Bike box, green lane and smooth pavement coming to SW Main
More paint and improved striping coming soon to SW Main.
fixing our streets program
With $8 million up for grabs, Portland kicks off series of Safe Routes to School open houses tonight
11 project areas will see improvements by 2020.
Bumps and bus merge on SW Main will be smoothed out thanks to gas tax funds
And it’ll be done by next year.
PBOT to break ground on first project funded by gas tax increase
Remember the gas tax increase Portlanders voted in favor of back in May? Now the first project is ready to happen and PBOT is (rather wisely) adding some pomp and circumstance to it. Check the release below for an event in southeast Portland on Monday:
One week left to apply for two important city funding committees
One will be the main watchdog of gas tax funds.
Comment of the Week: A frustrated, hopeful east Portlander on the gas tax
If the city delivers for east Portland, Jim Chasse says, maybe it’ll change its tune on taxes.
Portlanders divided sharply by geography on the local gas tax
Here are three details worth noticing in the map above.
Ted Wheeler is Portland’s next mayor; new local gas tax will improve streets
Ted Wheeler will lead Portland, and he’ll have some new money to play with too.
Five myths and a fact about the gas tax on Tuesday’s ballot
You might find this helpful in discussing it with friends and family.
Our opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on the gas tax
If a $5-per-month gas tax sounds expensive, an auto-dependent city is costing us much, much more.
Surprise! Gasoline sellers dominate funding of campaign to stop Portland gas tax
Guess what each one does for a living.