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Opinion: 16 years after Portland’s ‘urgent’ Freeway Loop study, where has our boldness gone?

The year was 2005, and the tone was urgent. “Clearly, the I-5/405 Freeway Loop needs immediate attention.” “To keep the I-5/405 Freeway Loop viable, planning and design for improvements must begin now.” “We are at a very critical juncture. It’s time to move forward.” The blue ribbon Freeway Loop Advisory Group (FLAG), appointed by former … Read more

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July 22, 2021

Lisa Caballero (Assistant Editor)

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130 years of Portland’s transportation history in one chart

When you step back far enough, the history of transportation starts to look less like a river and more like a set of waves.

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February 3, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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The Portland that might have been

I recently came across this image again — it’s the map that might have sealed our fate, developed by Portland city planners in 1966 in response to freeway guru Robert Moses’ vision for the city. Robert Moses’ freeway plan for the City of Portland Moses was known for saying “Cities are for traffic,” and he … Read more

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February 16, 2009

Elly Blue (Columnist)

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