What City Observatory this week 1. Calculating induced travel. Widening freeways to reduce traffic congestion in dense urban areas inevitably fails because of the scientifically demonstrated problem of induced demand; something so common and well-documented
The Week Observed, February 5, 2021 Read Post »
Home prices are soaring, rents are falling The disparate impact of the recession on high income and low income households in driving the housing market in two directions at once. Job losses have been concentrated
America’s K-shaped housing market 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,
Again, it’s Groundhog’s Day, again Read Post »
Albina then and now Basically, Albina was wiped out by Interstate Ave 99E (ODOT)Â Â 1951 Memorial Coliseum (City) 1958 I-5 1962 Emmanuel Hospital (PDC)Â 1970s Blanchard Center (PPS)Â 1980 Convention Center 1990 (expanded 2003) Moda
Albina Then and Now Read Post »
Widening I-5 at the Rose Quarter in Portland will produce an addition 17.4 to 34.8 million miles of vehicle travel and 7.8 to 15.5 thousand tons of greenhouse gases per year. These estimates come from
Calculating induced demand at the Rose Quarter Read Post »
What City Observatory this week 1. Why Portland’s Rose Quarter Freeway widening will increase greenhouse gas emissions. The Oregon Department of Transportation hashas falsely claimed its $800 million freeway widening project has no impact on
The Week Observed, January 29, 2021 Read Post »
