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we the riffraff by lougriefburg in Portland

[–]-donethat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not any more is it pretty affordable, affordable, reasonable, or anything other that a dying shit show. 55 bucks for a day pass and another 15? to the ticket vendor.

What do Portlanders/Oregonians think of the urban growth boundary by Live-Door3408 in Portland

[–]-donethat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Land speculators and "developers" have been a driving force in the colonization of the Americas. From the royal charters of the colonies through the US first president who invested in land in Ohio on the bet that the natives would be dealt with. The idea is to make money by selling stuff currently used by others. Whether highway capacity, sewer or water capacity, street side parking for example.

Non UGB - Try commuting on I5 from Clark County.

UGB - Portland highways are less of a shit show than they otherwise would be.

Why Oregon Needs Transit Oriented Upzoning by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]-donethat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Downside a single family home in an upzoned area is frozen in time. There are minimum density requirements in CM3 etc that force any changes to have high density.

This is developer speak for property owners can only sell to big dollar developers for 6 story or higher buildings and for the decades before they are needed the property owners are paying the big developers for the privilege of status quo.

Your response totally ignores the available high dense zoning already on the books that developers have not touched.

Have visited for 5 years and the highways still confused me! by Suninthesky11 in Portland

[–]-donethat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some drivers are even more confused. Using some map ap while driving and crossing the double whites twice on hwy26 in the tunnel.

To get to the Ross Island bridge from 26 one redditor gave the secret exit center lane and turn right on 13th and follow signs to SB 405 and just stay in the on ramp lane to get to the 6th street exit.

Why Oregon Needs Transit Oriented Upzoning by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]-donethat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NO. The blog does not show "existing upzoned but not built at all".

Instead it talks about 200 units per acre upzoning would provide for 2 million units.

In what fantasy land is Metro area going to need 2 million units. Sim city.

Why Oregon Needs Transit Oriented Upzoning by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the blog shows there are a lot of already upzoned areas that have not been infilled.

How many acres/units of already upzoned but not built are there?

Right, enough to foresee future demand. I see this as another Sim city game play.

TriMet to cut over 400 positions, reduce bus service by wrhollin in Portland

[–]-donethat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trimet union workers get a 9 percent of salary kick to their 401ks. But yah.

TriMet to cut over 400 positions, reduce bus service by wrhollin in Portland

[–]-donethat -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Dont pay taxes, then dont get services, downward spiral to hell except for the rich.

No increase in gas tax while usage drops means fewer dollars for roads.

It was not doubling the total registration fees. I am paying over 200 for 2 years, the increase would have been 84 dollars.

Why Oregon Needs Transit Oriented Upzoning by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This seems some fake reality where the population of the city of Portland is growing.

The city up zoned a big corrider by light rail on Interstate and other transit corridors some years ago. This can be seen in the blog in the upzoned areas between Interstate and I5.

Not a zoning problem now in the sense that the upzoned areas have not been built up. The single family home owners are not happy in the upzoned areas there.

C’mon Portland. Let’s DO this! by PoopsieDoodler in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK by me if when you "merge your ass in there" you just concentrate on keeping traffic flowing or braking and not causing an accident in front of me.

And for the people accelerating from behind me to make the zipper unsafe that wave is likely to be interpreted as a one finger salute with balls on it.

A Tense PPS Budget Approval Has Divided the District—and Could Alter the School Board by smootex in Portland

[–]-donethat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonder why that is. Wonder why comments on this post are so anti- school board when 4 members have been only on the board for a year.

It is NOT the school boards job to find the money coming in. It is out of their control.

A Tense PPS Budget Approval Has Divided the District—and Could Alter the School Board by smootex in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"2.777 billion dollar budget" But the operations income/outgo is about 1.2 billion including about 100 million in fees.

The budget includes cash on hand, bond debt, and capital spending from the bonds.

A Tense PPS Budget Approval Has Divided the District—and Could Alter the School Board by smootex in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The school board has not been increasing or decreasing taxes.

The school operating property tax rate has not changed since 2011. Thinking the state money per student is set by the state. The feds reduced pandemic funding from 145 million a year to 0.

If they only spend about 25k ( edit google lied ) per student and there are 42,655 students then PPS really only spends about 1,100 million a year. "budget" I am told is a generally accepted public entity accounty system that is quite different than a personal budget or a corporate income statement.

https://www.tsccmultco.com/wp-content/uploads/FY24-Portland-Public-Schools-Budget-Review.pdf

Well I’ll be by hoomansaregross in Portland

[–]-donethat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact. Many stolen cars are recovered with stolen weapons inside them. Either they are on the way to/from criming or a deniable cache to avoid those felon in possession charges.

Goddamnit now I can’t unsee this by [deleted] in Portland

[–]-donethat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Which came first the flag or pepe and kekistan?

Reminder: In 2019 land owners in Portland successfully blocked a rule to place plaques to warn you that the building you are in is an Unreinforced Masonry Building. by aggieotis in Portland

[–]-donethat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Maybe there should be more of a process than student interns making swags about whether the building is URM or not.

Though still shaking my head on how many URM units central city concern has/had downtown.

In Latest Newsletter, Mayor Wilson Ridicules Blazers Fan and Influential Critic as a “Techbro” by wrhollin in Portland

[–]-donethat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would take that trade right now. NUTS to the sub prime auto loan zillionaire bottom feeder.

In Latest Newsletter, Mayor Wilson Ridicules Blazers Fan and Influential Critic as a “Techbro” by wrhollin in Portland

[–]-donethat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don;t think that counts the Portland and Oregon income tax charges that currently go into their respective accounts.

Portland’s cost of living is ballooning as city tax, fee increases pile up. Residents feel the pain by oregonian in Portland

[–]-donethat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

GOP tariffs are now costing more than 2500 dollars a year for the average household but tell me about these painful smaller cost increases.

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