Ideas:
\n1. gigabit internet
\n2. free public wifi
\n3. cat walks\/tunnels to allow people to stay inside and still move around the city (see Duluth)
\n4. street cars
\n5. improved bus signage<\/p>\n
One of the things i thought was most interesting from the city council meeting discussions were the refrences to joint public and private partnerships. In many cases, the payments for road improvements etc. were actually made by those who would benefit from teh construction and the government both. I feel like we see this in many cities also in public transport. Hong Kong’s subway system for example is privately owned entirely.
\nI feel like most of the ideas I listed above would have demonstrable impacts on the businesses in the area. For example, most of down town Portland is really nice to walk around during the summer. During the winter however, no one wants to walk outside to walk around the streets and move from building to building. Having a part of the city where each building fed into one another would make it much more popular when it is bitterly cold.<\/p>\n
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Portland City Council, September 15 meeting, 127.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ideas: 1. gigabit internet 2. free public wifi 3. cat walks\/tunnels to allow people to stay inside and still move around the city (see Duluth) 4. street cars 5. improved bus signage One of the things i thought was most interesting from the city council meeting discussions were the refrences to joint public and private … Continue reading Catwalks Between Buildings<\/span>