tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post1170619717245048226..comments2024-02-19T00:14:24.293-08:00Comments on Daniel's political musings: The future of PortlandDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946233454014389006noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-28242757700080193192009-12-14T20:37:45.255-08:002009-12-14T20:37:45.255-08:00Good day !.
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I'm sure jest.
As Max will tell y...Bobkatt--<br /><br />I'm sure jest. <br /><br />As Max will tell you, all of the planners' dreams for Portland are coming true on a daily basis.<br /><br />They will not move. They will love their warren.<br />.OregonGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096619871119860938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-75975913087267496992009-10-08T11:49:56.637-07:002009-10-08T11:49:56.637-07:00Hal-I think you misread the upside down pyramid. T...Hal-I think you misread the upside down pyramid. Taxis are only above high occupancy and single occupancy vehicles not buses. <br />The reality is that the only way this scenario will play out is if the government manages to make vehicle use so cost prohibitive that people are forced out of their cars. If this were to occur I think that they would only force people and businesses out of Portland.Bobkatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388159713103123175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-77550479017758588122009-10-08T07:32:28.283-07:002009-10-08T07:32:28.283-07:00It's interesting that they rate taxis not only...It's interesting that they rate taxis not only above private cars but above mass transit. In fact taxis are less efficient than private cars because a taxi usually has to go empty to where it picks up a passenger.Hal Lillywhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532281493474571590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-64233271069810002772009-10-07T18:02:00.516-07:002009-10-07T18:02:00.516-07:00I live just a block away from the Portland city li...I live just a block away from the Portland city limits, but I literally cannot remember the last time I went into the town.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-84893590867704310552009-10-07T15:24:41.582-07:002009-10-07T15:24:41.582-07:00They won't salt the roads for cars, but I bet ...They won't salt the roads for cars, but I bet they will for cyclists. Otherwise, there'll be a lot of funny wipe-outs on YouTube to look forward to.innominatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365636738022339985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-77178212499741244342009-10-07T10:16:46.717-07:002009-10-07T10:16:46.717-07:00Crap like this is why I avoid Portland proper like...Crap like this is why I avoid Portland proper like the plague and stick to doing everything in the 'burbs.Mike Terrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073502580831326269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-73944023461338346992009-10-07T09:00:57.039-07:002009-10-07T09:00:57.039-07:00I hate going to that town anyway. Jeez, you guys ...I hate going to that town anyway. Jeez, you guys whine a lot. Oregon follows California a lot in what they do. Of course we will crash our state as CA has done. The idiots that run this state want one big park for us to play in. We won't have jobs or money, but what the hell, we don't need no steenking money. In conclusion, quit your bitching and just do what our all knowing leaders want us to do. They know best.DAVE01noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-22575355814110693342009-10-07T08:37:58.621-07:002009-10-07T08:37:58.621-07:00I heartily support plans to increase bike ridershi...I heartily support plans to increase bike ridership in Portland.<br /><br />Living in rural Oregon, it has been distressing that the mutton heads who live in the Tri-Met area seem to be able to determine the outcome for any statewide elections.<br /><br />Requiring Portlanders to ride bicycles will result in either of two things: the dying off of the Left; the conversion of the Left to the Right.<br /><br />I note with amusement the proposals to provide for bicycle transportation in the current plans to "improve" the Sellwood bridge. Having lived on top of the hill on Taylors-Ferry, the idea that anyone would attempt to cross the Sellwood in winter on a bike is delightful. I suggest we not provide nets. <em>Que sera, sera</em>.<br /><br />Sunday bike rides are one thing. From Barbur to downtown, then up the hill across Suicide bridge, then down the hill to Olsen, then Multnomah back to Taylors-Ferry was a wonderful ride. <br /><br />What idiocy to attempt this on a work day. Doubled with inclement weather. <br /><br />So, create the rules, enforce them. <br /><br />It will bring new meaning to the term "critical mass".