PBOT maintenance worker concerns deepen as strike looms
The situation certainly doesn’t help the ongoing problem of unswept bike lanes
The situation certainly doesn’t help the ongoing problem of unswept bike lanes
The maintenance backlog excuse should not be the end of the conversation — it should be the start of a new one.
“We get a lot of thank yous from downtown, but those thank yous dry up when we ask for more money, and we’re suffering.” -Andrew Sterling, PBOT and Laborers Local 483 The people who work in the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Maintenance Operations department do the nitty-gritty work of keeping this city moving — and … Read more
(Clearing leaves on SW Broadway and Oak.)
North Michigan Avenue: tighten your bolts.
Cover of paving audit.– Download PDF – Portland has a major backlog of street paving and maintenance. That’s the main finding of a new report by the City Auditor that came out yesterday (PDF). If that doesn’t sound like huge news; that’s because it isn’t. The maintenance backlog has been a major issue for many … Read more
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