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Should Portland Try Decongestion Pricing?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2017 but we’ve updated it with details about the current status of the project, including the Environmental Assessment published February 15, 2019, open for public comment through April 1, 2019.   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_btn title=”FAQ: Portland Decongestion Pricing” color=”mulled-wine” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sightline.org%2F2019%2F03%2F06%2Ffaq-about-i-5-rose-quarter-expansion-and-decongestion-pricing-in-portland%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What if you had back pain and your doctor … Read more

FAQ About I-5 Rose Quarter Expansion and Decongestion Pricing in Portland

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2017 but we’ve updated it with details about the current status of the project, including the Environmental Assessment published February 15, 2019, open for public comment through April 1, 2019. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Portlanders care about clean air, preventing climate change, preventing deaths, and relieving congestion. Unfortunately, expanding the I-5 … Read more

WATCH: City Club of Portland Backs Multimember Districts, Upgraded Voting

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Portland, OR Skyline at Night, Photo Credit Pirtz

A volunteer research committee in Portland recently discovered that you can’t talk about improving local government without considering an upgrade the form of voting. City Club of Portland spent about a year studying the city’s government and invited more than a dozen witnesses to speak about their findings at an event to release the report held … Read more

City Club of Portland Recommends Multi-Member Districts

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city club portland supports multi-member districts and advanced voting systems

City Club of Portland held an event a few days ago to release its long-awaited report about the city government. The volunteer research committee spent a year studying the issue in depth, including more than a dozen interviews with knowledgeable witnesses (full disclosure: I was one of the witnesses). The report, released Tuesday, February 12, identifies … Read more

Two Upgraded Voting Systems Are Gaining Favor in United States

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Proportional representation ranked choice voting media support

When Sightline first started working on advanced voting systems, our main goal was for more people to know that they exist, and how they can improve democracy. In 2018, major media outlets helped us get the word out by publishing a slew of articles about and editorials in favor of ranked choice voting and proportional … Read more

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