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RTP Exercise – Challenges – Free Market
What are some of the challenges to achieving these outcomes: Organizational Leadership is increased for business and related transit oriented development. Overall subsidization of the transit systems (including roadways) decreases by at least 50% at the state levels and users provide more representative costs. Companies locate downtown in greater number. Sprawl is minimalized and density is…
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More Wisdom from Vancouver
Via both the SW Trails list and Metro: Noted Canadian planning author and Vancouver BC planners to speak in Portland on “Neighbourhood Centres: The Vancouver, BC Planning Experience” Wednesday, November 8th 7:00 PM Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Highway, Room 34 Noted Canadian author and planner, Lance Berelowitz, will speak in Portland on Wednesday,…
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Transit Mall Plans: A new pain in the S?
Frequently in comments on this blog, I’ve stressed the importance of actually going to meetings. It appears I should have heeded my own advice: Although I’ve attended the vast majority of meetings regarding the Transit Mall light rail project, my work and travel schedules have largely required me to take a break since September. I…
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RTP Exercise – What’s Working – Free Market Scenario
Adron has compiled his list of outcomes in a less government-interventionist scenario, so we’ll run this set of outcomes through the same three questions, starting with what’s working? Organizational Leadership is increased for business and related transit oriented development. Overall subsidization of the transit systems (including roadways) decreases by at least 50% at the state…
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An Open Letter to City Council
Update: 11/2/06 Council held the public hearing yesterday and passed the TOD abatement program update to second reading next week. Commissioner Saltzman actually moved my suggestion for unbundled parking (adding it to the public benefit list) as an amendment, and it will be part of the package voted on next week. Here are the other…