Public health, environmental, and transpo orgs say street fee proposal is ‘good public policy’
8 non-profits just came out strongly in favor of PBOT’s transportation funding plan.
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Opinion: The PBA and The Oregonian are wrong about street tax impetus
Sorry PBA and The Oregonian, the push for new transportation revenue was never just about paving and maintenance.
Businesses and bikeways: City reveals more details about street fee plans
PBOT’s Mark Lear laid out priorities for spending revenue raised by a new street fee.(Photos J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland is slowly leaking out more details of their plans to create a new fee to boost transportation investment. At a town hall meeting in North Portland last night, Mayor Charlie Hales, PBOT Director Leah … Read more
Novick, Oregon Walks, and The Oregonian weigh in on transportation spending priorities
Steve Novick is setting the stage for the upcoming debate about transportation spending. (Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) If The Oregonian’s opinion pages are any indication, the City’s campaign to persuade Portlanders to help fund transportation investments is heating up. On New Year’s Day, the leader of a local walking advocacy group called on Transportation Commissioner … Read more