From New Orleans to New Haven, driving is on the decline
The use of cars is on the longest slide ever recorded, one that seems only partly related to economic trends.
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Citing nonexistent policy, Amtrak workers haul away Portlanders’ bikes – UPDATED
Amtrak apologized Tuesday to a Portlander traveling through Texas who said train workers woke her up and yelled at her for having a folding bicycle as carry-on luggage.
Big ideas from future transpo leaders will get spotlight tonight
One of Portland’s most remarkable public-policy traditions takes place tonight: A handpicked handful of citizen transportation wonks will present their ideas for how to improve the local streets to a panel of city leaders.
The Monday Roundup: The futility of high-vis clothing & more
A small but potentially lethal number of drivers will pass too close whatever you wear, according to a new study.
Three things to be thankful for
When the wind isn’t at your back any more, it’s easy to get discouraged. But holidays are for taking your eyes off the handlebars of life for a moment and enjoying where you are.
Portland transportation isn’t ‘stagnating’ after all, city director says
Four months after joining the Portland Bureau of Transportation as its director, Leah Treat is walking back an idea she shared in her job interview.
NE 28th Avenue business owners split on bike access and parking, interviews show
If there’s one thing this project doesn’t have, it’s consensus – not among the bike community (whatever that is) and not among the business community (whatever that is).
What if you could auction off the right to park a car in front of your home?
If you didn’t need it, you could sell it to someone who does.
Citizen urbanists launch ‘Better Block PDX’ to perk up public spaces
The indie planners who two months ago reimagined a block of downtown Portland parking spaces as a public lounge have made plans for a sequel.
Portlanders raise $1,500 for charity with Cranksgiving bike ride
In an event organizers said might be the first of a new tradition of charity-oriented bike fun in Portland, 96 cheerful people pedaled across the city Saturday to gather an assigned list of goods from the city’s grocery stores and co-ops.
The Monday Roundup: Arrested for parenting, red lights for speeders & more
A Tennessee dad was arrested this month after being told he couldn’t pick up his children from school on foot. For some reason, this upset him.
Broadway Bridge closed to all crossings for much of Sunday
The Broadway Bridge will be closed to motor vehicles and sidewalk traffic on Sunday, November 24 from 7:30 a.m. until as late as 5 p.m. while crews make a repair to the lift span.