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6/20: Hello readers and friends. I am having my second (of two) total knee replacement surgeries today so I'll be out of commission for a bit while I recover. Please be patient while I get back to full health. I hope to be back to posting as soon as I can. I look forward to getting back out there. 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Gov. Brown calls for pause on I-5 Rose Quarter project

Oregon Transportation Commission members at their meeting on Monday. (L to R: Sharon Smith, Alando Simpson (Vice Chair), Robert Van Brocklin (Chair), Martin Callery, Julie Brown)

There was a big surprise at the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) meeting on Monday: Governor Kate Brown finally weighed on the controversial I-5 Rose Quarter project via a letter that calls for a pause on a key decision and more analysis of congestion pricing.

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