Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland September 4th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
There’s a Dutch saying that goes something like: “Government forced cars on us. Now we need the government to get rid of cars so then we can get rid of the government.” Last week, Elon Musk (who looked a lot like the villian from The Fifth Element) gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal … Read more
“Portland’s transportation advocacy ecosystem has never been stronger. What we’re missing is leadership from city hall.” Publisher’s note: While we’ve made a lot of noise in the past month about the need for immediate street changes to reflect new behaviors, another big part of this conversation is how best to transition our streets when quarantine … Read more
We may not get the greenway we wanted but we can still make a better community.
My street is a little better already.
We finally have a commissioner who is ready to lead.
No voter enthusiasm for freeway widening.
This is the conclusion to Kiel Johnson’s grassroots effort to talk to more of his neighbors about a transportation project. Don’t miss part one and part two. After three days of knocking on doors inviting our neighbors to an ice cream social to discuss the proposed Lloyd to Woodlawn Neighborhood Greenway, it was time to … Read more
We knocked on 200 doors.
True, boots-on-the-ground, neighborhood-level activism.
Who will decide its future?
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project