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Comment of the Week: A frustrated, hopeful east Portlander on the gas tax

If the city delivers for east Portland, Jim Chasse says, maybe it’ll change its tune on taxes.

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June 24, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

13 Comments


Comment of the week: Biking with color in a country with history

“It’s my city. I like it.”

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June 17, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

61 Comments


Comment of the Week: The car-free destiny of NW 13th Avenue

It makes sense.

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May 27, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

50 Comments


Comment of the Week: Bike trail advocates should take a lesson from dog parks

“When everyone breaks the rules, the rules bend.”

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April 8, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

70 Comments


Comment of the Week: Raise the gas tax one penny per fatality

“It would point out the incredible crassness of how we don’t pay for things.”

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March 25, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

68 Comments


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Comment of the Week: Financing government with parking garages is a bad model

Housing investments would make more sense, says a reader.

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February 29, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

16 Comments


Comment of the Week: How the history of cell phones explains American streets

Why so many U.S. cities went astray and have stayed that way.

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February 12, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

57 Comments


Comment of the Week: ‘When I was broke, I barely rode my bike’

Biking is very far from the only thing that matters to great cities.

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January 29, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

156 Comments


Comment of the Week: A map should not be an important safety tool

Why must people who bike study thoroughly before setting out?

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December 18, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

52 Comments


Comment of the Week: Eight simple tips for wet riding

For those of you who’ve moved to Oregon in the last year: yes, every winter is like this.

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December 11, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

58 Comments


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The case against using gas taxes for bike infrastructure

Subscriber AJ Zelada thinks the gas tax is a “snake eating its own tail.”

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December 4, 2015

A J Zelada

73 Comments


Comment of the Week: South Dakota’s official road fatality markers

People are dying on the same streets again and again. Why not make this visible?

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November 20, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

41 Comments


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