Quarter Project News Today

Everything coming up roses for ODOT — except for the part where they want to expand I-5.

The city of Portland is poised to officially rejoin the Rose Quarter Interstate 5 project after walking away in 2020 due to a lack of trust in the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) partnership. While the Portland City Council’s trust in ODOT has not been fully restored, the city is leveraging its essential participation in the project to add restorative justice values to the freeway design, which originally displaced Portland’s Black community. “The Black commu...

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty hinted the city will revisit discussions on the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project.

The city of Portland is poised to officially rejoin the Rose Quarter Interstate 5 project after walking away in 2020 due to a lack of trust in the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) partnership. While the Portland City Council’s trust in ODOT has not been fully restored, the city is leveraging its essential participation in the project to add restorative justice values to the freeway design, which originally displaced Portland’s Black community. “The Black commu...

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July 18 2021 The city of Wilsonville tracks many legislative proposals with the potential to impact the Portland metro region. A bill opposed by the city of Wilsonville that would have allowed local governments to expand urban growth boundaries without consent from the Metro regional government to build affordable housing and other facilities failed to make it through the House chamber. The bill received a public hearing in the housing committee, but then was sent to the rules committee ...