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Mt. Hood: Pay-Per-View?

What if you had to pay to view Mt Hood?

| by Oregon Commons

Photo by RON G under a Creative Commons license from flickr.com.

What if you had to pay to view Mt Hood? It sounds far-fetched, but such a scheme was once proposed for another iconic commons, Niagara Falls.

This 4-minute video, which was created for as part of the Portland State University Capstone course Reclaiming the Commons, playfully explores the value of priceless Mt Hood views and other aspects of our commons that are easily taken for granted.

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Posted June 13, 2012