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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Low-income households drive much less than high-income households
Who pays gas taxes?
Three secrets hidden in Metro’s great new map of every local traffic collision
Even ones that only damaged property.
Comment of the Week: The role of socializing and culture