Topic: parking garage

Monday was my first day back (the season began last Thursday, but I was off to wrap up the Sunriver Music Festival) at the OSO. My first surprise: I now have a spot in the closer parking garage! I guess I'm now old and decrepit enough to warrant a parking place a block from the...

You knew this wasn't going away.The garage at NW 23rd and NW Irving is back in the news—again. On August 11th, the Historical Landmarks Commission approved a new design for Richard Singer's proposed parking garage at 2317 NW Irving. The vote was 3-2, so it was by no means unanimous. Commissioner Harris Matarazzo wasn't happy that the project included the demolition of a historic house,...

I love it when innovation adds something to my world besides just fodder for the landfill. Take a look at the parking garage at my local airport: The first time I saw those red and green lights I said to myself: "HEAVENS TO BETSY. SOMEONE ACTUALLY USED THEIR BRAIN." Here's how it works. When there's a vehicle in the parking spot, the light about that area is red. No vehicle? The...

is still a boondoggle. It is interesting in how one posits its position. For PDC and developers wishing to spend property tax payer dollars for their projects - it is marketing, i.e., the casting of your position so that consumers...

is of concern, but it is downtown. The redevelopment of the parking garage at Yamhill and 10th [see my earlier post] is being pushed without any justification. PDC seems determined to spend money that has no underlying independent studies justifying...