PBOT’s already approved 40-cent parking meter increase in political pressure cooker
Mayor Wheeler would imperil PBOT’s budget if he puts parking meter increase on ice.
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Portland city budget director ‘hopes’ people start driving and parking again
Yes PBOT’s budget is in peril, but do we really need to make a deal with the devil to fix it?
City of Portland shares idea for transportation utility fee that could raise $54 million
Current proposal is an $8 fee on single family residents and $5.60 for multifamily.
Portland considers ‘climate and equity surcharge’ on drivers’ parking spaces
“Helping people think there are some climate and equity impacts of their decision to drive downtown and park downtown.”— Shoshana Cohen, PBOT
Budget update: Safety upgrades to outer Halsey and ‘Seasonal Naito’ poised for funding
Council will make final vote this coming Wednesday.
City Budget Office recommends no funding for Better Naito, vision zero, Springwater, Halsey and Hawthorne projects
We’ll have to look elsewhere.
Meet the people on the City’s most powerful transportation committee
The 17 citizens and agency staffers that will help steer the U.S.S. PBOT.
PBOT requests $350,000 for ‘Seasonal Naito’ (aka Better Naito)
‘Seasonal’ just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Would-be fuel exporters offer annual payment that might fund transportation projects
Though it’s not likely to appease many Portlanders fighting to block the deal, there’s a chance that the construction of a propane export terminal in Portland could result in money for local biking improvements.
City Budget Office denies Parks’ request for Gateway Green and off-road cycling plan funds
No love for Gateway Green and the Off-Road Cycling Master Plan from the City Budget Office.