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Black Neighborhood Advocates Just Blocked a Freeway Project. Two Key Players Explain Why.

They want to restore the largest Black neighborhood in Portland, a neighborhood that was displaced by civic urban renewal policies of the latter half of the last century.

Murmurs: Rose Quarter Highway Plan Collapses

In other news: Portland’s homeless camp sweeps to resume.

Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Also Withdrawing Support for ODOT’s Rose Quarter Project

Racial Justice Group Albina Vision Trust Withdraws Its Support for I-5 Rose Quarter Expansion

It’s a significant development for the potentially billion dollar project.

Portland City Hall Objects to Widening Highway Above Eastbank Esplanade

That could be a significant blow to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s plans.

Eastbank Esplanade May Be the Tool Portland Critics Use to Fight the Billion-Dollar Expansion of I-5

That project could require adding yards of concrete that would loom over the esplanade.

Murmurs: Jeremy Christian Trial Opens Contentiously

In other news: The price of wholesale weed rebounds.

The Oregon Transportation Commission Will Make Key Decision on Rose Quarter By March 20

State Officials Explain Why the Price Tag for I-5’s Expansion Through the Rose Quarter Spiked

Critics want further environmental study before ODOT does anything.

Oregon Transportation Commission Denies Hiding I-5 Costs

What did they know, and when did they know it?

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