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Corridor plan upsets Portland residents
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Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR)
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July 7, 2008
- Author:
- Tyler Graf
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After nearly two years of work, the Portland Planning Bureau this
week released its North Interstate Corridor Plan, which proposes
zoning changes for the busy North Portland arterial along the MAX
light-rail yellow line.
Although Portland City Council won't review the plan until July
16, Portland Planning is already expecting criticism due to the
plan's looser standards for height requirements along some portions
of the corridor.
The revision would allow a few developments to build 125-foot
buildings if the developments underwent additional design review.
The public hasn't heard the bureau's recommendation on that yet,
nor have they had time to make comments, and they won't until the
plan is ...