What City Observatory this week 1. A massive regional transportation spending plan that does nothing for climate change. Portland’s leaders are in the process of crafting a $3 billion plus regional transportation package. One of
The Week Observed, January 31, 2020 Read Post »
Every year, the same story:Â We profess to care about climate change, but we’re driving more and greenhouse gas emissions are rising rapidly. Oregon is stuck in an endless loop of lofty rhetoric, distant goals,
With climate change, it’s always Groundhog’s Day Read Post »
Metro’s multi-billion dollar transportation package does nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Spending $3 billion reduces Portland’s transportation greenhouse gases by .05 percent This package costs nearly $40,000 per ton in reduced GHG emissions Metro
Climate Fail: Metro’s 2020 Transportation Package Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week Remembering Dr. King. We were reminded of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech about the pronounced tendency in public policy to prescribe socialism for the rich and rugged, free market
The Week Observed, January 24, 2020 Read Post »
It’s a long road to redressing inequality A half-century ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the stilted rhetoric used use to talk about public spending to promote the social good: Whenever the government provides
Dr. King: Socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor Read Post »
Over the past decade, across the nation, the most walkable homes have appreciated the most In two-thirds of large metro areas, walkable neighborhoods have higher home values than car-dependent ones Walkable neighborhoods appreciated faster than
Walkable places are growing in value almost everywhere Read Post »
