Podcast: Transportation Commissioner Mingus Mapps
More cops, fewer cars — and more on where Mapps stands two months into his tenure.
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Commissioner Mingus Mapps talk 122nd Ave plan
The new PBOT commissioner and longtime transportation-focused congressman are excited about new federal funding that they hope will transform this dangerous corridor.
Commissioner Mingus Mapps is now in charge of Portland transportation
The move could be another sign that bicycling is on its way back to the front-and-center of local politics
With Hardesty out, who will take reins of PBOT?
We need someone to take over the bureau for the next two years.
Mapps will work on his own charter reform proposal
Mingus Mapps drew the charter reform battle lines more clearly yesterday when the city commissioner announced he would craft an alternative to the proposal put forward last month by the city appointed Charter Review Commission. In an email to supporters Tuesday, Mapps laid out a path to challenging the commission’s plan. It is a deft … Read more
Last minute city budget amendment will consider new park on Eastbank Esplanade
(Graphics by Human Access Project. Animation by BikePortland)
BikePortland Podcast: Former Mingus Mapps policy advisor Matt Glazewski
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‘Green streets’ and the fight against vehicular violence
For Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps, last week’s intentional vehicular violence in southeast Portland hit very close to home.
Mapps defeats Eudaly for seat on Portland City Council
Incumbent Commissioner Chloe Eudaly has lost her seat on City Council. Mingus Mapps, a self-described “daily bike commuter” since the 1980s has won 56% of the vote to Eudaly’s 43% with just over 78% of the votes recorded. Eudaly, commissioner-in-charge of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, enjoyed broad support among transportation reform advocates. Her Rose … Read more
Transportation advocates rally around Commissioner Eudaly as challenger gains momentum
Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly is in trouble. As Willamette Week reported today, she’s well behind challenger Mingus Mapps in both polling and fundraising and there’s a very real possibility she won’t earn a second term on council. This reality has set off alarm bells within Portland’s transportation reform circles. As the commissioner-in-charge of the transportation … Read more