PBOT begins pitch for new revenue at “Our Streets” town hall
The City’s big pitch for new transportation revenue has begun.
Street Fee Proposal
Tonight’s ‘Transportation Town Hall’ is big chance to share your priorities
A two-hour “town hall” this evening at SE 34th and Salmon will be the Portland public’s first chance to turn out in support of their priorities in the next decade of Portland transportation budgets.
Portlanders disagree on bike infrastructure much less than you think
A new poll shows Portlanders of almost every stripe support better bike infrastructure by huge margins.
Visualizing the cost of local transportation projects
Sometimes it’s hard to visualize these things. So we gave it a shot.
Many Portlanders say they like bikeways, but walking is top priority in new poll
An overwhelming majority of Portlanders would be likelier to support a transportation revenue package that improves walking routes, a new poll found.
What projects should a street fee pay for? City announces town halls (updated)
The City of Portland is getting ready to write its most important transportation wish list in years.
City assembles ‘sales team’ for street fee plan (updated)
The City of Portland is pushing forward its plan to sell voters on a new revenue stream, most likely a per-household and per-business fee that participants say would raise perhaps $25 million a year for street upgrades.
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
Novick asks Santa for $1.3 billion for streets and talks of new fee for infrastructure
The city’s transportation commissioner said ‘repetition, repetition, repetition’ is the way to get the message to voters that Portland needs more money for street repairs and improvements
‘Street fee’ emerges as top choice for new transportation revenue
Four people familiar with the city’s discussions say a fee on each Portland household, and probably many businesses too, could pay for street paving, sidewalks, streetcars and protected bike lanes.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project