Portlanders take gravel clean-up into their own hands
Effort and ingenuity are coming together to clean Portland streets.
bikeway maintenance
Snow and ice are gone, but gravel season has just begun
Post-storm impacts will linger and be even more dangerous for road users who aren’t inside cars.
Portland will be testing ground for new bike lane sweeper trailer
The latest prototype will be tested by a local nonprofit and available for loans.
Oregon City is using AI to help fill potholes
Are robot bike lane sweepers really that far behind?
Portland’s snow plows and protected bike lanes
Is there a plowing technique that could help avoid this in the future?
Labor union, City of Portland agree to a contract and the strike is over
This puts an end to 10 months of negotiations between the union and the city.
PBOT maintenance staff could strike as soon as next week
Local 483 leaders say nothing will change until maintenance employees are respected.
PBOT maintenance worker concerns deepen as strike looms
The situation certainly doesn’t help the ongoing problem of unswept bike lanes
Pondering Portland’s puddles
We need the rain, but for people who bike around the city, wet weather comes with caveats.
What’s behind PBOT’s $4.4 billion street maintenance backlog excuse?
The maintenance backlog excuse should not be the end of the conversation — it should be the start of a new one.
PBOT maintenance staff ask council for support while union organizer says strike isn’t off the table
“We get a lot of thank yous from downtown, but those thank yous dry up when we ask for more money, and we’re suffering.” -Andrew Sterling, PBOT and Laborers Local 483 The people who work in the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Maintenance Operations department do the nitty-gritty work of keeping this city moving — and … Read more