Prior to the trip I had read a lot
of articles that praised the planning efforts in Portland, it was easy to see
how people could quickly judge the city based on its layout and transport
infrastructure. There were however a few issues which clouded the sparkling
reputation of Portland. The rates of homelessness were astounding, especially
in a city that was so cold and rainy. There was an interesting support network
for the homeless community created through things like the ‘Street Roots’
magazine which gave the community a platform for their voices to be heard.
There was also an obvious effort made by not for profit organisations like the
Salvation Army and other smaller organisations. Despite their efforts there are
still people sleeping rough on the streets. Through a discussion with our host
Nancy Hales I found that there had been a considerable amount of funding
devoted to the issue by the Mayor’s office. Nancy described the homeless
community as having three main categories the have not’s, the can not’s and the
will not’s. This was an interesting perspective which seemed to adequately simplify the very complex issue. In terms of
public transport, I was quite surprised by the unreliability of the network
which came to a standstill due to heavy rain on Halloween eve. I was however
pleased by the infrastructure itself. The city has a logical pattern of street
car and MAX lines which allow citizens to travel to almost all corners of the
city. The system was also easily navigable, and the colour system simplified
the whole operation for visitors. The best part of Portland was it’s huger for
innovation and determination to be different. Portland has delivered so many
vitally important social, political and environmental innovations that the
world is lucky to have developed, it truly is a prime example of the twenty
first century city.
Harriet Noall
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