households and barriers to the “new American dream”
Speaker: Arlie Adkins, PhD Candidate in Urban Studies, PSU Topic: Inaccessible Accessibility: Low-Income Households and Barriers to the “New American Dream” In many ways, the resurgence in demand for housing in highly accessible and walkable neighborhoods can be viewed as a triumph of planning and policy efforts to reinvest in walkable urban neighborhoods that support…
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KBOO Bike Show: Pedalpalooza, City Club Study, Dishwasher Pete
Listen to the show (mp3, 25.8MB) Michelle and Steph review Pedalpalooza rides, speak with Craig Beebe of the City Club Bicycle Study Committee and interview “Dishwasher Pete” Jordan about cycling in Amsterdam.