PBOT hosts two key town halls for ‘street fee’ this week
PBOT will host the first of two key town halls on their street fee proposal tomorrow.
Street Fee Proposal
Mayor pushes back street fee vote to November – UPDATED
Portland City Council at the public hearing for a transportation street fee last weeek.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland Mayor Charlie Hales says a planned City Council vote on a street fee, originally scheduled for tomorrow, will be pushed back to November. In a statement released a few minutes ago, Hales said the vote is “temporarily delayed … Read more
Update on Portland street fee as city gears up for first major public hearing
Portland’s push for new transportation revenue (a.k.a. the street fee) will make its City Council debut today at a public hearing. Here’s our attempt to get you caught up and ready for the debate.
Guest perspective on the PBOT street fee: Kiel Johnson
The problem is not that we don’t have enough conversations about what should be done. The problem is that we refuse to accept that the world is not our ideal.
A guest perspective on the PBOT street fee: Brian Willson
Brian Willson, photographed in June 2011.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) Publisher’s note: This guest opinion is part of our ongoing coverage of City of Portland’s efforts to pass a “Transportation User Fee.” Submitted by S. Brian Willson, a Woodstock neighborhood resident —— I am a nearly 73 year-old double BK amputee who handcycles to most of my … Read more
Mayor, commissioner announce plans to push forward with ‘Transportation User Fee’ – UPDATED
Mayor Hales, flanked by Commissioner Novick, Police Chief Mike Reese, PBOT Director Leah Treat and others at the press conference this morning.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) This morning at Kenilworth Park, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick announced their plans to bring a vote on their street fee to City Council on June 4th. … Read more
Community activists plan strong showing at final PBOT street fee town hall
Transportation activists are organizing to show up and be heard at PBOT’s final town hall event for the new street fee.
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
Poll shows Portlanders split about 50/50 on $8 household ‘street fee’
About half of Portland’s English-speaking voters are in favor of an $8-a-month household fee to pay for street repairs and improvements, a city poll testing public attitudes found.
City telephone poll puts PBOT’s possible monthly street fee at $8 to $12 per home
An 800-person phone poll that wraps up tonight is offering some new insight on the city’s leading ideas for raising money for transportation projects.
What do Portlanders want? New PBOT video answers the question
PBOT asked attendees of a recent town hall what their top priorities are when it comes to transportation improvements. We think you’ll like what they heard.
Special report: How Portland stopped building neighborhood greenways
If Portland has contributed any innovations of its own to the craft of designing great streets, it’s this two-word idea: neighborhood greenways.