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Decision time for Powell/Division
Tomorrow, September 29, Metro will host a combination steering committee/open house on the Powell/Division project, in which staff recommendations will be presented. Not too surprisingly, staff recommendations include: Bus instead of rail (LRT or Streetcar). This is expected, as the proposed budget and timeframe for the project is simply not compatible with a rail solution,…
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Almost October Open Thread
A long nasty project at work has finally wrapped up; apologies for the extended absense. Tualatin voters passed a public-vote-on-light-rail measure earlier this month. Unlike a similar recent measure in Tigard, this one only affects LRT and not BRT, and does not require the city to issue pointless statements that it is “opposed” to light…
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MLS All-Star game open thread
Next week, Portland will host one a major cultural event, and you can take MAX to see it: Ted Nugent is playing the Expo Center. :) Oh, there will be a soccer game at Multhomah Civic PGE Jeld-Wen Providence Park, too, So, another Open Thread. Portland has updated its Comprehensive Plan, and has a rather…
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Midsummer Night’s Open Thread
Been out of town, and been watching a little sporting event down in Brazil. Now that that’s over, ’tis time for another open thread. The Powell/Division project is starting to heat up. A series of outreach meeting will occur in the next couple of weeks, and a few new documents are available. Was in Seattle…
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Rose Festival Open Thread
Time for another open thread. The Portland City Council is delaying until November a vote on the proposed (and controversial) per-household street fee. The Willamette Week has more here; WW‘s Aaron Mesh suggests that there weren’t yet three votes on the council (beyond Steve Novick and mayor Charlie Hales), and that councilor Amanda Fritz requested…