Wednesday, June 21, 2006

We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving

Here's the document you've all been waiting for: the latest translation of the questionnaire in the City of Portland's "vision quest." Today I believe we have Laotian.

I'm sure both responses they get to this one will make for interesting reading!

Posted by Jack Bogdanski at June 21, 2006 04:00 PM | TrackBack (0)


Comments

It participated in one of these "vision" things
as a member of my neighborhood association in the early 90's. After a year of work and a couple of submissions to "City Hall" it was sent back to us with the comment that what I had written, which was about transportation, didn't belong in a vision statement.
It is a lot like a paint by numbers project where once you get the paint on the wall City Hall tells you what the number was.

Michael

Posted by: Michael at June 21, 2006 06:29 PM

Wouldn't it be great if all the Laotian respondents just asked them to focus on public safety and rebuilding our infrastructure.

How do you say "no 2% for Art until the Sellwood is replaced" in Laotian?

Posted by: Mister T at June 21, 2006 07:14 PM

as long as they like bike lanes on 50 MPH roads more pollution more congestion one more step to getting a bad air day when we have none now and more money for.....


Sorry got off track ....

Who's voting now

Posted by: ace at June 21, 2006 11:32 PM

something from Laos = "Lao."

Posted by: Zac at June 22, 2006 06:09 PM

"Laotian" is also pretty commonly used, though perhaps not technically correct.

Posted by: Jack Bog at June 22, 2006 07:01 PM

I remember the Visioning Process for environmental zones a few years back. All the Veracrates spoke "environmental laotian" and told us to shut up because we gave concrete examples of the negative effect some of the regulations would cause. I loved the outreach and being told "you are not seeing the broader picture". I think we are seeing it.

Posted by: lw at June 22, 2006 09:52 PM

You say potay-to, and I say pot-ah-toe
You say from Laos, and I say Laotian...

Posted by: Mister T at June 22, 2006 10:30 PM

Yeah, I love the city's outreaches,too. And hearing "you all better shut up and listen up or face the CONSEQUENCES: sprawl,chaos mayhem.........". The cockiness would be kind of funny were it not so frustrating.

Posted by: Cynthia at June 24, 2006 09:58 AM

"Veracrates" is too funny. Did you come up with that on your own? I imagine a bunch of city planners gazing adoringly while Veracrates explains to her plebes that density and light rail will save humanity.

How about Erikstotle? Randy "Leonidas" (or Leonardo?).

Posted by: Mister T at June 26, 2006 08:46 AM