Scott Osburne writes: "What is the justification for stopping this project at NW 14th? If it's a good idea, why isn't it being proposed to go all the way to NW 23rd?"
In part becuase Couch does not exist beyond 19th St. You'd have to raze 5 blocks of buildings and build an entirely new street to go all the way to 23rd.
I'm guessing, but planners probably thought that because the 16th/15th connection is a major intersection anyway because of the I-405 off-ramp, that it would be the best place for Couch traffic to rejoin Burnside.
See Google map of the existing area:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=portland,+or&ll=45.523262,-122.686880&spn=0.005234,0.012720&hl=en
re: BLOG: Smoldering Argument over West Burnside Couplet
Scott Osburne writes: "What is the justification for stopping this project at NW 14th? If it's a good idea, why isn't it being proposed to go all the way to NW 23rd?"
In part becuase Couch does not exist beyond 19th St. You'd have to raze 5 blocks of buildings and build an entirely new street to go all the way to 23rd.
I'm guessing, but planners probably thought that because the 16th/15th connection is a major intersection anyway because of the I-405 off-ramp, that it would be the best place for Couch traffic to rejoin Burnside.
See Google map of the existing area:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=portland,+or&ll=45.523262,-122.686880&spn=0.005234,0.012720&hl=en
- Bob R.