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Dozono Chimes in on “Safe Streets”
Mr. Dozono(Photo: ShoForMayor.com)Oregonian politics blogger Jeff Mapes asked mayoral hopeful Sho Dozono what he thinks of the “Safe, Sound, and Green Streets” funding plan crafted by City Commissioner...
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Street fee back to three; will Romain let it be?
City Council will hear the “Safe, Sound and Green” proposal again on Wednesday.(Photo: Jonathan Maus)As first reported by the Portland Mercury, Commissioner Leonard’s move to pull-back the recently...
View ArticleStreet Fee update: Romain will seek repeal by initiative
According to a source inside City Hall, Oregon Petroleum Association lobbyist and architect of the Street Fee opposition Paul Romain will not attempt a referral of Commissioner Adams’ street...
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Potter wants street fee on May ballot; BTA plans response
Mayor Tom Potter (in center)(BikePortland.org File Photo)In a not too surprising move, Mayor Potter has issued a memo (read it below) to his fellow Commissioners saying that he favors putting the...
View ArticleHoping to sway Mayor Potter, BTA urges action
The BTA has issued the action alert that I alluded to yesterday.It was posted to their blog by Executive Director Scott Bricker and emailed to their Portland members yesterday afternoon.The “Safe,...
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Updated: Adams blames “corrosive special interests”, wants street fee on...
[Updated: I’ve added full text of the statements made by Commissioner Adams, Mayor Potter, and the BTA’s Scott Bricker.]BTA’s Scott Bricker testified thismorning. Read the text of histestimony below....
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Mayor Potter responds to BTA action alert
Adams (L) and Potter at this morning’s City Council meeting.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)Mayor Potter has issued a statement in response to the BTA’s action alert that explains his current stance on the...
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Adams releases statement on funding initiative
Adams speaking with reporters after today’s meeting.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)City Commissioner Sam Adams has just emailed (and posted to his blog) a statement about the major turn his Safe, Sound, and...
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Elly Blue: Street fee is for the public good
[This article was written by contributor Elly Blue. You can read more from Ms. Blue here.]“…gas stations, convenience stores, and oil suppliers…benefit more than most from having a road system in good...
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Could Leonard Move Kill Street Fee Referral Effort?
Commissioner Randy Leonard(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The maneuvering on both sides of the landmark “Safe, Sound, and Green Streets” transportation funding proposal has just taken another turn. Amy Ruiz of...
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