Recently Commissioner Sam Adams has advocated for a new Portland streetcar line to the east side of the Willamette River, and to help pay for it the city is exploring expanding or extending the time frame of various urban renewal areas. And there is a sense of urgency to Adams’ and others’ efforts, because to secure matching federal funds for the streetcar, the city will have to come up with matching funding by an August 14 deadline. The Federal Transit Administration, spurred by Congressman Earl Blumenauer, has encouraged the region to apply for $75 million in matching funds. But how to get our own $75 million to be matched by the feds is difficult for our city’s cash-strapped coffers.
However, some are opposed to more or expanded Urban Renewal Areas because they can sap funds from other efforts. For example, Multnomah County chair Ted Wheeler expressed reticence because the county […]
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