The Oregon Department of Transportation is proceeding with the Rose Quarter project and has collected extensive feedback

According to the site, "From early July through the Labor Day weekend, the local community participated in the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project Summer Design Survey. Of the 350 participants, 25% identified as African American/Black and African, with nearly half indicating they live in the Albina neighborhood. The community was asked to provide feedback on design elements for highly visible walls and bridges in the project area, including the addition of historical images of the neighborhood, rotating art murals, concrete patterns, street names and decorative lighting."

Prominent within the project is a cover over part of I-5, to restore streets removed when the freeway was first built. According to ODOT's website, "A highway cover is a concrete, steel platform that is placed over a highway, similar to a wide bridge. Multiple designs for the highway cover were evaluated through an Independent Cover Assessment. The Proposed Hybrid 3 Concept was selected, as it will provide the greatest community benefit."

"With proposed Hybrid 3, the total project cost is anticipated to be $1.18 billion to $1.25 billion to accommodate up to 3-story buildings on top of the cover." Critics have pointed out that much of the spending associated with the project does nothing to improve traffic congestion.




--Staff Reports

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