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Mayor Adams and others expect Portland to grow by 300,000 residents in the next 25 years without an increase in land area.  This is more than a 50%.  This will change Portland from the wonderful city it is.  Where will these people live and work?

Rebuilding the Columbia River bridge is a bad idea.  We are at the peak of auto usage and we will be able to manage traffic in the future.  I-5 between downtown Portland and the river will remain as a bottleneck even if the bridge is built.  $4.3 billion is just too much particularly in this and our future economy.

Through the Portland Plan we must be realistic about our future growth and make Portland a better place.

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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