Lawmakers can be persuaded to subsidize this project based on a few sound bites, but there's a reason private investors have never bitten on the idea in two decades.
The James Beard Public Market now wants $10 million from the state of Oregon. It is one of many expensive projects that is supposed to turn around downtown Portland. This puts the cart before the horse. A safe and clean downtown is needed for businesses to return to Portland, but the people behind this expensive project think that the dirt and crime in downtown Portland will just go away if they can open their market. It does not work like that.
I agree. Legislature may be persuaded to subsidize it based on sound bites, there is a reason the public market idea was never found private investors.
Big projects only help a city IF they are accompanied by cleanliness, order, a functioning public safety system (police, 911) and efficient responsive basic municipal services (road maintenance, parks maintenance, permitting, etc). These have all been de-emphasized in Portland in the name of “centering” racial and social justice. It ain’t working.
Lawmakers can be persuaded to subsidize this project based on a few sound bites, but there's a reason private investors have never bitten on the idea in two decades.
The James Beard Public Market now wants $10 million from the state of Oregon. It is one of many expensive projects that is supposed to turn around downtown Portland. This puts the cart before the horse. A safe and clean downtown is needed for businesses to return to Portland, but the people behind this expensive project think that the dirt and crime in downtown Portland will just go away if they can open their market. It does not work like that.
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/10-million-in-oregon-lottery-bonds-could-go-toward-james-beard-public-market/
I agree. Legislature may be persuaded to subsidize it based on sound bites, there is a reason the public market idea was never found private investors.
Big projects only help a city IF they are accompanied by cleanliness, order, a functioning public safety system (police, 911) and efficient responsive basic municipal services (road maintenance, parks maintenance, permitting, etc). These have all been de-emphasized in Portland in the name of “centering” racial and social justice. It ain’t working.