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Sep 24,2008
Portland Voted Greenest City In The U.S.
by Agent503
According to a ranking by SustainLane, Portland is the greenest city in the nation. The rankings track the unfolding story of cities working to improve their residents’ quality of life. Cities with decentralized energy supplies, renewable water sources, abundant mass transit etc score high. Green building and land use policies also play an important role in determining who's green and who's not. Portland's placing at the top may not come as a surprise to many, but the city may not be as green as it's made out to be. Find out more here . Related Info: Portland is the Greenest U.S. City-Well, Mostly!
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Jul 4,2008
Strip club property joins Lents overhaul
by shooter
Those who live in Lents know far better than I, but it seems that the Lents URA is making headway. This article from The Oregonian gives clear indication that the town center is changing, and shows how strong demand is for local goods and services. The article describes how plans for a coffee shop grew into a full restaurant because of demand by residents. Now that restaurant has a line out the door during lunch. That's a pretty strong indicator that people will support the new businesses that will come as the town center is redeveloped.
What other changes are happening that we haven't heard about in the press?
From The Oregonian : While it would have made for a great story, and perhaps a whole new pipeline of revenue for redevelopment, the Portland Development Commission is not, we repeat NOT, going into the strip club business. The city's urban renewal agency did, however, buy the building that housed the 92nd Avenue Club in Lents as part of its work i
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What other changes are happening that we haven't heard about in the press?
From The Oregonian : While it would have made for a great story, and perhaps a whole new pipeline of revenue for redevelopment, the Portland Development Commission is not, we repeat NOT, going into the strip club business. The city's urban renewal agency did, however, buy the building that housed the 92nd Avenue Club in Lents as part of its work i
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Jun 25,2008
As expected, City Council Approves Satellite District
by shooter
Now you can expect the lawsuit and the waste of time and money associated with it. The City Council today unanimously voted to be sued to approve the satellite district and give $19 million in River District URA dollars to fund construction of a school at David Douglas.
I guess they think they are being magnanimous, but in reality they are just breaking the law. And the mystery surrounding this that has never been answered is that out of all the schools in the Portland Public School System, why was David Douglas selected? Portland Public Schools certainly didn't have any say in this, because they were never consulted. So just how did the Leonard and Sten determine that David Douglas was more deserving than any other school? Leonard and Sten like to say that the development in the River District drove up inner city housing prices and forced low-income families to the David Douglas district. But that rational is completely bogus, because it ignores the realities of
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I guess they think they are being magnanimous, but in reality they are just breaking the law. And the mystery surrounding this that has never been answered is that out of all the schools in the Portland Public School System, why was David Douglas selected? Portland Public Schools certainly didn't have any say in this, because they were never consulted. So just how did the Leonard and Sten determine that David Douglas was more deserving than any other school? Leonard and Sten like to say that the development in the River District drove up inner city housing prices and forced low-income families to the David Douglas district. But that rational is completely bogus, because it ignores the realities of
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Jun 25,2008
Saltzman raises hackles in Lents
by shooter
The way the City Council is handling the idea of using urban renewal dollars to pay for a school that is not included in any URA brings back memories of how it handled the renaming of Interstate Boulevard. First, the process was not clear and legally questionable. Then there was the last minute suggestion to rename Fourth Street, but no one asked the people who lived on Fourth about it.
Déjà Vu all over again.
The concept of a satellite district emerges from Leonard and Sten as a way to get a school built for David Douglas, 15 miles out of downtown. In addition, they never spoke with Portland Public Schools about the idea. The obvious legal challenge arose, and now at the last minute Saltzman suggests that the money come from the Lents URA, but no one talked to them about it.
Hopefully the satellite district idea will go the way of renaming Interstate, it will die and the City Council will be embarrassed for being so inept.
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Déjà Vu all over again.
The concept of a satellite district emerges from Leonard and Sten as a way to get a school built for David Douglas, 15 miles out of downtown. In addition, they never spoke with Portland Public Schools about the idea. The obvious legal challenge arose, and now at the last minute Saltzman suggests that the money come from the Lents URA, but no one talked to them about it.
Hopefully the satellite district idea will go the way of renaming Interstate, it will die and the City Council will be embarrassed for being so inept.
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Jun 20,2008
Saltzman asks for delay to urban renewal vote on David Douglas school
by shooter
It looks like Commissioner Saltzman blinked and for the right reason. Why the City Council would want to embroil any solution to David Douglas' overcrowding issue in a legal battle is beyond me. It would be a huge waste of time and money. Saltzman's recommendation that PDC examine if the school property could be added to the Lents URA via a contiguous boundary change makes much more sense and at first glance appears to be legal. David Douglas could get its much-needed elementary school and Urban Renewal would stay true to its original intent. Let's hope the rest of the City Council comes to its senses. From The Oregonian : Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman on Friday asked his colleagues to delay a crucial but controversial vote next week on a plan to spend money set aside for downtown redevelopment on a new elementary school for outer Southeast Portland. In a letter, Saltzman asked his fellow commissioners and Mayor Tom Potter for a six week delay in the vote that is
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Jun 19,2008
Lents says goodbye to blight
by shooter
Let's hope Lents has the success of some other URAs. If they can create a destination and a " 20 minute neighborhood ", they could see a big change over the next decade. Higher density housing isn't a bad thing and a walking neighborhood actually strengthens the area. Keep that focus on job creation and creating a destination, Lents will see the benefits. From the Portland Tribune : Lents, long one of Portland’s downtrodden neighborhoods, is in line to get a little more love. The Lents area, sliced in two by Interstate 205 a quarter-century ago, will get direct light-rail service when the new MAX Green Line opens. And the Portland Development Commission is poised to expand the Lents Town Center urban renewal area and more than triple its funding. The Portland City Council is expected to approve the Lents urban renewal package June 25. By extending the life of the urban renewal district until 2026, the PDC nets $170 million more in urban renewal funds, on top
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