Politics
‘No bicycles, no pedestrian accommodation’ on new I-5 bridge, says Betsy Johnson, Oregon governor candidate
“All of these accommodations to special user groups belie the fact that the bridge was designed to move traffic and freight.”— Betsy Johnson, candidate for governor
Non-police traffic camera bill passes Oregon Senate committee
A high priority bill for the Portland Bureau of Transportation has taken another step forward in the Oregon Legislature. House Bill 4105 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday by a vote of 4 to 3. It passed the Oregon House last week. The bill would give cities the authority to take oversight of automated … Read more
Bill to allow non-police staff to process traffic camera tickets passes Oregon House
The City of Portland’s dream to remove police officer oversight of automated traffic cameras took a big step closer to reality this week. House Bill 4105, which would allow non-police bureau staff to review and process traffic camera images and citations, passed the Oregon House by a vote of 32 to 23 on Tuesday. The … Read more
Oregon legislator will propose e-bike purchase incentive bill next session
Oregon House Representative Karin Power (D-41 Milwaukie) knows how transformative electric bikes can be; but she also knows how expensive they are for some buyers. That’s because she recently bought one herself. When Rep. Power purchased her Tern GSD last fall, we made it front page news. Central to her story is that she was … Read more
Hardesty to legislators: Police review of traffic camera citations ‘doesn’t make sense’
“We don’t have time to wait for a sworn officer to read the ticket. It doesn’t make sense.”— Jo Ann Hardesty, City Commissioner
Delivery driver fees, tolls, traffic cameras: A few legislative bills on our radar
A short session of the Oregon Legislature begins this coming Tuesday (February 1st) and while we haven’t heard of any earth-shattering transportation legislation, there will definitely be a few bills worth watching. Of the bills filed thus far, here are a few that have caught our attention… House Bill (HB) 4144 This bill would prevent … Read more
In pep talk for regional leaders, Blumenauer lays out ‘amazingly good’ federal funding opportunity
“What we don’t need is to be involved with a kind of navel gazing and being distracted by one or two things.”— Earl Blumenauer, U.S. House of Representatives
