What City Observatory Did This Week The gender cap in perceptions of cities. A new YouGov survey of 2,000+ Americans reveals striking gender differences in how cities are perceived across the country. Women rate
The Week Observed, August 8, 2025 Read Post »
Women are from Portland, men are from Oklahoma City Men and women perceive cities differently:Â Women like some cities much more than men do; and vice-versa A new survey of net favorability ratings of cities
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What City Observatory Did This Week ODOT”s big lie about transportation spending. ODOT’s claim that Oregon spends less on roads than neighboring states was a key talking point in trying to sell a higher
The Week Observed, August 1, 2025 Read Post »
ODOT’s claim that Oregon spends less on roads than neighboring states was a key talking point in trying to sell a higher transportation tax in the 2025 Legislature Based on ODOT”s data, legislators repeatedly claimed
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What City Observatory Did This Week Repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. The I-5 Rose Quarter project is over budget at $2.1 billion, just lost more than $400 million in federal funding, and
The Week Observed, July 25, 2025 Read Post »
Testimony to the Oregon Transportation Commission July 24, 20225 Joe Cortright City Observatory Editor’s note:Â On July 24, 2025, the Oregon Transportation Commission voted to continue work on the I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway project, even
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