I’m in a nearby city (moved out of Portland in 2006), and we are in serious need of modern transit here. Would you be willing to share the name of the org your friend’s father is with in Portland? I would like to see how they operate to help us start getting some improvements in our city.
We do have at least a couple of city council reps who are on board with railed transit and limiting parking, as well as a city planner who is a Strong Towns member, so there’s running room to get started. Having a group to help channel the public’s desire to have non-automobile transit (and related laws) would be a next huge step for us.
I looked it up and it turns out, he’s the president! The organisation is the Parking Reform Network. It seems they’re specifically against car parks but listening to him talk I though it was against all sorts of car infrastructure.
This is great! Thank you so much. I’ve been reading through their materials, and they’re definitely focusing in on the parking/wasted space problem that all too many cities have created for themselves.
As I keep pulling materials together for my city council & city planner discussions, I’ll be drawing on this work when I can.
Please thank your friend’s dad for me when you get a chance. It’s people like him that help to make our cities a better place to live.
I’m in a nearby city (moved out of Portland in 2006), and we are in serious need of modern transit here. Would you be willing to share the name of the org your friend’s father is with in Portland? I would like to see how they operate to help us start getting some improvements in our city.
We do have at least a couple of city council reps who are on board with railed transit and limiting parking, as well as a city planner who is a Strong Towns member, so there’s running room to get started. Having a group to help channel the public’s desire to have non-automobile transit (and related laws) would be a next huge step for us.
I looked it up and it turns out, he’s the president! The organisation is the Parking Reform Network. It seems they’re specifically against car parks but listening to him talk I though it was against all sorts of car infrastructure.
This is great! Thank you so much. I’ve been reading through their materials, and they’re definitely focusing in on the parking/wasted space problem that all too many cities have created for themselves.
As I keep pulling materials together for my city council & city planner discussions, I’ll be drawing on this work when I can.
Please thank your friend’s dad for me when you get a chance. It’s people like him that help to make our cities a better place to live.