Metro President Lynn Peterson announces run for Congress
If all goes according to plan for 54-year-old Lake Oswego resident, she’ll join Portland’s Earl Blumenauer on the Congressional Bike Caucus in 2025.
Politics
PBOT leaders lobby Congress on Metro-funded trip to D.C.
Meetings with Oregon lawmakers and a trip to US DOT headquarters were on the agenda.
New era begins as Portland passes citywide camping ban
The ban is due to go into effect next month; but it remains to be seen how enforcement will play out.
Here are the maps that will help decide Portland’s new city council districts
Do you prefer the Alder, Cedar, or Maple version?
Draft maps give first look at Portland’s new council districts
Who’s in, who’s out. What’s in, what’s out.
‘Bike Bus Bill’ passes another committee, heads to House floor
If or when the legislature becomes functional again, HB 3014 should have very smooth sailing toward passage.
Labor union calls Wheeler’s budget move a ‘political stunt’
Just months after resolving a strike, they say recent labor agreement is in peril.
Oregon just made its passing law much safer for cyclists
Drivers will be required to slow down before passing and be confident they can cross the centerline to do so.
Fireworks over fees at City Council as Mapps fights for funding
Commissioner Mapps faced an assault from Mayor Wheeler on the budgets of his three bureaus to tune of $18.7 million.
PBOT’s already approved 40-cent parking meter increase in political pressure cooker
Mayor Wheeler would imperil PBOT’s budget if he puts parking meter increase on ice.
State legal office says civil disorder bill would not apply to bicycle corkers
Corking is not a crime.
Portland city budget director ‘hopes’ people start driving and parking again
Yes PBOT’s budget is in peril, but do we really need to make a deal with the devil to fix it?
Comment of the Week: Preference falsification and bicycles