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Can Someone Tell Me What Happened at Metro?
I wasn’t able to stay to the end of the Metro hearing on the Columbia River Crossing yesterday because of two other prior commitments. While I was there, there was certainly a lot of testimony favoring more alternatives. I saw lots of Portland Transport contributors and commenters in the room. Can someone tell me what…
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This Parking Round Goes to the Neighborhood
Happily, and somewhat surprisingly, last night Portland City Council upheld the appeal of the Northwest Distract Association and denied design approval of the Irving Street parking structure (the Historic Landmarks Commission had previously granted approval to the design). The issue came down to safety. Commissioner Sam Adams, making the motion to sustain the appeal, cited…
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Finding your Way Now a Little Bit Easier
A new wayfinding system has recently begun to be installed in downtown Portland. I participated in the PDC open houses on this project several years ago (pre-Portland Transport) and am happy to see these hit the streets. OPB had some coverage last week. Some of the key features of the system include: One map to…