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Guest Opinion: Here’s how to fix Portland’s regressive transportation utility fee

Base the fee on lot size, not lot type.

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March 30, 2026

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167 Comments


Guest Opinion: Vision Zero is possible, but focus must change

Portland’s Vision Zero program is too deferential to motor vehicles.

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March 26, 2026

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55 Comments


Guest Opinion: On Dolores Huerta Street

A local activist ponders Cesar Chavez — the man and the street.

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March 23, 2026

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50 Comments


Guest Opinion: Modal filters are cheaper and work better than speed bumps

It’s time for PBOT to stop spending more for less.

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March 3, 2025

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101 Comments


Guest Opinion: Personal reflectivity and pedestrian safety

Matt Kalinowski shares his argument for why we’d all be safer if we incorporated personal reflectors into our outfits.

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January 4, 2024

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120 Comments


Guest Opinion: What you’ve heard about the Interstate Bridge Replacement project is false

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May 11, 2022

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25 Comments


Guest Opinion: Stop the freeway-widening slush fund

“For me, true independence will come not from a driver’s license, but from Oregon building a transportation system that allows every Oregonian the chance to get around without an automobile.”— Cassie Wilson

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June 21, 2021

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32 Comments


Guest Opinion: Hardesty’s comments come after years of unmet promises

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May 18, 2021

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54 Comments


Guest Opinion: Job description for new PBOT leader isn’t bold enough

The search is not off to a good start.

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April 4, 2019

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42 Comments


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