North Park Blocks PDX

Category: Commentary

  • PBOT: Suck it Up, Unhappy PDX Drivers Citywide

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    The folks who live and work around the North Park Blocks keep getting the cold shoulder from Portland’s Commissioner of Public Safety Steve Novick and his Bureau of Transportation. For months we’ve documented how Bolt Bus turned a quiet historic park into a bus depot. We were startled when PBOT suggested we suck it up since drivers all over Portland are frustrated. Cevero…

  • Why Can’t Wealthy Cities Fix the Homeless Problem?

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    Reposted from Alternet: Why Can’t Wealthy Cities Fix the Homeless Problem? July 7, 2016 What follows are six unexpected takeaways from the SF Homeless Project’s coverage, starting with the surprising revelation that there were more people living on the city’s streets in the 1990s. These may be some valuable lessons for Portland. 1. May Have Been Bigger…

  • Ted Wheeler: Reclaim PDX Public Spaces

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    First off, our congrats to Ted Wheeler for sweeping the primary. Now it’s time to get down to work making Portland a better city for all. In case you don’t read Reddit, we wanted to repost this piece from r/Portland 18 May 2016 Open letter to Ted Wheeler  Dear Ted, I’m a resident of Portland, a homeowner, and one of…

  • Portland Sidewalk Camping on Yelp

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    Update: Since we first posted this on April 26th, the Yelp listing has been pulled. But we can share this archived PDF Version 600kb While the mayor’s controversial street camping policy has triggered a lawsuit, it’s also inspired someone to create a new Yelp Business listing:  Portland Sidewalk Camping. Not surprisingly, it uses City Hall’s contact info. Last summer we…

  • Gentrification and Black Displacement in Hipster Heartland

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    Hopefully the North Park Blocks is getting it right with  preservation of historic buildings through adaptive reuse as schools, retail, creative spaces and a few modestly priced condos. We celebrate the diversity of the people who live, work and enjoy the park and our neighbors – Emerson School, PNCA, WeWork, retail, restaurants, bars, art galleries and sizable…