Paul (the first Paul, anyways), you seem to make a LOT of assumptions about me that are untrue:

1. "thought of that before you bought"

First of all, are you now suggesting that only residents who can afford to make expensive improvements should be allowed to buy into Portland? If that's the case, then I would like to extend the same courtesy to developers in SoWa and the Pearl too.

However I cannot own my home, I rent my home. So are you making the rash assumption that I should pay to install a sidewalk (that is on city right-of-way) that I may not even have access to should I move? Or that as a renter that I am a second-class citizen in Portland?

2. "What about all the streets north of Prescott in Cully neighborhood that dont have paved streets let alone sidewalks"

I agree, what about all the streets north of Prescott in the Cully neighborhood? Or the numerous streets in SW (I believe a recent Oregonian article stated that there are more miles of unpaved streets in SW than NE, but that's neither here nor there) - it is a disgrace that Portland has nearly as many unpaved streets as it does CITYWIDE. This should have been a priority, especially in Lents which was promised city services 10-15 years ago when Lents was annexed into the city...and is still waiting. Maybe we ought to pave our existing streets before building new duplicative transit infrastructure?

3. "We should not be expected to pay for your upgrades which you can easily afford yourselves."

Hmm, interesting argument. I agree. Likewise, I should not be expected to pay for your Streetcars which you can easily afford yourselves.

By the way, I see that 24 hours has gone by and Commissioner Sam has yet to respond.