Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar
Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon
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Infill
Portland is Ignoring State Handbook:
The Infill and Redevelopment Code Handbook
Transportation and Growth Management Program
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
September, 1999
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Portland’s clash over density is spilling into the suburbs. Willamette Week 12/03/2014
An informal organization representing the region's mayors is questioning whether
a proposal to increase density will work Portland Tribune 12/03/2014
Planners, neighbors spar over mixed-use zones in comp plan Portland Tribune 12/03/2014
More density in Portland will drive up housing costs Portland Tribune 12/03/2014
We
don’t like the idea of Metro telling cities how to plan their individual neighborhoods.
And we’re especially wary of giving more power to the half-awake clock-punchers currently
on the Metro Council. Willamette Week 10/22/2014
Multnomah County Voters Reject
Density Increases 3:1
From the Voter's Pamphlet: Retains provision in Metro Charter prohibiting Metro
from requiring local governments to increase density in identified existing single-family
neighborhoods.
Passed in Multnomah county:
More density in Portland will drive up housing costs
Mildner says the projected increase in multifamily housing will double rents during the next 20 years.
This will be especially true in Portland, Mildner says, where the report predicts that 60.2 percent of all new residential construction will happen. According to the report, 92 percent of that construction will be multifamily housing — and 37.9 percent will be the same density as the Pearl District. (Portland Tribune, 12/02/14)
METRO not studying results of policies
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Cheaper & Better Transit |
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Elderly Travel |
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Commute Time Chart |
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Zoneing Increases Cost, Hurts Economy |
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