Council candidate competes for best transportation policy platform
A competition among candidates for the best transportation platform is a very good thing.
Politics
Opinion: Commissioner Gonzalez’s comments on race are misguided and untrue
Misguided and inaccurate statements marred the passage of this unprecedented piece of climate change policy.
PBOT paints bleak picture as council considers budget crisis fix
Let the budget negotiations begin!
Broadway plans made for Commissioner Mapps weeks ago, but he says he’s never seen them
“Doing nothing is not an option,” Williams wrote.
What PBOT and its commissioner think about the medians on Southeast Division
There’s a large and organized campaign against the center medians on Division. Here’s what you need to know.
Mayor Wheeler comes out as council’s biggest advocate for cycling
He’ll be in office for 15 more months. Can he be a useful ally to bike advocates in the meantime?
Three of Portland’s five city council members rode a bike in Sunday Parkways
Whether it translates into support to fund the program, remains to be seen.
Former PBOT and Novick staffer Timur Ender, announces council bid
Ender has experience as a grassroots activist, a PBOT project manager, and city hall policy advisor.
Transportation reform advocate Steph Routh announces city council bid
Routh says east Portland is, “the home of my birth and the home of my heart.”
Bend lawmaker considers e-bike law changes in response to tragic teen death
Throttles are focus of changes, but mandatory helmets for all ages could be on the table too.
Protestors shout down officials at road safety press conference
Anger and frustration about Portland deadly roadways — and a feeling that local officials have not done enough in response to it — has been simmering (and at times boiling over) for months. At a press conference Monday morning at City Hall, that anger revealed itself in the voices and actions of several protestors who … Read more
Federal funding for Eagle Creek Staircase replacement moves forward
The funding will help the project qualify for larger federal grants.