Neighborhood Notes

From the Portland Tribune:

The idea of building a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Interstate 405 in Northwest Portland has turned into a fight over conflicting visions of the city’s future.

It is controversial because many other crossings already exist on both sides of the proposed location on Northwest Flanders Street. The other crossings include four bridges over I-405 and 11 streets that run under it.

In addition, the controversy is being heightened by the idea of using the old Sauvie Island Bridge, pushing the projected cost from $3.8 million to $5.5 million. The Sauvie Bridge will be removed later this year after the bridge Multnomah County is building to the island opens.

Read the full story here...

Read the Mercury's analysis of the funding sources for this project and learn how the vast majority of this money can't be spent elsewhere or diverted to other purposes, as opponents often claim.

Read what the Daily Journal of Commerce has to say.

 

There's no doubt this is a controversial project, but we think its a good one and are glad it is moving forward.