Lloyd Center Parking Lots vs Lloyd Center
In honor of this afternoon's City Council vote to remove all remaining minimum parking requirements in Portland, OR, a text exchange from two colleagues on the subject of what’s bigger: The Lloyd Center parking structure, or Lloyd Center?
Regional carbon fee, rebate could ease climate crisis
Perhaps it’s time for the people to take direction action and place a measure directly on the ballot to enact a regional carbon fee.
Equitable Carbon Fee and Dividend
An equitable carbon fee and dividend should be set to a price level necessary to achieve GHG reduction goals; kicker payment should be set so 70% of people receive a net income after paying carbon tax or at least break even.
A Regional Green New Deal
The Portland region should rethink its transportation vision and explicitly pursue only projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The climate emergency demands a new regional transport authority, with a clear and objective climate test.
This should be paired with a new regional infrastructure bank featuring a revolving loan fund for both transportation and housing projects, to provide pathways to opportunity for historically oppressed populations.