Metro Council president has written a book on ‘Roadways for People’
The book, published by Island Press, is due out in December.
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Only one Metro councilor said “no” to freeway expansion projects
“To me these highway expansions represent an old way of doing business.” — Juan Carlos González, Metro Council
Concerns aside, Metro Council gives ODOT $129 million for I-5 Rose Quarter project
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
High level talks next month will decide fate of I-5 Rose Quarter project
What’s really going on with the controversial I-5 Rose Quarter project?
Wheeler, Peterson seize Albina Vision as justification for I-5 freeway expansion
Metro President Lynn Peterson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler have found a politically convenient way out of the predicament posed by the very unpopular I-5 Rose Quarter Project: the Albina Vision plan. Drowning in a sea of controversy around the idea of expanding a freeway through our central city, both leaders have made this plan … Read more
Hardesty, Fagan, Peterson among winners in last night’s election
New faces in key positions.