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What happens to the airport after we all get flying cars?
 
I like it. PDX and Palm Springs are my favorite airports.
 
calvin natt said:
I don’t lose sleep over it, no. But when the topic is brought up it annoys the shit out of me. The cost is estimated to be somewhere between $1.7-2B. For an airport that already wins awards and has been voted best airport in the country. Yet when you drive out of the airport it becomes not so pretty. So we are dumping a huge amount of money into the one thing that by all accounts is doing fine. It is dumb. And it is excess. We don’t need a one of a kind wood roof atrium thing. It has zero return. And people here think it’s worth it because it helps tourism. And I would bet any amount of money that it’s such a tiny tiny number of people who come here due to the fucking airport yet have no problem with the graffiti and tents. $2B while the streets are a mess with a homeless issue, our schools underperform, and kids don’t get a free hot lunch. It’s like having a home and the front yard is already great but once you walk in it’s a mess. Someone gives that homeowner money and they….redo the front yard and ignore the inside of the house.
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“PDX Next is funded with a $2 billion investment. You may wonder who’s picking up that check. The answer is simple: It’s not local taxpayers, as some folks may assume. The vast majority of these upgrades are paid for by airport tenants, including the airlines, Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration.”

https://pdxnext.com/FAQ
 
e_blazer said:
“PDX Next is funded with a $2 billion investment. You may wonder who’s picking up that check. The answer is simple: It’s not local taxpayers, as some folks may assume. The vast majority of these upgrades are paid for by airport tenants, including the airlines, Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration.”

https://pdxnext.com/FAQ
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Oh boy! Somebody is paying attention!
 
Ok everyone I’m super on board with the $2b renovations to the already top rated airport. I now do realize that this will boost tourism and our visitors are going to be so awestruck that they will be unable to even notice the shithole from the 205>84>5.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Oh boy! Somebody is paying attention!
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The Port of Portland is a cash cow that has no real fealty to the City of Portland. They can (and do) pretty much however they see fit. Their main offices (located within the airport parking structure) are an absolute Taj Mahal inside. They apparently have no budget issues like other so called public entities. If they want something, they pretty much get it with a minimum of hassle or sweat. Must be nice.....
 
It's the old comedy bit of "no one smiles going into an airport, but everyone smiles coming out." The only thing most travelers want to do is to just leave that damn place, no matter how nice it is. I guess it's great that these renovations aren't costing the taxpayers any money, and if it's a use it or lose it situation, than by all means. When I fly in to PDX (before the construction) it was nice to be able to move around so quickly and leave, I don't want to be there a minute longer than I have to be, coming or going and so very rarely care about spending a dime on food/drinks or whatever. I understand wanting to be a nicer airport if they are a hub and people have a choice of where to go, but man the locations airport is so far down on the list of things to care about, that I'm with Calvin on this one, it isn't close to being a deciding factor. Different strokes, for different folks though.
 
bigbailes said:
I don't care about any of the upgrades, just make it quicker to get through TSA and not a 15 minute walk from the gate to baggage claim. This really seems like people worried about spending money in places it doesn't need to be spent.
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I wish they had more spots people had to do some walking. As long as shuttles are available for people with disabilities. The rest of us could use the walk to shed a few pounds here and there.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
I wish they had more spots people had to do some walking. As long as shuttles are available for people with disabilities. The rest of us could use the walk to shed a few pounds here and there.
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There are plenty of places to get your steps in, just get me out of the airport as fast as possible and I'll be a happy camper.
 
Is there anything in these upgrades addressing the stealing of catalytic converters in airport parking lots?
 
bigbailes said:
There are plenty of places to get your steps in, just get me out of the airport as fast as possible and I'll be a happy camper.
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Unfortunately lots of folks don't get them in unless they are built in.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Nope, doesn't sound like the cops are on to you.
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Shaboid said:
Is there anything in these upgrades addressing the stealing of catalytic converters in airport parking lots?
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Straight from the mouth of one of the attendants.
“There was a problem for a week or two. 3-4 cats got stolen. We clamped down hard and are keeping a lookout. Nobody has lost one for quite some time”.
This is what my neighbor who works there told me about this issue about a week ago when I asked if it was safe to park there.
 
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