I’ll go even further on this track. Downtown Portland is built on a 19th Century model. The banks look like fortresses and create dark shadows on the sidewalks. It’s crazy that OHSU sits on a hill with no efficient access from the downtown area and without commercial development that would serve staff and patients and their families. PSU is a large urban campus that needs more student-affordable housing. Look at the new Reser Center in Beaverton that offers a variety of programming.
Here’s my two cents worth to weigh in. Oregon needs some investment by large corporations. For instance, Nike and Coca Cola provide benefits, too..Seattle and San Francisco have problems but also some great venues because they’ve got big businesses there. How would you transform downtown Portland without funding that is represented by some of the businesses that participate in the Portland Business Alliance?
I’ll go even further on this track. Downtown Portland is built on a 19th Century model. The banks look like fortresses and create dark shadows on the sidewalks. It’s crazy that OHSU sits on a hill with no efficient access from the downtown area and without commercial development that would serve staff and patients and their families. PSU is a large urban campus that needs more student-affordable housing. Look at the new Reser Center in Beaverton that offers a variety of programming.
Chloe,
Here’s my two cents worth to weigh in. Oregon needs some investment by large corporations. For instance, Nike and Coca Cola provide benefits, too..Seattle and San Francisco have problems but also some great venues because they’ve got big businesses there. How would you transform downtown Portland without funding that is represented by some of the businesses that participate in the Portland Business Alliance?