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Please read first: This is not intended to be a bitchfest against those who live in these makeshit camps around the city. I don't want to hear negative comments about that population or anyone on a personal level. The intent of this post is not to bash these people. If you have any negative comments, please relegate them towards the leadership of this city and State of Oregon -- those people (allegedly, I am told) that have the means and mental capacity to actually mitigate some of the crisis we’re in.

With that said...people may not be aware of it, but those vegetated depressions in the city is a predominate way to handle stormwater, which are regulatory requirements of the city as overse

At least the wildfire smoke will probably keep the temperatures below 100. I've been told I need to look at things glass half full, is this how you do it?

If we can develop closer to freeway right of ways, maybe even partially or fully on top of them in certain cases as is the plan with the Rose Quarter; why are we not seriously looking at this approach in other areas of the city? I'm thinking around the Pearl and Central Industrial Eastside, for starters. I'm not just talking about parks which you normally see with caps, but housing/businesses that generates tax revenues to help offset costs and become positives for the city, and also increases housing supply.

I know, it's expensive -- but hear me out. If we utilized any and all financing options like LIDs and TIFs, grants, etc.; is it not crazy to think this could be applied elsewhere in th