Surprising Failure For Portland TOD
21 July 2002 - 9:00am
One of Portland's best planneddevelopments -- a lifestyle and entertainment center with light rail -- fails. How can this be?
"The $28 million infrastructure is completed, including streets, sidewalks, utilities, a new overpass and a central 'park blocks' walkway... The development company is half of a much touted public-private partnership brought together to build Airport MAX and develop CascadeStation, which occupies land formerly owned by the Port of Portland."
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Big dream recedes into the distance
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The Portland Tribune, July 19, 2002
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