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Sometimes it's hard to grasp how vastly different our two light rail systems are.

Cool thing / best thing about the Eastside streetcar is the 6 stops have more capacity. #trimet

The rule is if you visit Portland on a day like today, you have to move here.

OK I hate it but I absolutely would watch the savannah bananas play a game here. River is in play.

Financing probably above all of those issues, from my understanding. Not ready to blame local taxes or population growth for this, housing demand remains high.

Yep, it's complicated and new developments of any unit type has been sluggish for years. If/when financing situation improves we should be ready for another development boom. Hopefully.

Portland’s Inclusionary Zoning Program Is Finally Performing, New Data Suggests | Sightline Institute Because for the first time, the city fully funded it.

IH works best when you fund it. And we finally did so.

"When you're talking about renovating a sports center, how can you tie that to climate action and community services? You're essentially saying anyone can take money from PCEF, with no purpose."
- Jessica Carmona, Bonneville Environmental Foundation

You need to have a mortgage in order to know your neighbors, apparently.

Portland Central Eastside Parking Policy bright spot:

Gross meter revenue for FY25–26 is $756,000 to date, up from $394,000 in the same period last year.

Attributed to rate increases and adding Saturday hours/enforcement.

aesthetic

EPG "in the future we'll have public commentary like in full council."
then immediately
"today will the be exception. we will be hearing from panels of 'community leaders'"

The first "leader":
Portland Metro Chamber President and CEO.

Shocker.

My kingdom for a sunday parkways that utilizes major arterials like they do in Mexico

Vancouver City Council could vote to oppose shorter I-5 light rail route Planned light rail stops were reduced from two to one, with light rail terminating at the Vancouver waterfront.

They always "cost cut" mega-projects right at the end of the process. They always start with cutting the transit, bike and pedestrian improvements. That's how they, ODOT+WSDOT +consultants, get you.

older busses had operator controlled releases, sometimes you really did need to ask for "backdoor!" if they didn't anticipate your exit

I forgot where I learned this but my trick is a pinky on the hand, but it shouldn't take months of practice to exit the bus through the back. I understand it's a huge complaint for drivers the way those doors work.

It depends on what category you're looking for, here are some that I recommend broadly:

Xin Ding
Master Kong
Din Tai Fung
Dough Zone
Duck House
Tasty Corner
Zien Hang

Considering how wildly fuzzy Frog Ferry's math has been when it comes to things like appraising pro-bono work or you know, what the numbers look like on their invoices sent to public agencies, a few free ferry rides could be valued at $10,000 or more.

Frog Ferry officials say these will be tax-deductible, and owners will get benefits and perks. Interestingly they fail to note you would have to calculate the value of those perks which would reduce your tax deduction.

"To get the first boat on the water, Frog Ferry needs $22 million."

We have lots of good Chinese food in Portland. Come visit.

They are dealing with a total of only 40 storefronts, definitely a much different scenario for enforcement.

New vacant storefront ordinance goes into effect in Portland A new ordinance impacts commercial property owners in Portland whose spaces have been vacant for six months or more.

Maybe Portland should take a page from the other Portland's playbook. Fines for commercial storefront owners who don't fill their spaces with businesses or art.

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Portland City Council:
Let's reduce taxes on the city's smallest businesses!

Oregonian Ed Board / PDX Metro Chamber:
Awesome! Wait no, not like that. That's low hanging fruit that doesn't help the big corporations + landlords! 3/12 councilors voted against this other thing that easily passed waa 😭

New Yorkers are the fastest walk and talkers in the nation.

Frog Ferry will probably get that PCEF money, too.

Easily. I missed that one, have a link / context?

Completely spaced on The Get Down, would slot it above Aladdin. Hawthorne should be between Roseland and Crystal.
Todo: Showdown, High Limit Room.

Yes. Are they perfect? No.