City survey asks what Portlanders think about traffic safety, enforcement cameras
It’s a way to take the public’s temperature on traffic safety and learn perceptions as camera program grows.
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Portland Police will spend $500,000 on new bicycles
The funds will be used to purchase up to 238 new bicycles in the next five years.
PBOT’s newly hired parking enforcement squad is ‘coming for you’
PBOT expects the increased enforcement will improve compliance by 5% per year.
Corking, joy, and community at PICA’s ‘Policing Justice’ exhibition
A new exhibit forces us to reflect on corking’s consequences and our community.
Podcast: Portland Police Officer and City Council Candidate Eli Arnold
In the past decade, Arnold went from building a community garden, to flying helicopters in Afghanistan, to patrolling Portland streets by bike.
Police battle speeding drivers as death toll piles up
Activists are trying something new this year to raise awareness of the responsibility we all have as road users, and reinforce the tragic consequences of shirking it.
Portland Police Bureau officer admits traffic enforcement messaging was politically motivated
Something the Portland Police Bureau did in 2021 has bothered me ever since.
Family Biking: A cop admonished me for taking the lane
Shannon was doing nothing wrong; but the officer chose to pull her over instead of the driver who passed her.
Comment of the Week: Police slow down, staff shortage both to blame for enforcement woes
Wave of retirements was foreseeable
In letter to DA, lawyer demands stronger punishment for dangerous drivers
Too many drivers face zero consequences for very dangerous behaviors.
Witness version of fatal Polk County crash differs from police
“Why would they say that?”
A 17 mph cushion for speeding in the Central City
The more people speed, the fewer of them get caught.