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If we’re so broke, why are we spending $2 billion to widen a mile of freeway? – City Observatory

Summary by City Observatory
Portland transportation: PBOT is broke, the city has a $600 million annual O&M deficit, 50% of streets are in “poor or very poor” condition, and traffic deaths are up sharply. So why is spending $1.9 billion to widen a mile or so of I-5 the state’s top priority for Portland?     On Monday February 24, the newly elected City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure heard a presentation on the state of the city’s transportation sys…
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City Observatory broke the news in on Monday, March 3, 2025.
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