The idea of turning West Burnside and Northwest Couch into a couplet (even though they don't rhyme) of one-way streets sparked a sort of turf war inside the City. My oversimplified understanding is that the City's Bureau of Transportation loves the idea, and the Planning Bureau hates it. (I agree with the Planning Bureau on this one.)
One interesting point about the Council's vote to start the process was that it was 5-0. The significance is not that the vote was unanimous (that reflects perhaps some horse-trading and negotiation among the council) but that it was a unanimous vote for the Transportation Bureau and against the Planning Bureau, which hardly ever gets skunked at City Council.