Funding crisis dominates first ever meeting of Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
Stark realities laced with hope for government action.
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Portland’s ‘Clean Energy Fund’ has saved PBOT and the city’s budget
PCEF has taken a strong pull at the front of the peloton in order to put the city budget in good position.
Higher parking fees and registration enforcement will help fill PBOT budget hole
More enforcement and parking rate increases would help PBOT recover about one-third of their budget deficit.
Mapps launches gas tax renewal campaign expected to raise $70 million
Mapps must be mindful of voter moods and can’t afford to come away empty-handed.
Rubio plan includes $112 million lifeline for PBOT and major boost to bicycling
The funding could stave off layoffs at the agency, save Sunday Parkways, and a lot more
PBOT paints bleak picture as council considers budget crisis fix
Let the budget negotiations begin!
Three of Portland’s five city council members rode a bike in Sunday Parkways
Whether it translates into support to fund the program, remains to be seen.
What’s worth paying for? Take PBOT’s budget survey and let them know
How mad would you be if they stopped doing Sunday Parkways? Let ’em know!
A revealing exchange about funding from city council work session
How we pay for sidewalks, roads and sewers matters.
As traffic deaths pile up, frustration at PBOT boils over
Portlanders are reeling over a spate of traffic deaths (again), and there’s no clear plan or leader to turn the tide.
PBOT budget advisors strategize as Mapps leans in for help
Mapps’ biggest bureau is in freefall and he hasn’t found a parachute.
Labor union calls Wheeler’s budget move a ‘political stunt’
Just months after resolving a strike, they say recent labor agreement is in peril.