Gossip has it that 1000 Friends of Oregon executive director Bob Stacey might run for Metro Chair in 2010. Stacey plans to leave the environmental group this coming October but for unknown waters, he insists. Stacey says right now he is merely “seeking advice from friends and colleagues” about whether to run for the seat […]
Sarah Shay Mirk
Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.
Posted inPortland
Transit Wonk Graffitti
Alright, who’s the North Portland transit nerd who tagged the side of Charles Lewis‘s former campaign HQ with this CRC-inspired slogan? Must be a Mercury reader…
Posted inNews
Missing: Home Plate
Was Memorial Coliseum Ever a Good Ballpark Site?
Was placing the new Beavers stadium at Memorial Coliseum ever a good
idea?
Posted inNews
Don’t Be So Dense
Northeast Neighborhood Discusses Smart Density
Irvington neighbors vs. condo development… WHO YA GOT?!?
Posted inBikes
Screw Your Bianci, I Ride a Bike Made of Money!
At the Oregon Bike Summit in Salem today, I’m hearing all about the positive impact bicycles have on the state economy. The cash dollar angle of bicycle infrastructure should provide incentive for non-cyclists perhaps even legislators who cyclists have called dumber than a block of wood to support funding bike lanes and programs during this […]
Posted inBikes
Republicans With Shaved Legs & More Salem Sights
I was up before sunrise today to trek down Salem for the biggest bicycle law lobby day of the year, the Oregon Bike Summit. First lesson learned: there is nothing more hilarious than politicians wearing Spandex. Senator Atkinson (R-Grants Pass) wore his special star-spangled socks to give the opening morning pep talk to the more […]
Posted inNews
Designers Rant About Rose Quarter Process
After Mayor Adams announced a stay of execution for Memorial Coliseum yesterday, I thought tonight’s planned rally to save the building would be sort of back-patting victory party. But instead, the 30 planners and preservationists who gathered downtown tonight had some harsh critiques of the Rose Quarter redevelopment process and say they’ll keep pressuring the […]
Posted inTransportation
Streetcar VS. SUV
Tipster Ryan sends in this hilarious photo. At first glance I thought it answered the age-old question “Streetcar vs. SUV: Who will win?!” but then, looking at it again… is the streetcar off its tracks? This got brutal. Ryan writes: Some lady got her car smashed by the big orange slug. Must have been moving […]
Posted inPortland
Will Interstate Urban Renewal $$ Fund Memorial Coliseum?
Matt mentioned this issue in the morning news, but I wanted to give you all the skinny on the urban renewal money negotiations that happened last night at the Interstate Urban Renewal Advisory Group meeting. Mayor Sam Adams stopped in at the meeting to ask the group to consider a big change: to study expanding […]
Posted inPolitics
Adams Reconsiders Coliseum/Stadium Plan
Citing public outcry over the proposed destruction of Memorial Coliseum and the need for deeper planning and financial analysis, Mayor Sam Adams announced today at 4PM that Council won’t vote on where to site the new AAA Beaver’s baseball park this Wednesday as planned. Instead, they’ll take up the controversial issue next week. “Over the […]
Posted inTransportation
Our Beautiful $4.2 Billion Bridge!
We’ve been talking for months about how much the Columbia River Crossing bridge is going to cost and how much traffic it will create, but what will our beloved megabridge actually look like? The group tasked with choosing the look of the CRC – the “Urban Design Advisory Group” – met Friday morning. This is […]
Posted inBuild Out
Save Memorial Coliseum Rally Tomorrow Night!
In the wake of last week’s packed public meeting about the Rose Quarter redevelopment, Brian Libby and architect Stuart Emmons are planning a rally to oppose demolition of the “midcentury modern gem.” Memorial Coliseum is getting far more attention now than it has over the past two decades, when the structure slowly deteriorated from neglect. […]