Bob Stacey died Thursday evening, September 8th. He was 72 years old. Stacey was a former Metro Councilor who spent nearly 50 years fighting to preserve Oregon’s land use policies from the type of suburban sprawl that consumed most other regions in America. Never one to seek the spotlight, Stacey worked the inside game as … Read more
Despite a majority of Metro Council expressing concerns about the future of a nearly $800 million project that will expand the I-5 freeway through the Rose Quarter, only two out of seven members voted against giving the Oregon Department of Transportation $129 million to continue working on it. The 5-2 vote came at a meeting … Read more
The new system would increase access to transportation options.
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The group has endorsed Sarah Iannarone, Steve Novick, Mel Rader, Jessica Vega Pederson and others.
Bob Stacey during an interview last fall.(Photo © J. Maus) Bob Stacey, the former director of land-use non-profit 1000 Friends of Oregon and candidate for Metro President, has withdrawn his application for a vacant spot on Metro council. Stacey — who has become a favorite of many bike advocates in Portland for his positions on … Read more
Comment of the Week: What the police say (and don’t say) in crash statements