Checking up on NW Overton and Pettygrove bikeways
A quick look at greenway changes.
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Podcast: TriMet bus driver Dan Christensen
He’s watched “the Portland channel on the big screen” from his bus seat for 16 years
A cartoon frog wants to help stoke cycling in Portland
We need everyone — even a cycling frog — to help us get ridership back up.
Beg, borrow, and deal: Lawmakers float $1 billion I-5 freeway expansion funding plan
Is it a sign of progress or desperation for this megaproject?
Monday Roundup: More e-car skepticism, parental sprawl, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
Portlander seeks to inspire with new book on 18,000 mile bike ride
Kristen and Ville Jokinen are quite the adventurers, and a new memoir recounts the tale.
Cop turned lawmaker makes case for removing ‘vehicle accident’ from Oregon statutes
A simple fix, a complicated (for some) concept.
ODOT wants to make SE McLoughlin safer for bikes
A golden opportunity to push for better bikeways on this key commercial corridor.
Ask BikePortland: Are those EV charging cords on the sidewalk legal?
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Podcast: Why reading names of crash victims matters
Ever been to a transportation-related government committee meeting where someone reads the names of recent traffic victims? It’s a practice that has become more common in Portland in recent years as agencies have adopted Vision Zero campaigns. I’m at meetings where this happens relatively often. It’s done at the outset of a meeting and I … Read more
ODOT too quick to declare progress on emissions, advocates say
A new PR push and website from ODOT paints a (too) rosy picture of emissions reduction efforts.