It was sent to former PBOT Commissioner Chloe Eudaly and bureau director Chris Warner. The memo was dated November 11th 2019 and was written by PBOT Transportation Planner Zef Wagner and Capital Projects, Assets and Maintenance Communications Coordinator Hannah Schafer. I received a copy of that memo (PDF) a few days ago and thought it would be fun to have in the public record so we have more clarity on why PBOT and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty made their choice. Ned Flanders was also floated as an option in local neighborhood discussions as reported by the Willamette Week in October 2019.īut since there was no public process or naming contest, the full story of how PBOT arrived at the name has been a secret.Ī few weeks ago I heard there was a detailed internal memo written by a PBOT employee that laid out the case for choosing Ned Flanders. He also named this character after the street, as he did with the characters and streets of Kearney, Lovejoy, and Quimby. There are several NE Flanders St signs that vandals have added a “D” to so they say “NED Flanders St”, and The Simpsons creator Matt Groening went to high school nearby. After all, some Portlanders already think of The Simpsons character when they think of Flanders Street. And most people didn’t really care because it was such an obvious choice for many reasons. When the Ned Flanders Crossing name was unveiled earlier this month, the story about how the name was chosen wasn’t revealed. What’s in a name? When it comes to Portland’s newest bridge a lot.
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