If the cars were gone, does it make sense to make this a bike park.
Road, cycle cross, dream of an indoor velodrome or at least one with a
roof.

Steve Brown
On Apr 27, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Jonathan Maus wrote:

> You can leave a comment about this on the Mayor's blog:
> http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm?a=114842&c=41986
>  
> --Jonathan
>  
> On 4/27/2006 1:41:45 PM, Adrian Black (ablack@spiretech.com) wrote:
> > To Whom It May Concern:
> > You are receiving this email in response to concerns expressed
> regarding
> > Portland International Raceway (PIR). I sincerely apologize for the
> mass-
> > email, but Mayor
> > Potter's office received many inquiries about this issue, and I
> think clarifying the Mayor's
> > perspective on this to everyone at once is the most expedient way to
> > respond.
> > While an enthusiastic headline writer recently wrote that Mayor
> Potter
> > asked "Parks to get going in moving PIR," the
> > Mayor's actual request was less sensational.
> > At the conclusion of a recent hearing to discuss noise waivers for
> the track, the Mayor asked for research to be done to answer three
> broad questions:
> > 1.     If it was possible to move PIR somewhere else in the city,
> where would be the best location, and what kinds of issues for the
> community would that present?
> > 2.     What costs would be associated with any move; where would
> that funding come from, and how would that impact the City?
> > 3.     If the answers to the first two questions made a move both
> possible and positive, what would be the highest use for the current
> location?
> > The Mayor is aware and supportive of the positive contribution PIR
> makes to our community, providing both recreation and a
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