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Adams says Green Streets funding plan a “double-win” and won’t increase sewer rates

“Over the past two years, actual contract costs have come in much lower than the estimates on which rates were based. These significant savings mean we can make these Green Streets investments without impacting rate payers.” — Mayor Sam Adams Last week, the City released the ordinance language behind Mayor Sam Adams’ plans to find … Read more


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Mayor Adams releases details on bike plan “kickstart” funds

Green streets; where bikes, fish and plants coexist.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Sam Adams has released details of his promise to find $20 million to “kickstart” funding of the 2030 Bike Plan. As expected, the money will come from the Bureau of Environmental Services budget and will be allocated toward “Green Streets projects on … Read more


City of Portland adds a Sanyo e-bike to their fleet

Mayor Adams on the Eneloop.– Watch video below –(Screen grab from video taken by Mayor Sam Adams’ office) On Tuesday, representatives from Sanyo North America Corporation gave Portland Mayor Sam Adams an Eneloop electric-assist bicycle. The Eneloop made a big splash at the CES trade show in Las Vegas back in January, leading Treehugger.com to … Read more


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Mayor says today is Bicycle Messenger Appreciation Day

“Whereas, bicycle messengers provide a value-added service that businesses seek out as a means to reduce costs and improve efficiency, crucial to the movement of important information…” — Mayor Sam Adams, in a proclamation of 10-9 Day Professional bike messengers around the country will recognize today as 10-9 Day, a.k.a. Messenger Appreciation Day. October 9th … Read more


In letter to ODOT, Adams urges a new approach to speed limits

Sensible speed limits are key in creating a people-friendly city.(Photos © J. Maus) In America, there are many unseen barriers to creating a more human-friendly transportation system. Many of them reside in national engineering manuals that were created — and continue to be “updated” — by auto-centric engineers. Other barriers are entrenched in policies and … Read more