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Loop Group Goes Underground
Update: 10/16/06 Randy Gragg weighs in on this issue in his Sunday O column. Original Post: 10/9/06 According to the Portland Tribune, the next phase of the downtown Portland freeway loop study (known affectionately as the “loop group”) will include consideration of a tunnel to replace the Eastbank Freeway.
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More Transit Mall Broken Eggs
Jim Mayer picks up in the Oregonian (“Downtown’s maze gets tricker”) where the Tribune left off, talking about disruption to businesses from Transit Mall and related construction. Meanwhile, the Business Journal is reporting on an eminant domain fight (subscription required unfortunately) over the properties on the southern end of the mall where TriMet is putting…
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One Down, One to Go
I’ve described our family before as 3.5 drivers with two cars. Well, that changed this week. Our youngest 1.5 drivers (son with license, daughter with learner’s permit) have left for school (both without cars). We celebrated by letting go of one of the cars, via the Portland Transport vehicle donation program. So we’re now two…
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You Can’t Make a Mall without Breaking Some Eggs
Yesterday’s O included an article on expected disruption to retail during the upcoming Transit Mall reconstruction. At the same time, TriMet has just launched a web site (http://portlandmall.org/) just for the project. You can get more details at a series of open houses that TriMet is holding in November.
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Trip Planning from the Experts
According to the Oregonian, apparently a few lucky households (participating in Metro’s “Drive Less, Save More” campaign) got trip planning advice from the experts at UPS. Trip chaining – it’s not just for professionals.