All Things Portland

[EL PRESIDENTE]

fuck laker fans.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

all these buildings would look better if street artists just spraypainted murals on them.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

LOL! That's in LA. Look at the 570 AM Fox Sports LA banner.

You can tell it's not Portland because they look happy.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Couldn't find all things Beaverton

The Oregon Department of Education released the schools report card today and, for the most part, Beaverton schools did quite well.

15 of our 51 schools were in the top 10%, 3/4 of them were ranked above average, and most are above average when compared with schools with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2013/10/beaverton_2013_oregon_school_r.html

 

[tlongII]

Beaverton is much better than N.E.P.

 

[MickZagger]

It would be a cold day in hell before I ever lived in Beaverton.

Can't stand that place!

 

[barfo]

Couldn't find all things Beaverton

The Oregon Department of Education released the schools report card today and, for the most part, Beaverton schools did quite well.

15 of our 51 schools were in the top 10%, 3/4 of them were ranked above average, and most are above average when compared with schools with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2013/10/beaverton_2013_oregon_school_r.html

Apparently there are beavers in Lake Wobegon?

barfo

 

[The_Lillard_King]

It would be a cold day in hell before I ever lived in Beaverton.

Can't stand that place!

I love Vantucky!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Go by .....Tram?

A cool proposal for SoWa - would go on the western facade of the Center for health and healing building:

 

[barfo]

I understand that Costco is going to put up a new sign:

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[SlyPokerDog]

Go by .....Tram?

A cool proposal for SoWa - would go on the western facade of the Center for health and healing building:

What would be the point of that?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Ambiance and continuity.

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[Fez Hammersticks]

Fez......check out this link.

This is the firm that my father in law runs. He's designed half the Pearl and South Waterfront.

http://www.ankrommoisan.com/portfolio?f[0]=im_field_disciplines%3A1

AMAA is one of the better firms in the city. Before the recession they were probably the most active.

Their next big project? (Lloyd District):

 

[THE HCP]

Yes he has designed some amazing buildings. He has done 2 real cool bridges out in the middle if nowhere as well, but one of his bests is Skamania Lodge.


Sent from my baller ass iPhone 5 FAMS!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

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Just how good is Portland's airport? Travel+Leisure says very
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http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/10/just-how-good-is-portlands-airport.html
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Travel+Leisure readers apparently noticed those memorable traits and more at PDX, as the hub landed at No. 1 on the magazine's ranking of America's top airports.

 

[barfo]

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That would look good with a

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[BrianFromWA]

PDX is a good airport, but it's by no means a 'hub', even for Alaska Air.

I like the wifi, and that they have some local food stores. And that you can take the MAX right to the door (which I love about Reagan National).

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

NoPo isn't messing around! The Path/Kaiser proposal:

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[blue9]

NoPo isn't messing around! The Path/Kaiser proposal:

Portland really needs to get smarter with their traffic control throughout the entire city - it's a joke how poorly they've managed traffic flow.
They just put a New Seasons in right there at Williams/Fremont, which has already made traffic worse. These new developments are only going to add to the problem. Further, I've heard whispers that they're thinking of taking Williams down from two lanes to one. Even though that improves my commute as a cyclist I'm completely against it - Williams NEEDS two lanes. Portland needs to address traffic and bring some industry to the city before continuing to build more unneeded housing.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Portland really needs to get smarter with their traffic control throughout the entire city - it's a joke how poorly they've managed traffic flow.
They just put a New Seasons in right there at Williams/Fremont, which has already made traffic worse. These new developments are only going to add to the problem. Further, I've heard whispers that they're thinking of taking Williams down from two lanes to one. Even though that improves my commute as a cyclist I'm completely against it - Williams NEEDS two lanes. Portland needs to address traffic and bring some industry to the city before continuing to build more unneeded housing.

There is actually a big shortage in Portland; About 12,000 units are to be built by 2015 - many in the Pearl and the Lloyd District. Fwiw a lot of the projects that I've posted in North Portland are office buildings.

http://www.oregonlive.com/front-por..._rising_as_apartments_des.html#incart_m-rpt-2

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Park Avenue West has secured $175m in financing and will begin construction immediately following the holiday moratorium.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland...r-will-finally-rise.html?ana=e_ph_prem&page=2

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Making another pitch to bring MLB to the city.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland...na=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2013-10-22&page=2

The one-hour (standard) metro-pop radius is 3million, Portland can support MLB.

It's a futile attempt if they go after the MC again.

That's. Not. Going. To happen.

IMO , the best location is land next to OMSI:

 

[MickZagger]

Making another pitch to bring MLB to the city.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland...na=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2013-10-22&page=2

The one-hour (standard) metro-pop radius is 3million, Portland can support MLB.

It's a futile attempt if they go after the MC again.

That's. Not. Going. To happen.

IMO , the best location is land next to OMSI:

Where at next to OMSI? There isn't tons of space down there.

 

[tlongII]

MLB in Portland? Not a freaking chance in hell!

 

[blue9]

Stick it in the 'burbs. Keep that shit out of the city!

 

[HailBlazers]

IMO , the best location is land next to OMSI:

Not a huge MLB fan, but that location would be amazing and worthy IMO.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Stick it in the 'burbs. Keep that shit out of the city!

Agree

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

I'd love a MLB baseball team to call our own. I'm not expecting this to ever happen though

 

[RR7]

Stick it in the 'burbs. Keep that shit out of the city!

screw that

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

A stadium in the 'burbs?

That's so nimby of you.

You want it as close to downtown as you can get.

#1 - Next to OMSI
#2 - Pearl Post Office site
#3 - Tear down the atrocity known as the Lloyd Center Mall.