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Albina Vision Trust urges full Rose Quarter package; opponents press for alternatives and narrower scope
Summary
Representatives of Albina Vision Trust and No More Freeways appeared before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday to present competing views on Rose Quarter infrastructure, with Albina Vision Trust urging support for an integrated cover-and-redevelopment package and opponents urging a fuller evaluation of alternatives and narrower highway scope.
Representatives of Albina Vision Trust and the advocacy group No More Freeways presented competing perspectives Monday as the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee opened a public hearing on Rose Quarter infrastructure improvements.
Albina Vision Trust executive director Wynta (spelled in the record as presented) told the committee the organization has worked for nearly a decade to shape a plan that would "restitch Albina" and address harms caused when I-5 divided the neighborhood. "We have brought together community, political, and technical expertise to embrace the fact that there will be change to deliver better outcomes for all of Portland," Wynta said, and she asked…
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