1. On September 6, the City Council will commit $33 million in city money to build the Eastside Steetcar. 2. The Portland Development Commission Board will not be a factor in the decision…

Thanks to Scott Moore at Mercury Blogtown, I can now post a link to Portland Mayor Tom Potter’s stirring column published in Sunday’s Oregonian. It speaks for itself, eloquently. I’ve been searching for…

Well, it turns out I was wrong on several items in my post yesterday on funding the Eastside Streetcar. Mostly, in that it appears the deals have already been done. Here’s what I…

After viewing part of the Portland Development Commission’s 8/8/07 meeting on cable last night, I realize several parts of my post yesterday were either incomplete or wrong. The Portland City Council is at…

This post is a follow-up to yesterday’s Next Up at City Council review, in which one of the Agenda items is assessing eastside property owners $15,000,000 towards paying for the Eastside Streetcar. Chris…

Leaders in Beaverton and other jurisdictions in Washington County are expressing concern over the idea of establishing an Urban Renewal Area for Bethany – 800 acres of farmland designated to receive 12,000 new…

Given the difficulty I’ve experienced trying to find out who pays/paid what for improvements in South Waterfront, I’m going to post information about who’s paying what for other projects as they’re approved and…

Our firstborn son, Luke, has been framing our world and filling it with his boundless joy since this date in 1986. Seen here in Arches National Park, Utah. Happy Birthday, Luke!