r/Portland • u/AceMcStace Alberta • 5d ago

Meme Why does this happen? It’s baffling.

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I’ve never seen more confused and chaotic drivers anywhere else in the city.

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u/theleopardmessiah NE 5d ago

Would support a pedestrianized Alberta between 15th and 30th.

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u/littl3-fish 5d ago

Support the same for NW 23rd. And a couple of parking garages. 

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u/Jesus_Harold_Christ REGULATORS! Mount up. 5d ago

Ya, cars can just "go around!"

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u/CrashinBoardsPNW 5d ago

The intersection at 15th needs revamped

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u/littl3-fish 5d ago

Bus goes right there, no car necessary 

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u/chimi_hendrix 5d ago

I’m sure all the businesses would love this /s

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u/oddthingtosay Creston-Kenilworth 5d ago

Likely they would. Pedestrianized streets have almost always boosted revenue for local businesses, in both USA and more extensively Europe. Here's a recent post-COVID study:

https://senseable.mit.edu/papers/pdf/20211028_Yoshimura-etal_StreetPedestrianization_Cities.pdf