http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2009/07/08/take-a-ride-down-cesar-chavez-boulevard Comments On: Take A Ride Down Cesar Chavez Boulevard by Matt Davis en-us Copyright 2009 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by booyajuice]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:28:52 -0700 Portland Mercury
I find streets are dead where people do not walk on them. That's most streets, including 39th, where the only people walking are on Hawthorne.

Honestly, do you really think Chavez would want a street where there were no people walking to be named after him?

I grew up in a Latin country where people walked, didn't have phones, ate at 10 o' clock at night, danced, played soccer, made music, and had a lot of sex, before AIDS came in and wiped out more people per capita of any country outside of Africa.

So 39th seems kind of dead, to me, by comparison.



Posted by gonetorio]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:01:14 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by AndroidAutobot]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:26:06 -0700 Portland Mercury
Named after a bridge bringing two parts of town together?
NO!

Named after a park where people from all walks of life come together?
NO!

Named after a noisy street where the most interaction people get is though opposing car windows; all the while directly affecting the owners of 655 different tax lots?
WOO HOO! We have a winner!




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Posted by aprillorraine]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27:00 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by doug]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:27:21 -0700 Portland Mercury
Hugs and Kisses, EADIAF
Posted by Curds and Gravy]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:53 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by D]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:36:22 -0700 Portland Mercury
The Cesar Chavez Memorial Velodrome would be so much cooler than a fucking STREET.

How come elected officials and their constituents can't see the forest for the trees?

STREETS ARE DEAD. Bicycle lanes are in, you dumb shits.

Whatever. One more good reason to fire Adams ass, (and a goodly number of ticked-off Portlanders who see through this BS and will be more likely to find a petition to sign to shake up the little cabaal down there.)
Posted by gonetorio]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:29:01 -0700 Portland Mercury
For me, it's not about the Breedlove thing. Its all about a city being able to pull the job away from an official when they fail to represent the constituents. I voted for Sam, but not so he could put up a bridge to the Couve or piss away money on a stadium during the worst of economic times. Recall Sam Adams.
Posted by LokNaar]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:10:55 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by mr. dude]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:04:52 -0700 Portland Mercury I've agreed before and I'll agree again. They should've named something that has at least SOME KIND of resonance with Chavez - like a school, a park, a shelter. Things he was involved in.
FAIL.
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Posted by tk.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:28:03 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by swammy]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:22:54 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by tk.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:18:40 -0700 Portland Mercury Guilt is such an unproductive emotion.
Posted by D]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:15:50 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by tk.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:13:16 -0700 Portland Mercury
I'm personally a fan of the numbered street system. It's certainly helpful to make my way around town. But I'm way MORE of a fan of official actions taken by our City leaders to promote diversity and tolerance. This renaming shows how much Portland values human rights. This renaming is a great step forward in making Portland a more inclusive and culturally competent City.

Congrats, City Council, on making a difficult decision for what is right (and not necessarily what will get you re-elected).
Posted by A Great Step Forward]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:11:55 -0700 Portland Mercury
Chavez Boulevard my ass! What is this, LA? "Cesar Chavez Avenue", if you must. Or, better yet- "Via Cesar Chavez".

"Via Cesar Chavez". Yeah, I can live with that.

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