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City puts price tag on transportation revenue ideas
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(Photo: City of Portland)The City of Portland is gearing up to persuade everyone who uses the transportation system that the time has come to pay more for it.
As I reported last month, City Councilor Olivia Clark, in her capacity as chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is spearheading this effort.
They include: a street damage restoration fee, a transportation utility fee, a retail delivery fee and a third party food delivery fee.
A per delivery fee of 25 or 50 cents could raise between $2 million and $4 million respectively.
It’s a rounding error.” “A delivery fee needs to be something that you notice on the bill and are like, ‘All right, I’m done.