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I'm hoping at least one or other of PacWest and Big Pink gets an observation deck added. Both seem to have nice big areas of flat roof and would have fabulous views. It would be the perfect attraction to take out-of-town visitors to, and therefore be great for downtown foot traffic.

Public agencies should stop wasting money and people’s time on public engagement if it’s purely performance

Big Pink owner expands Portland investment with $70M deal Swickard Auto Group said it acquired a Goose Hollow BMW dealership from Lithia Motors this week.

It’s wild that the second tallest building in Oregon is worth less than the relatively nearby car dealership the same owner just bought www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Do you wish you lived in a city where you could simply buy some street food, like a delicious hot dog, while boppin around the city? Then you're going to want to submit written testimony or sign up to speak in favor at the Arts & Economy Committee next Tuesday.

The World Trade Center, on the block between Naito and First Ave

Portland has a reputation for urban planning. Today I was asked what I think we’ve gotten right, and what we’ve gotten wrong.

I had many answers for the former. For the latter I had one: the 1970s era “Step Down to the River” policy, which resulted in development like the World Trade Center. 1/8

A lot of supply coming online right at the time Portland’s population started shrinking kept rents flat.

Big question is whether we’re going to see population growth pick up again at a time when next to no supply will be coming online.

Pride is an event that brings people to Downtown Portland from all over the region and indeed from out of state; the City of Portland should be making it as easy as possible for businesses take advantage of that.

First Thursday is packed, everywhere except where @pbotinfo.bsky.social decided to kill activity on 13th

A trimet bus goes over the burnside bridge, while a coast guard helicopter hovers below, close to the river, above a coast guard boat

fleet week scenes

if you have an entire phone call on speaker in public... straight to jail

We MUST keep vaccines.
have you written your Senator to let them know?

My unpopular opinion is that City of Portland employees should have an extra commitment to the City of Portland and therefore this is good

I get the NS line definitely isn’t the most used out of them all, but there were 5 people waiting at the stop and the train was supposed to arrive 15 minutes ago. Everyone got tired of waiting and left, presumably to ride share or drive.

Maybe ridership on the Portland Streetcar would be better if they actually arrived at their scheduled times.

Cities have no business doing non-city things.

Life was good when they posted this

Yes in my backyard 🥵

Isn’t it life changing?

Looks like the plywood is coming down on the 4th and Alder parking garage (reopening?) and a new tenant is coming to the old Buffalo Wild Wings space:

Fuck Charli XCX, I met Kelly #shoes

where the hell r my twitter friends

People who drive in the fog with their headlights off are actually stupid

Screen shot from scrubs where JD, Turk, and Elliot are all looking off camera confused.

watching cabinet appointments get announced like

this is what escaping twitter felt like

Being part of a social media revolution is so fun - especially when it’s not owned by Musk or Meta.

the substance

It’s over a week since the election and there was no violence. The plywood needs to come down from storefronts in downtown.

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