Recent content by nomc

What about the wind tunnel?? The shadow on the statue??

They have an office there? Isn't that what they just proposed in the revitalization plan for Congress? Does that mean it's going to work?

Roux is CambridgeSeven...

I agree. But Portland can't even manage to finish Congress Square Park... so my bar is lowered.

Portland unveils plans to revitalize Congress Street amid growing safety concerns I do get there are legitimate safety concerns in the area, but to call what they're proposing a 'revitalization' is laughable. As far as I can tell they're proposing: a different approach for city staff in dealing...

Not a great look when the first thing on your sell list is 'a Portland address'

They've just finished (or soon will) rebuilding the shore wall which washed out in a storm a year and a half ago. They've replaced the loose pack rock with a proper retaining wall - doesn't look as good, but should prevent another washout. On the other side of the trail they are still working to...

I'm fine with/would welcome another music venue to Portland, but I hate this use for this lot. What shameful short-term thinking if this gets built where something taller should go, where housing had just been proposed. The Cumberland/Pearl view is terrible, ugly. And I question of functionality...

COMB Block Phase 2 - 82 affordable units, 10 market rate Phase 3 - 27 unit, 3 story townhouse building

These same people call Portland "quaint" which I don't get. Sure, maybe the islands are quaint, but to me, mainland Portland is not. The character of the city has already changed in the last 5-10 years, tall building or no tall building. And it's going to keep evolving, tall building or no tall...