Revised Oregon plans mean public path stays open
A recent announcement by the Oregon Department of Transportation means a popular bike and walking path will not suffer closure for multiple years, and Eastbank Esplanade will not have to sport an unsightly overhang.
Plans for a massive state-funded project involving Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter have undergone some minor adjustments. One element of the state’s widening plan that has been eliminated is the expansion of the freeway, which would have adversely affected the aesthetics of the Eastbank Esplanade. It would also have disrupted the use one of the city’s most popular paths for biking and walking for several years.
Building support or opposition to a government action often begins with enlisting a flyer printing service to make the group’s case.
One of the downsides to changing plans for the freeway is that wider shoulders on the portions of the freeway passing over one of Portland’s most popular multi-use path is no longer in the cards.
Both a Federal Highway Administration report and an environmental analysis conducted by the Oregon Department of Transportation agreed that metro area travel times and air quality would be little affected by the freeway’s $715-795m project.
The portion of the Rose Quarter being affected is, according to state interview summaries, the center of the city’s jazz scene and a “thriving arts-oriented district.”
Plans for a massive state-funded project involving Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter have undergone some minor adjustments. One element of the state’s widening plan that has been eliminated is the expansion of the freeway, which would have adversely affected the aesthetics of the Eastbank Esplanade. It would also have disrupted the use one of the city’s most popular paths for biking and walking for several years.
Building support or opposition to a government action often begins with enlisting a flyer printing service to make the group’s case.
One of the downsides to changing plans for the freeway is that wider shoulders on the portions of the freeway passing over one of Portland’s most popular multi-use path is no longer in the cards.
Both a Federal Highway Administration report and an environmental analysis conducted by the Oregon Department of Transportation agreed that metro area travel times and air quality would be little affected by the freeway’s $715-795m project.
The portion of the Rose Quarter being affected is, according to state interview summaries, the center of the city’s jazz scene and a “thriving arts-oriented district.”