PDX traffic advisory
Jul 17, 2007 | 2:10 pm
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PDX traffic advisory
An IKEA is opening up on the road that is effectively PDX's driveway. Traffic problems expected on 7/25 and subsequent weekends.
http://www.flypdx.com/Notices/Trvl_Adv_IKEA_BLT.htm
P.S. Want to take a guess at the portion of vehicles coming to IKEA with Washington tags, coming to enjoy the sales tax free shopping?
http://www.flypdx.com/Notices/Trvl_Adv_IKEA_BLT.htm
P.S. Want to take a guess at the portion of vehicles coming to IKEA with Washington tags, coming to enjoy the sales tax free shopping?
Jul 18, 2007 | 1:26 pm
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Not just an IKEA in the PDX area but a new Best Buy and other stores that will form a "big box" shopping mall to snare all those Washingtonians for tax-free shopping just across the Columbia R. I found it interesting that a Tri-Met MAX stop is an easy walk from this soon-to-open mall.
Jul 19, 2007 | 5:33 pm
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No, it's definitely the IKEA that will bring in the crowds. You can find Best Buy in any mid-size burg these days. IKEAs are few and far between. Tax-free IKEAs are even less common.
Jul 19, 2007 | 7:43 pm
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Not just an IKEA in the PDX area but a new Best Buy and other stores that will form a "big box" shopping mall to snare all those Washingtonians for tax-free shopping just across the Columbia R. I found it interesting that a Tri-Met MAX stop is an easy walk from this soon-to-open mall.
Jul 19, 2007 | 8:45 pm
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Is this the 2nd store in the PNW? I was at the Renton location a few years back and was amazed to see delivery options being offered to eastern WA and ID.
Jul 20, 2007 | 9:47 am
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Jul 20, 2007 | 9:52 am
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Yes, not counting the BC locations. Going south, the next one is in the SF Bay Area. Going east, there's one in the SLC area.
Jul 20, 2007 | 10:00 am
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Coming north on I-205, you could use the Parkrose/Sumner station at the Sandy Blvd exit. That's a pretty decent option even under normal circumstances if someone is just dropping you off. Coming south on I-205 from WA, your best best might simply be to battle the traffic. Coming from downtown, you may as well ride the train the entire way.