PBOT begins pitch for new revenue at “Our Streets” town hall
The City’s big pitch for new transportation revenue has begun.
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The City’s big pitch for new transportation revenue has begun.
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.
A new poll shows Portlanders of almost every stripe support better bike infrastructure by huge margins.
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An overwhelming majority of Portlanders would be likelier to support a transportation revenue package that improves walking routes, a new poll found.
The City of Portland is getting ready to write its most important transportation wish list in years.
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.
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
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
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.
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