Hiding the growing cost of the Interstate Bridge Replacement The cost of the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) is going up: But we won't tell you how much . . . And we're not going to tell you until a year from now, after the 2025 Legislature adjourns In January, 2024, IBR o... → By Joe Cortright 24.7.2024 Discussion |
Strawberries and economic prosperity Perishable, special, and local: The economics of unique and fleeting experiences I pity you, dear reader. You likely have no idea what a real strawberry tastes like. Unless you spend the three weeks around the Summe... → By Joe Cortright 24.6.2024 Discussion |
An 18 month delay for the IBR due to flawed traffic projections The $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (IBR) is likely delayed up to 18 months because of flawed traffic modeling. The Oregon and Washington DOTs are in denial about the problem, but previously secret rec... → By Joe Cortright 14.6.2024 Discussion |
Grading the City Clean Energy Scorecard A new scorecard tries to measure how cities are promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases—a laudable goal. But the scorecard has some serious limitations. This scorecard emphasizes policies and process... → By Joe Cortright 6.6.2024 Discussion |
Cargo Cult Comeback: Cost–$30 million a year Portland's $30 Million Container Shipping Folly Cargo cults are a well-documented sociological phenomenon: Cargo cults were religious movements that emerged among indigenous people in Melanesia during the early to mid-... → By Joe Cortright 20.5.2024 Discussion |
Hiding the growing cost of the Interstate Bridge Replacement
The cost of the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) is going up: But we won't tell you how much . . . And we're not going to tell you until a year from now, after the 2025 Legislature adjourns In January, 2024, IBR o... →
Discussion
|Strawberries and economic prosperity
Perishable, special, and local: The economics of unique and fleeting experiences I pity you, dear reader. You likely have no idea what a real strawberry tastes like. Unless you spend the three weeks around the Summe... →
Discussion
|An 18 month delay for the IBR due to flawed traffic projections
The $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (IBR) is likely delayed up to 18 months because of flawed traffic modeling. The Oregon and Washington DOTs are in denial about the problem, but previously secret rec... →
Discussion
|Grading the City Clean Energy Scorecard
A new scorecard tries to measure how cities are promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases—a laudable goal. But the scorecard has some serious limitations. This scorecard emphasizes policies and process... →
Discussion
|Cargo Cult Comeback: Cost–$30 million a year
Portland's $30 Million Container Shipping Folly Cargo cults are a well-documented sociological phenomenon: Cargo cults were religious movements that emerged among indigenous people in Melanesia during the early to mid-... →
Discussion
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