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Burnside Break-up
A lot of hearts were broken yesterday afternoon as Commissioner Sam Adams met with the Burnside Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC). Many SAC members have been at this process for four years. The Commissioner announced that next week he will be presenting a resolution to Council splitting the project in two and advancing the East side…
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Coining a Term
There’s an extensive piece in the Oregonian’s In Portland section about the Burnside Plan. It analyzes the power politics behind support and opposition to the couplet plan. Watching the process of deconstructing the results of many years of planning, accompanied by lots of public outreach and input, after the fact, makes me wonder if we…
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Now I’ve Heard Everything
As many of you know, I’m a big supporter of the idea of taking West Burnside from I-405 to NW 23rd down to 10-foot lanes (currently at 11 feet) to let the sidewalks expand to 10 feet from their current eight. The latest argument advanced by the opponents of this idea, mentioned at a recent…
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Burnside Watershed?
Last night I attended a forum that Commissioner Adams held for small business owners on Burnside and Couch to discuss the (west side) couplet proposal. Given the recent planning bureau critique of the plan, I was concerned that this would be another opportunity to dump on the couplet plan (which I support). I was pleasantly…
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Another Round (Table) in the Burnside Battle
Commissioner Adams held a “Round Table” discussion with the stakeholder group and Mayor Potter today. The new element in the mix was the Bureau of Planning assessment of the project.