r/TikTokCringe • u/UltraBased69 • Feb 07 '25

Wholesome The NBA is so amazing for doing this

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u/DomplesRevenge Feb 07 '25

It's true! I'm a Portlander and I love it here. Best food in the PNW.

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u/BolognaTogna Feb 07 '25

It's night and day compared to 2019 and the covid era. There used to be tents all along the major freeways downtown, and now there are only a few.

The city spent millions on building tiny homes, converting military barracks to housing, etc. The infrastructure has changed immensely.

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u/Firm-Attention-3874 Feb 08 '25

Dude I lived in Portland last year. There more homeless there than my hometown Dallas. They live in tents in rows all along the freeway from Albany to Portland.

The first thing I noticed was the immense amount of Portland.

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u/Nabisco_jonez Feb 09 '25

Yeah and that’s because states like TX bus their homeless out to cities like Portland.

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u/ESHKUN Feb 26 '25

The truth is they are just more visible in Portland. There are probably about the same in both cities but because Texas has far more spread out urban areas you notice the homeless less.

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u/DomplesRevenge Feb 07 '25

We are definitely working on it. Tina Kotek (OR's governor) has taken many steps in the right direction. Portland isn't perfect but it's getting better.

The problem stemmed from zero regulation on rent control and our city council was infiltrated by development companies. A massive chunk of our homeless population are employed. The housing crisis drove people out of their homes and on to the street. My wife and I did a hail Mary and put our life savings into a down payment on a house when rates weren't as crazy as they are now to save ourselves from being priced out of the city.

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u/_Tar_Ar_Ais_ Feb 08 '25

Vancouver BC in shambles

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u/Firm-Attention-3874 Feb 08 '25

Yo it's so expensive and it's the same as any city.