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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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Traffic Just Peachy at Bridgeport Village
Yesterday’s Oregonian has a piece (Tualatin mayor praises Bridgeport traffic flow) quoting the Mayor of Tualatin, Lou Ogden, talking in his State of the City address about the improvements to roads surrounding Bridgeport Village: “Most times of the day, you see open lanes there.” But I bet he’s never been there on a bicycle…
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Mall Discontent II
Update – the morning after: Former Mayor Vera Katz, who chaired the original steering committee that signed off the design is now suggesting that the new information needs a review, as reported in the Tribune. Whatever you think about the downtown Transit Mall plan, it’s pretty clear TriMet is out of favor with the Downtown…
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Mall Discontent
The Portland Tribune is reporting this morning on continuing opposition to TriMet’s plan for Light Rail on the Transit Mall. While some of the opposition seems a bit cranky, there are also some serious names, Ron Buel and George Crandell, expressing significant concerns about unintended consequences on the downtown environment. The critics will present an…
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Regional Attitudes on Transportation
Yesterday I mentioned the new Regional Attitudes Polling done by Metro. I got the electronic file today, you can see the whole presentation here. But I know what you’re really interested in is the transportation stuff, so here goes…