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Originally Posted by downtownpdx
Thank you for sharing this, nice to hear. I noticed on a walking tour video someone posted recently on YouTube that the food cart pod (ugh forgetting the name) on Park/Burnside was looking pretty nice with new seating, and the double decker London bus-turned cafe/bar moved to a more visible spot right on burnside. With the post office redevelopment nearby, new nightlife spots on Broadway and more consistent safety / cleanliness efforts, I’m hopeful it will really become the vibrant area it should be. Does anyone know if that new hotel nearby on the N Park Blocks is moving ahead?
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On the subject of that food cart pod at the south end of the North Park Blocks at W. Burnside, I also walked through there a week ago. It cries out for City investment in the renovation of the two historic brick buildings (presumably originally restrooms) into small cafés or bars with one or two unisex toilets, creation of a quality patio between the two small buildings, and a complete pedestrianization of the adjacent short streets around the parklet, all the way to SW Broadway, SW Harvey Milk, and W. Burnside. At some point I heard one building owner opposes pedestrianization because the building has a garage
entrance. In Europe and elsewhere I have seen the solution. A limited number of cars
occasionally crawls slowly through a pedestrian zone to a garage entrance. There îs a great opportunity in that corner of Downtown to create a
pleasant and active environment for people.
Re: The Hotel on N. Park Blocks. It is well under construction having reached nearly its full height.