BikePortland’s extensive coverage of the “Safe, Sound, and Green Streets” funding proposal.
[Updated: 7:26pm] Romain strikes again.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Earlier today Portland City Council passed Commissioners Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Streets funding plan. The plan would be a huge boon to bicycling in Portland, with nearly $30 million (out of $400 million total) going toward bike safety improvements. But don’t start the celebration yet… The … Read more
Lobbyist Paul Romain forced a compromise.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Whew. A lot has transpired with the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets Proposal in recent weeks. First, some background… The monumental proposal will look to raise over $400 million for transportation system maintenance and safety projects by way of a new fee charged to city residents … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) According to an article in the Oregonian over the weekend, Portland City Council will delay their vote on the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets funding proposal one week. The vote was supposed to happen this Wednesday (1/16), but, Commissioner Sam Adams wants to put the vote on hold to work on … Read more
Portland City Council hears from a packed house.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
City Commissioner Sam Adams addresses the media at a press event for the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets proposal.(From L to R: Susan Kubota, aunt of the late Tracey Sparling; Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler; Oregon State Senator Rick Metsger; Commissioner Adams).(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
Sho Dozono(Photo: ShoForMayor.com) By now, you’ve probably heard that City Commissioner Sam Adams’ previously smooth road to the mayor’s office has taken a major turn. Sho Dozono, a well-known and successful businessman, former head of the Portland Business Alliance, and community leader, officially filed his candidacy yesterday. Many say he poses the first real threat … Read more
Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler (L) and City Commissioner Sam Adams at a Safe, Sound and Green Street Town Hall in October.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Commissioner Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Streets transportation funding proposal will be up for consideration by City Council on Wednesday. The proposal, which includes $24 million for 110 miles of … Read more
Last Friday, City Commissioner Sam Adams told the Portland Tribune that he has decided to not refer his Safe Sound and Green Streets transportation funding initiative to voters. Instead of including the proposal in the May primary elections, Adams will seek approval directly from City Council in January.
Adams at a recent Transportation Town Hall meeting.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) With so many ideas and emotions about bikes, bike safety and sharing the road swirling around our city this week, I thought I’d share a conversation I had with City Commissioner and mayoral hopeful Sam Adams. I sat down with him in his City … Read more
This map shows the proposed bicycle boulevards that would be built if Commissioner Adams’ “Safe, Sound and Green Streets” funding initiative is approved.(Click for larger map, or see below for section-by-section views.NOTE: The map shows planned multi-use trails.)
Commissioner Sam Adams continues his march toward finding a way to fund fixes to our transportation system with a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss his “Safe and Sound Streets” campaign. As he alluded to in my interview with him last week, Adams is facing a potential ballot measure next Spring to fund the … Read more