Block Busters
The urban density Charlie Hales championed has arrived on Division Street. Why isn’t he celebrating?
Here is a sample of the article, but it shows how one mans plans are another mans problem.
It’s a curious position for Hales. No one worked more fiercely than he did to push dense development on Portland’s east side, and to pass the no-parking-space requirement. His love of promoting streetcars won him the nickname “Choo-Choo Charlie,” but he could just as rightly have been called “High-Density Hales.”
“Charlie was a champion,” says former Commissioner Erik Sten, who voted for the zoning change. “You have to see this in the context of a debate he was leading about the need for more transit-friendly development: The harder you make it for cars, the less people will drive.”
And for good reason. Increased housing density, less reliance on cars and creating a walkable city
have all been hallmarks of Portland’s smart approach to planning.
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