What's Happening in Portland, OR…

The plan to place a gas tax renewal on the ballot in May has recently been unanimously approved by the Portland City Council.

The 10-cents-per-gallon tax was originally approved by 56% of the voters in 2016, and in May a continuation of that tax would keep it in force for another four years. It comes as no surprise that a renewal would be sought; as far back as March 2019, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly indicated that she would place the matter before voters once again.

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Fixing Our Streets is the name given to the 10-cents-per-gallon tax revenue project, which for the 2020 implementation would have a $76m project list. Included on the list would be $4.5m each for sidewalks and street lighting, $5m to be spent on new traffic signals and $25m for street paving. The rest of the revenue would include an assortment of citywide as well school adjacent safety projects.

Among the individual repaving projects will be stretches of Southeast 45th Avenue and Southeast 122nd Avenue, along with a portion of Northeast Killingsworth Street.

Not requiring approval by voters, a four-year heavy truck tax will likely be renewed by Portland City Council, adding $11m in revenues.