Where your property tax dollars are going
Ah, the beautiful Portland that City Hall's hundreds of "planners" are bringing us. How about some nice 11-story bunkers between Interstate Avenue and I-5? Oh, so livable. Living in an existing two-story house next to those monstrosities is going to be a real experience, too.
But hey, everybody wants some of that wonderful Interstate MAX Station vibe in their daily lives. No doubt this will be a smashing financial success for the city's taxpayers.
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Comments (8)
Well, the city is running desperately low on over-priced condos.
Posted by k | June 26, 2008 10:33 AM
Yes K, there seems to be a surplus now of overpriced apartments.
Posted by pdxjim | June 26, 2008 10:36 AM
The site is well set up for success: Would you like an east-facing unit overlooking I-5, or a west-facing unit overlooking a grain elevator?
It am amused that these towers as proposed will likely block the overpriced views of the Pearl condo crowds. And looking forward, probably Consolidated Freightways' site as well.
Posted by John Rettig | June 26, 2008 12:19 PM
What difference does it make as long as it helps stop sprawl? ?
Posted by Howard | June 26, 2008 1:21 PM
I think it is wrong to oppose the zoning; rather, what you want to oppose should be the subsidies. Rezoning, which is what they are proposing now, simply allows developers to build density near the light rail line, which makes all the sense in the world. Of course, the market will have to recover to support this, but this may not be that far off.
Posted by Unit | June 26, 2008 4:46 PM
I don't think it's wrong to oppose upzoning to 11 stories where a three-story motel has sat for 50 years -- especially when it's right next door to some poor schmucks in their two-story houses.
Posted by Jack Bog | June 26, 2008 5:24 PM
Whether one opposes upzoning or not, why don't the planning overlords put their thinking to the test of a vote of all residents in the affected neighborhood associations. Why not use one of the ONA yearly grants to pay for the vote.
I think the reality of how density is affecting the livability of neighborhoods has come home to roost, and we need a sanity test.
Increasing density from 1:l or 2:1 to 6:1 or 8:1, a three to 4 times increase is too much to bear in our existing residential neighborhoods. And that is saying nothing about an 11 story building looking down into ones one story backyard.
Posted by Lee | June 26, 2008 6:18 PM
What's needed is light rail or streetcar to Lake Oswego, with 11-story development in Dunthorpe. That might cause a change in policy.
Posted by Jack Bog | June 26, 2008 8:07 PM