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Former Portland mayor and transportation commissioner Sam Adams is back. Mayor Ted Wheeler has confirmed a strong hunch we shared earlier this month that Adams would be added to his staff. In a statement published today, Wheeler said Adams will serve as his director of strategic innovations and, “lead work on key second-term policy priorities.”
Who could do something like this? And why? Those are the questions many people asked themselves following the mass weaponized driving incident that left one person dead and many others injured on Monday, January 25th. Three days later, a picture of the man who perpetrated this violence is beginning to emerge. 64-year-old Paul Rivas made … Read more
Two current GoFundMe campaigns organized by Portlanders seek donations to help victims and their families navigate the emotional, physical and financial consequences caused by automobile drivers.
Wednesday evening is the first meeting of the community advisory group (CAG) for the I-5 Bridge Replacement program — the new effort from Washington and Oregon departments of transportation to improve the crossing of the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver. It’s one of three advisory groups that will help the DOTs avoid the fate … Read more
What if there was a form of shelter that was much less expensive than housing and more private, comfortable and mobile than living on the street?
(Photos from last night’s vigil by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Friends, family, and many people who never knew Jean Gerich gathered to remember her Tuesday night. The 77-year-old Gerich was killed Monday in the intentional vehicular assault in southeast Portland that left at least nine other people injured.
