Only one Metro councilor said “no” to freeway expansion projects
“To me these highway expansions represent an old way of doing business.” — Juan Carlos González, Metro Council
No More Freeways
Metro reschedules closely-watched votes on freeway expansion projects
Two freeway expansion projects that were due to be approved by Metro Council at a meeting today (7/29) have been taken off the agenda and will be given their own meeting next week. The change is notable because, as we shared last week in an opinion from transportation and climate change activist Chris Smith, the … Read more
Climate anxiety leads to action for Portland bike shop owners and freeway fighters
The recent heat wave, looming wildfire risks, and lawmakers’ tone deaf support of freeway expansions are fueling high anxiety about climate change in the Portland region. And as you might expect, many people are organizing and taking action to do something about it. There’s now a “Bike Action Team” that has formed under the local … Read more
Opposition to ODOT I-5 freeway project gains steam at Tubman School rally
(Click for captions. Photos by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
High level talks next month will decide fate of I-5 Rose Quarter project
What’s really going on with the controversial I-5 Rose Quarter project?
Watch how ODOT’s Rose Quarter freeway project will expand right into Harriet Tubman Middle School
It’s worse than we thought.
Community rallies against ODOT’s plans to tear down Flint Ave bridge
“This was the first time many people had heard about it.”
Tuesday morning rally on Flint Ave bridge will protest I-5 freeway expansion
Loss of Flint Ave bridge is just one of their grievances.