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Even in Portland, Bike Share Can’t Get Private Investors
By Doug DeFilipps Bike share is a rental system in which bicycles are made available to individuals at low cost for a short period of time. City planners across the United States like bike share programs. Proponents claim that such … Continue reading
Money for Nothing
On December 18 Metro referred a five-year local option levy of 9.6 cents per $1,000 of taxable assessed value to the voters for consideration in the May election. If passed, the measure would raise about $10 million annually for maintenance … Continue reading
“Streetcar Drives Development”―Portland’s Urban Legend
By Dr. Eric Fruits, Ph.D. For much of human history, mass transit has had the utilitarian goal of quickly moving people from place to place. Even Portland’s early streetcars were designed with speed in mind. Advertisements touted how quickly people … Continue reading
Portland’s Moody Avenue Project: Subtraction by Addition
Portland Mayor Sam Adams announced Monday that the reconstruction of Moody Avenue in the South Waterfront neighborhood was finally complete after 19 months of work. This $51 million project rebuilt 3,200 linear feet of the street by raising it 14 … Continue reading
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Posted in Transportation, TriMet
Tagged light rail, Moody Avenue, Portland, Sam Adams, TriMet
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Taxpayers Should Be ReVolted by Green Business Subsidies
Last week another publicly subsidized “green business” company filed for bankruptcy in Portland. ReVolt Technology had received $6.8 million in state and local subsidies, plus another $5 million from the Obama administration, for its electric car battery technology, but could … Continue reading
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Posted in Economy, Government Waste
Tagged green business, Oregon, Portland, Portland Development Commission, ReVolt Technology, subsidies, venture capital
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Instead of More Public Housing, How About Housing Freedom?
By Victoria Leca The activist on hunger strike outside Portland City Hall ended his 55-day housing protest on July 26. In response to the protest, the City Council will participate in a Regional Summit on Housing and Homelessness this fall. … Continue reading
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Posted in Land Use Laws, Uncategorized
Tagged homelessness, housing, Portland, Urban Growth Boundary
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