Lisa Caballero (Assistant Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Lisa Caballero (Assistant Editor)
Opinion: 16 years after Portland’s ‘urgent’ Freeway Loop study, where has our boldness gone?
The year was 2005, and the tone was urgent. “Clearly, the I-5/405 Freeway Loop needs immediate attention.” “To keep the I-5/405 Freeway Loop viable, planning and design for improvements must begin now.” “We are at a very critical juncture. It’s time to move forward.” The blue ribbon Freeway Loop Advisory Group (FLAG), appointed by former … Read more
Major construction has begun on SW Capitol Highway project
(Photos: Lisa Caballero/BikePortland)
Book Review: Last Best Hope, America in Crisis and Renewal
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021-06-15) is an essay on the meaning of the year 2020. If the gift of the virus was to interrupt us, author George Packer uses the interruption to take a close look at America, a “long middle-aged stare in the mirror.” Packer’s examination … Read more