What City Observatory did this week Groundhog’s Day for Climate. So you think you’re not Bill Murray in the classic “Groundhog’s Day?” Oregonians, ask yourself: are we anywhere closer to seriously addressing the climate crisis
The Week Observed, February 3, 2023 Read Post »
City of Portland raises big questions about the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway widening project (translated). Last month was the deadline for comments on the supplemental environmental analysis for the proposed $1.45 billion I-5 Rose Quarter
What the City of Portland said about the Rose Quarter 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,
Climate: Our Groundhog Day Doom Loop Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week Driving stakes, selling bonds, overdosing on debt. The Oregon Department of Transportation is following a well trodden path to push the state toward a massive highway expansion project. For
The Week Observed, January 27, 2023 Read Post »
The Oregon Department of Transportation is launching a series of boondoggle freeways, with no idea of their ultimate cost, and issuing bonds that will obligate the public to pay for expensive and un-needed highways. Future
Driving stakes, selling bonds: ODOT’s freeway boondoggle plan Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week Dr. King: Socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor. We’re reminded this year of Dr. Martin Luther King’s observation that our cities, and the
The Week Observed, January 20, 2023 Read Post »
