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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…
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Western Conference Semifinals Open Thread
The Portland Trail Blazers have won a playoff series for the first time since the Clinton Administration, so it’s time for another open thread. (Plus, the calender says its May…) A draft revision of the Oregon Rail Plan is now available for public review. This plan covers all varieties of freight rail, Amtrak and inter-city…
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Mid-April Open Thread
Now that tax season is past, it’s time for another open thread: The PMLR Bridge will be called: Tilikum Crossing: Bridge of the People. This name was chosen out of four finalists (the others being Cascadia Crossing, Wy’east Crossing, and a bridge named after Abigail Scott Duniway. The spelling of “Tilikum” was changed from the…
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Final Four Open Thread
The Final Four starts tonight (and the women’s Final Four tomorrow), so it’s time for another open thread. Metro is engaging in public outreach over the “future of our transportation system”. The Multnomah County meeting has already occurred, but forums in Clackamas and Washington Counties are still upcoming. Metro Councilor Bob Stacey is proposing a…