Drawings don’t constitute restorative justice ODOT shows fancy drawings about what might be built, but isn’t talking about actually paying to build anything Just building the housing shown in its diagrams would require $160 million
Getting real about restorative justice in Albina Read Post »
What City Observatory this week 1. Fighting climate change is inherently equitable. While there’s a growing recognition of the existential threat posed by climate change, it’s becoming increasingly frequent to pit equity concerns against decisive
The Week Observed, April 23, 2021 Read Post »
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. Upton Sinclair It’s even harder to get a trucking industry lobbyist or a highway department booster to understand something when
The freight fable: Moving trucks is not longer the key to economic prosperity Read Post »
Happy Earth Day, Everyone! If we care about equity, we need to make rapid progress on climate change Equity needs to be defined by substantive outcomes, not vacuous rhetoric and elaborate process. Ultimately equity is
Fighting Climate Change is Inherently Equitable Read Post »
What City Observatory this week 1. Taking Tubman: The Oregon Department of Transportation is planning to widen the Interstate 5 freeway in Portland into the backyard of Harriet Tubman Middle School. The $800 million widening
The Week Observed, April 16, 2021 Read Post »
ODOT has claimed a “peer review panel” vindicated its air pollution analysis Now the panel says they didn’t look into the accuracy of ODOT’s travel forecast Travel forecasts are critical, because they determine air and
ODOT’s peer review panel admits it didn’t validate Rose Quarter travel forecasts Read Post »
