https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks Made with a little mischief en-us 2022-01-03 23:14:18 UTC 2022-01-29 21:22:31 UTC hello@padlet.com pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2014510980 A Multnomah County committee voted yesterday to advance plans for a new, earthquake-resistant Burnside Bridge. The new plan includes one less car lane to expedite the construction process and save taxpayers roughly $240,000,000. After construction was delayed by a year, it could commence by 2025. This is beneficial to Portland residents as it allows them to feel safer when they commute around the city]]> 2022-01-26 20:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2014510980 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2014529813 The Green New Deal requires that in developments of 10 or more units, 25% of those units must be affordable to people making 80% of the area median income. The rule applies to new construction, substantial rehab, adaptive reuse or conversion from nonresidential to residential use. This had led to a substantial decrease in construction permits being given. This affects the population in both positive and negative ways. Positively, it forces property owners to construct developments that are affordable for the areas residents. Negatively, these corporations know they will not make as much money if they abide by these guidelines, so less housing is being built for the residents of Portland. ]]> 2022-01-26 20:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2014529813 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2014549345 Agency leaders told the Oregon Transportation Commission, which sets state transportation policies, that it was short more than $500 million of the projected $1.18 billion to $1.25 billion in costs to complete the Rose Quarter expansion project. “We still have a substantial gap and no other committed sources of funding,” Channell said. At the time of that vote, ODOT said it would seek funding for the project from local governments including the city of Portland, Metro and Multnomah County. This relates to planning because they need to be sure about this project before they continue to expand the city. With the progress of this project truly unknown, the construction of other plans may be halted. ]]> 2022-01-26 21:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2014549345 shannel9 https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018785161 I think it's sad that it started with a big purpose but it seems many things have gotten in the way of creating more housing for Portland. Like the article said it takes years and a lot of time for these things to go through and that's just more time family's and the public have to search for homes.]]> 2022-01-29 00:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018785161 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018883311 The council approved six updates to the city’s historic resources code, which dictates what changes can be made to homes or property in neighborhoods that have received “historic” designation. The council also voted to allow homeowners who live in historic districts to make minor design changes to their homes, such as adding solar panels, making seismic upgrades or building additional buildings on their property. Under the new rules, the City Council would locally decide which landmarks or neighborhoods are historically significant and given special protections under city code. Until now, those protections were conferred to properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which is administered at a national level.]]> 2022-01-29 03:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018883311 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018887143 For this assignment I will be focusing on the article "Portland City Council votes to allow affordable housing, design changes in historic neighborhoods" as I find it to be very interesting and important. This projects has allowed owners of properties in neighborhoods deemed "historic" to make changes to their properties, such as adding solar panels. This was put in place by the Portland City Council, which is a city council. ]]> 2022-01-29 03:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018887143 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018890420 Who Benefits: This project benefits many in the Portland area. This benefits home owners that feel they would benefit from renovations being added to their houses. This benefits those who are in need of housing in Portland, as this allows more housing to be built in these areas. Furthermore, it benefits the entire city as the extra space is planned to be used to build affordable housing.

Who does not benefit: Some residents are worried that the changes would allow more destruction or unrestrained renovation of historic homes, compromising the aesthetics or historic value of existing neighborhoods.

]]> 2022-01-29 04:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018890420 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018893825 1: Home Owners
2: Planners
3: Community Members
4: City Council
5: Construction Workers
6: Houselessness Population
7: Utility Companies
8: Financial Investors
9: Property Developers
10: Policy Makers ]]> 2022-01-29 04:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018893825 pbedolla https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018896744 When looking at this policy, at this current moment, it seems the only opportunities for public involvement are from those who currently own a home in these historic neighborhoods, as they are now able to make changes to their properties that were not available before. Soon though, once the new housing gets built, it'll open up many more opportunities for public involvement as the amount of community members will substantially increase. This will see community involvement within these pubic spaces spike as the chance for involvement will be substantially more prominent. Community participation should look like exceeding voting numbers, higher attendance at community meetings, and equal voices being heard. We should look for elements of partnership and delegated powers with these exceedingly growing communities. ]]> 2022-01-29 04:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2018896744 contrer6 https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2019477501 Hi Phoenix! Thank you for sharing your articles. One of the articles that intrigued me most was the bridge advancing. I am glad to hear they are working to get our bridges seismically safe. I wonder though how taking away a lane will effect its users? There seems to always be pros and cons to each planning tasks but luckily this one, in my eyes, is mostly a pro for safety reasons.]]> 2022-01-29 21:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pbedolla/Bookmarks/wish/2019477501