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Councilor Mitch Green is Portland’s socialist transportation champion

Socialists are having a moment in Portland. But how might that translate into transportation policy?

Front PageOpinionPolitics

July 17, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

80 Comments


Would you pay an extra $60 per year to save ODOT?

One Republican ponders a modest gas tax increase to save jobs in his district.

Front PagePolitics

July 15, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

75 Comments


Pressure mounts on Governor to call special session for transportation funding

Will Kotek heed these calls?

Front PagePolitics

July 7, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

41 Comments


House Rep Mark Gamba speaks out on why Democrats didn’t pass a transportation bill

The former Milwaukie mayor opens up about what went wrong.

Front PagePolitics

July 2, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

49 Comments


From sanguine to saboteur: Why Mark Meek derailed Oregon’s transportation bill

In just 11 days, this purple district Senator went from possible collaborator to stubborn enemy.

Front PagePolitics

June 30, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

35 Comments


How falsehoods helped drive opposition to failed transportation bill

Untruths amplified their idealogical positions and stoked anger and opposition.

Front PagePolitics

June 30, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

41 Comments


Transportation bill amendments target 12-foot minimum lane width

Gamba’s amendment seeks to reach a compromise.

Front PagePolitics

June 18, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

9 Comments


E-bike rebate and path funding return to transportation bill with luxury car tax

A promise kept by Milwaukie House Rep Mark Gamba.

Front PagePolitics

June 17, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)


Popular cycling roads and trails threatened by Trump’s public lands sell-off

From public forests to gated communities?

Front PageNewsPolitics

June 17, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

9 Comments


New luxury car tax would fund off-highway paths statewide

It’s a matter of ‘trucks or ducks’ to the Oregonians fighting for more path funding.

Front PagePolitics

June 16, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

16 Comments


Trucking advocates face headwinds in push for mandatory 12-foot lanes

A rare and bold attempt to circumvent process and enshrine what should be a transportation engineering decision into state law.

Front PagePolitics

June 13, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

60 Comments


Oregon Republicans want to repeal the ‘Bicycle Bill,’ gut spending on rail and transit

Yes, they’re serious.

Front PageNewsPolitics

June 6, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

58 Comments


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