Comment of the Week: Police slow down, staff shortage both to blame for enforcement woes
Wave of retirements was foreseeable
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Monday Roundup: Ugly bike infra, bus stop bollards, ‘traffication’ and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
Commissioner Mapps’ office makes statement on traffic deaths
“The most effective immediate intervention is enforcement, penalties and public awareness regarding breaking traffic laws.”
Group works to repeal Oregon’s mandatory bike lane use law
The law has been a thorn in the saddle of bike advocates for many years.
As traffic deaths pile up, frustration at PBOT boils over
Portlanders are reeling over a spate of traffic deaths (again), and there’s no clear plan or leader to turn the tide.
Weekend Event Guide: Zombie mob, fiesta, levees, and more
Shine up you rig and get out there!
FTA grants TriMet $630,000 for 82nd Ave transit plans
The positive political pile-on continues.
BikePortland contributor injured in shooting at Mississippi St Fair
“I want to show you the real person behind the statistic.”
Opinion: Jeanie Diaz deserved a better defense against unsafe drivers
We must defend these spaces from the scourge of unsafe drivers.
40 Mile Loop vision stronger than ever on 40th birthday
We’re so close to completing the network, we can’t slow down now.
Comment of the Week: consumption, capitalism and climate catastrophe
9Watts gets the nod this week for his words about what the world needs now (and doesn’t).
Woman killed by reckless driver while waiting at a bus stop in Sunnyside neighborhood
It’s the second time in less than a year that a person was killed by a driver while waiting at a bus stop.