Submitted by MarkDaMan on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 8:03pm.
I shouldn't even divert the topic of this blog post...but Steve, quit throwing out that per condo cost number. You have no idea how many housing units will end up being built in the South Waterfront, nor the square footage of office/school space to come in the next two decades. If you are claiming you do, you are either being seriously untruthful, or have a crystal ball I'd love to come over and use.
Some of the fees you are throwing into the equation, like the Willamette riverbank restoration should, arguably, be extended into a citywide program. The $250M for the I-5 upgrade access and the relocation of the Ross Island ramps have been begged and pleaded for by surrounding neighborhoods for decades. Improvements that benefit that entire region, especially adjacent neighborhoods AND thousands of daily commuters cannot be solely presented as improvements for the residents of 5 condo towers existing today, in 2008.
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I shouldn't even divert the
I shouldn't even divert the topic of this blog post...but Steve, quit throwing out that per condo cost number. You have no idea how many housing units will end up being built in the South Waterfront, nor the square footage of office/school space to come in the next two decades. If you are claiming you do, you are either being seriously untruthful, or have a crystal ball I'd love to come over and use.
Some of the fees you are throwing into the equation, like the Willamette riverbank restoration should, arguably, be extended into a citywide program. The $250M for the I-5 upgrade access and the relocation of the Ross Island ramps have been begged and pleaded for by surrounding neighborhoods for decades. Improvements that benefit that entire region, especially adjacent neighborhoods AND thousands of daily commuters cannot be solely presented as improvements for the residents of 5 condo towers existing today, in 2008.