Lost track of the Portland Street Fund? Here’s our up-to-the-minute guide
It seems likely that some time this year, voters will get a chance to choose one of several options.
Street Fee Proposal
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.
Study: Dollar for dollar, bike infrastructure pays off better than road maintenance
Bikeway networks have payoff schedules, too.
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.
City’s new ‘Street Fund’ proposal would raise $46 million a year
New Portland Street Fund proposal would mix income tax with business license fees to raise $46 million in new revenue.
Commissioners Fish and Fritz warm to income tax to pay for streets
Can Portland’s proposed transportation income tax count to three?
New maps show which streets would be improved by proposed income tax
This is the first time the city has ever put it on a map.
BTA calls on members to back income tax for street funding
Paying for these projects, the group said, is the next step for Portland bicycle advocacy.
The $60 million map: Here’s what a street fee’s ‘safety’ money might pay for
Of the 81 projects on the map above, 62 would go in at or east of 82nd Avenue.
Comment of the week: A close look at street fee alternatives
Today’s BikePortland comments, tomorrow’s news.
City considers whether to spend more of street fee on repaving, less on safety
With Portland’s mayor and transportation commissioner sticking adamantly to their guns on the notion that the city needs more money for its street system, other political chess pieces are moving.
PBOT endures testy town hall for non-residential street fee plan
PBOT and Mayor Hales faced the pitchforks at a street fee town hall this morning… And both they and their proposal seemed to handle it without taking any major wounds.