The streets and Street Roots There's been a wave of press this month on aggressive behavior by panhandlers and canvassers on Portland’s sidewalks, mostly due to the fallout from the sit-lie ordinance being struck down by the local courts. None of tha ...
19 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Sit-lie update and seven year history Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Stephen K. Bushong has ruled that the city of Portland’s sidewalk-obstruction ordinance — commonly referred to as sit-lie, unconstitutionally exceeds the city’s authority. The ruli ...
26 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
City Council extends Sit-Lie until October This morning, City Council voted 4-1 to extend the term of the sit-lie ordinance until Oct. 23, 2009. Commissioner Amanda Fritz had proposed prolonging the term of the ordinance, which was scheduled to sunset in ...
6 May 2009 - Street Roots
Public argues against extending Sit-Lie [caption id="attachment_1258" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Leo Rhodes"] [/caption] Fritz and Fish insist they need time for further discussion City Council heard a w ...
29 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
April Fools: Nick Fish spearheads acquisition of new furniture From the April 1 edition of Street Roots. (The April Fools edition was one of the most popular Street Roots ever published. We sold out of the newspaper in a week and ordered more. It's o ...
15 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
Portland loo opens Posted Dec. 8, 2008 Portland's first loo opens on NW Fifth and Glisan. The new public restroom is one of kind and cost around 140k to create. The city plans on duplicating the model and creating more restrooms in the future- possib ...
8 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
Seattle's toilets are closed for business (July 16) The New York Times reports that the City of Seattle has officially called it quits on its public automated toilets. Randy Leonard is quoted in the story promoting Portland's alternative design ...
17 Jul 2008 - Street Roots
Housing puzzle: New Street Roots on the streets tomorrow (July 10) With a new housing commissioner, mayor and City Council on the horizon, Portland's affordable housing developers decided in January that it was time to start looking at their operatio ...
10 Jul 2008 - Street Roots