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businesses were bulldozed for
the new interstate in 1962 and the
construction of Veterans Memo-
rial Coliseum. Just what form the
caps will take – whether they will
just be open space or suitable for
building – is still on the drawing
board and local advocates, such as
the Albina Vision Trust, are call-
ing for more community input.
Winta Yohannes was recently
appointed as the managing direc-
tor of Albina Vision Trust, which
has the mission of “Honoring the
neighborhood’s past by transform-
ing what exists today into a so-
cially and economically inclusive
community of residents, business-
es, artists, makers and visitors.”
Above all, Albina Vision Trust
wants transparency in the plan-
ning process, Yohannes said, and
Gov. Kate Brown has called for
a delay in the process to explore
tolls for the new roads to offset
costs and to hire a consultant to
evaluate the cap proposals.
“The Albina Vision team
is committed to working with
ODOT and other stakeholders to
see the right project through to
completion in a timely manner,”
Yohannes said. “The Albina/Rose
Quarter Improvement Project rep-
resents an opportunity to support
a transformative vision -- not just
for reconnecting the neighbor-
hood -- but for how major public
investments can facilitate tangible
racial, economic and environmen-
tal outcomes that set us on the path
to designing the communities we
deserve.”
Rukaiyah Adams, board chair
of Albina Vision Trust, agrees that
the project deserves more atten-
tion.
“The project requires a fresh
look and a new approach,” Ad-
ams wrote in a letter to Brown
in December. “It is an opportu-
nity for significant transportation
investment dollars to serve as a
down-payment on a comprehen-
sive, long-range strategy to rebuild
a community that values children,
affordable housing, public spaces
and community wealth-building.”
In the meantime, ODOT Com-
mission chair Bob Van Brocklin
took the advice in Brown’s letter
and made a formal proposal to put
off a full environmental impact
study until March, to hire a con-
sultant on caps, look at tolling and
create advisory committees to in-
clude community members.
The ODOT Commission will
meet this Thursday in Lake Os-
wego to consider, among other
agenda items, a presentation from
ODOT experts “on the Interstate
5 Rose Quarter Improvement
Project cost estimate and request
approval to submit the Cost to
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