I understand why people who live on Lair Hill, especially Gibbs Street don't care for the Tram. But why the fuss over so little money? PDC spends 100 times that much each year in 12 different URAs around the city; mostly on projects that produce few if any jobs; nice projects but none that produce the ROI the Tram already has.
Bottom line...OHSU is our only research institution of note; it is the largest employer. If you care about Portland's economic future, you had better help OHSU grow.