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Speak up or sprawl out: “Missing middle” housing proposal hits the planning commission tonight

Legalizing more and cheaper housing in bikeable areas is just as important as improving unbikeable areas.

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May 8, 2018

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

86 Comments


Bike commuting growth slips and Portland adds 11,000 more commutes by car

Portland’s bike commute rate has slipped to its lowest level since 2011.

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September 14, 2017

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

120 Comments


25% of Portland metro residents say congestion could make them switch to biking

Among Portland-area residents aged 18 to 34, the ratio was 44 percent.

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May 10, 2017

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

137 Comments


Portland’s new surge in bike commuting is real – and it’s gas-price proof

In fact, drive-alone commuting just hit another record low.

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September 15, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

234 Comments


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Crunching numbers: A closer look at Portland’s road fatality rates

Number-crunching grim statistics to get a better idea of how we’re doing.

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August 19, 2016

Ted Timmons (Contributor)

21 Comments


Portland’s drop in car use frees up $138 million in our local economy every year

That’s enough to buy each Multnomah County resident one free pint of beer every Tuesday.

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July 25, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

169 Comments


New report shows Portland falling further behind peers on bikeway growth

Minneapolis, NYC and SF all have more miles of bikeway per square mile and have been adding it faster.

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July 21, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

99 Comments


Multnomah County’s drop in auto ownership since 2007 would fill 287 acres of parking

That’s almost exactly the size of the entire central business district.

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June 22, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

115 Comments


Even in suburban Oregon, drive-alone trips are a shrinking share of new commutes

The Portland metro area seems to have already discovered how to slow the growth of traffic congestion.

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May 17, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

106 Comments


Six neat charts from Metro’s new report about Portland-area transportation

A few of the insights to be found in Metro’s big, beautiful report.

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April 27, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

25 Comments


Low-income households drive much less than high-income households

Who pays gas taxes?

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January 25, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

63 Comments


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Three secrets hidden in Metro’s great new map of every local traffic collision

Even ones that only damaged property.

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December 9, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

24 Comments


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