Oregon Governor has some questions for TriMet
“I don’t think we’ve paid enough attention to how TriMet is doing their business.”
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Candidates for Oregon governor sound off on freeway expansion projects
We have several elections here in Oregon that are being closely-watched across the country, but none more so than the race for governor, in which unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson and Republican candidate Christine Drazan both stand a chance at beating Democrat Tina Kotek and ending Oregon’s decades-long streak of blue leadership. Drazan, Johnson and Kotek’s … Read more
State faces more pressure to conduct full environmental review of I-5 Rose Quarter project
The Oregon Transportation Commission has reached a crossroads when it comes to the I-5 Rose Quarter megaproject. The governing body of the Oregon Department of Transportation is poised to make a decision later this month about whether to drive ahead with the estimated $500 million project or whether to hit the brakes and perform a … Read more
PBOT requests $650,000 to kickstart a safer N Columbia Blvd in St. Johns
These people have suffered long enough. A fix is overdue.
Bigwigs hear community concerns about notorious North Columbia-Midway intersection
Changes here are long overdue.
Oregon House Speaker will host meeting to plan new crossing of Columbia Blvd in St. Johns
There’s money and a will to do something. Let’s make it great.
Speeding, truck traffic top concerns at St. