First Stop Portland

Full house at @Portland_State @psu_cupa for panel discussion on equity in emergency management-- so many academics, first responders, bureaucrats, practitioners in the room! #LearningCity #SmartCity #FutureReadyCity

Excited about the Portland 2.0 kickoff event co-hosted by @OPB and @psu_cupa today. Our job is sharing "The Portland Story" with the world, so we're grateful to be included in this important discussion about where we go from here. Be a part of it! portland2.org

[E-Scooter Update] @TRECpdx & @PBOTinfo are hosting an open-to-the-public 'lunch & learn' sesh debriefing the e-scooter pilot project- what worked, unexpected findings, and considerations for future new mobility pilots. Register to attend remotely or IRL. trec.pdx.edu/events/professi…

4th & Harrison groundbreaking: @PSUPresident is excited about having a permanent home for the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, saying it “exemplifies our universities’ dedication to equity and providing opportunities, hands-on learning and research.” pdx.edu/news/groundbreaking-…

Especially this rapid response to homelessness-- 3 months to residency once gov't gives them land on which to site the modular housing. They're also spending serious money to ensure the "zombie homes" etc stay habitable. Good stuff!

Really impressed by Shane Ramsey's work at @BC_Housing-- they're addressing both supply & demand in their 30-point plan for affordable housing provision.

Arrived in Suwon today, largest city in Gyeonggi Province, most populous in S. Korea. Gyeonggi = "area surrounding the capital [Seoul]". It's shaped like a doughnut, which is apt, since they love 🥯 here. It's also the home of Samsung, whose CEO is very powerful politically.

It was a great honor and pleasure to share the afternoon with Jeonju, South Korea Mayor Seung-Su Kim at his forum discussing transforming streets for people. The Open Streets movement is global. We were excited to share lessons from Portland and to learn from his city #FSP2KR teapaw.org/FirstStopPDX/status/10…

Headed out of Seoul for a few days by high speed rail via Yongsan Station. Hard to communicate the immensity of this bldg: 3 stories subway & 2 stories rail topped by 5 story (?) shopping center. It's controlled chaos: people everywhere, place spotless, trains like clockwork.

Yeah, inside Seoul much better ped realm, esp in older areas, but megastreets still reign supreme. First two adjacent to arterial. They try hard to keep peds safe w/o limiting autos... at all. You can wait a loooong time to cross, even at 6am.