<br />.OregonGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096619871119860938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-37444532695700884612009-10-07T08:27:28.644-07:002009-10-07T08:27:28.644-07:00being a lifelong Oregonian, the first thing that c...being a lifelong Oregonian, the first thing that comes to mind is the rain.<br /><br />I ride a bicycle and a motorcycle... however, I ride neither when it's raining. I've already been through those days.<br /><br />I also have to agree with the increase in transportation costs. Take a look at California, they hate diesels. I know of one company that is having to completely redo its fleet of refrigerator units because they do not meet the emission standards of California.<br /><br />So, companies have to pass that cost which of course increases the cost to the consumer. Great help to the economy.<br /><br />If it was me... I just wouldn't go into California.<br /><br />If Portland would like to be a primarily bicycle community, then I would ask them to first take a look at Eugene's downtown mall and what happened to it when they closed it off to vehicle traffic.<br /><br />the end result is that they finally had to reopen the mall to vehicle traffic in order to try and save downtown.<br /><br />Oh yes, I suppose I should also point out that the city's councils decision to close the downtown mall to vehicle traffic helped Valley River Center, which has ample vehicle parking and is inside out of the rain.<br /><br />Which brings up another point... safety.<br /><br />You're more vulnerable on a bicycle than you are in a vehicle.<br /><br />And I can go on and on.<br /><br />On one final point, is health. I'm just picturing all those people being forced to ride their bicycles with their walkers and oxygen attached.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-91026166474449477772009-10-06T22:30:16.340-07:002009-10-06T22:30:16.340-07:00What about that darned RAIN? Who is going to ride ...What about that darned RAIN? Who is going to ride a bike in the non stop pouring rain, coming soon and soaking us until June.<br /><br />Minorities? In 2030 that will be those horrible white people that started this whole experiment in 1776 as Hispanics will be the majority nationwide then as they are in several states now. Sooo this will make it more affordable for the no jobs left for you whiteys, to get their government check I guess?<br /><br />Or will the whites have to resort to Bike-Jacking for money then?<br /><br />Seems like these Portland Liberals are reading/studying/copying George Orwell's 1984 as if it IS the new Bible. I'm sure L. Ron Hubbard would be jealous.<br /><br />For the 1st time in history California has had more people leaving the state than coming in, for a couple of years now.<br />Obviously the wackos that are ruining Portland want the same thing to happen here for some unknown reason.<br /><br />Makes me really miss the 1950's-1970's. When everyone had a new car and house and could pay for it, because we had NO illegal immigration (= no deadbeats) and very little legal immigration, us Americans just made our own stuff and sold it too each other. If you were "down on your luck" the Church or Family would help as people didn't want Big Brother to help (unlike nowadays) and Families stayed together and raised solid kids (unlike the messed up Divorced 2x, 3x? kids of today) And any Country that wanted access to our great prosperity of money in hand consumers paid a Tariff or Excise tax. Now us American workers that still have a job pay all the taxes and China/Mexico/India and immigrants do NOT!<br /><br />And now big Brother says Ride a Bike Jimmy OR ELSE you will suffer and be mocked.<br /><br />Conservatives that are Vegans, just don't eat meat.<br /><br />Liberals will make sure everyone feels really bad about eating any meat. <br /><br />AND<br /><br />Conservatives ride a bike when they feel like it.<br /><br />Liberals will make sure that you have no other choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11266150.post-20785723453979273462009-10-06T21:59:07.609-07:002009-10-06T21:59:07.609-07:00Sounds like paradise. I wonder how my business cli...Sounds like paradise. I wonder how my business clients will react when I tell them - sorry I had to increase my rates by 1200%. Now that I have to walk or ride my bike to your office (of COURSE I could still drive my car, but with the 23.5 hour per day engineered gridlock, it will take the same amount of time), I can only service one client per day instead of the 12 that I used to service. I'm sure they'll gladly fork over the money and say 'gee, thanks for being so sustainable! That won't hurt business at all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com