Guest Opinion: I’m Steve Novick and I endorse Andrea Valderrama for Portland City Council
Novick is a former commissioner in charge of transportation.
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Trump in, Novick out: Recap and thoughts on the election
Get to know Chloe Eudaly and get used to saying President Trump.
At just $20,000, Ankeny Plaza is Portland’s cheapest “bridge” project ever
It’s the cheapest “bridge” project ever completed in the Portland region.
Who’s mad and who’s glad about ‘Better Naito’?
And 65 people got in touch to say they liked it.
City weighs parking rule for NW that could block a fifth of new homes
If it had existed for the last eight years, it would have illegalized 23 percent of northwest Portland’s new housing supply.
Portland will offer Biketown-branded cycles for people with disabilities
It seems to be the first such program in the country.
Late returns push bookseller Chloe Eudaly toward runoff with Novick in November
Eudaly seems headed for a faceoff against Portland’s sitting transportation commissioner.
Ted Wheeler is Portland’s next mayor; new local gas tax will improve streets
Ted Wheeler will lead Portland, and he’ll have some new money to play with too.
Leaders consider driver re-licensing tests after Vision Zero ‘listening session’
“We need to face the fact that quick, convenient personal auto travel in a city has unacceptable social costs.”
With Naito transformed, Better Block launches its biggest summer yet
The largest temporary street transformation in America is just one-third of their summer plans.
Very few poor people drive to work downtown
The Portland city council is considering subsidizing downtown car trips because some downtown commuters are poor.
With Blumenauer in his corner, Novick pressures ODOT for changes on Barbur
Consensus seems to be building for a southbound exit-only lane and bike lanes.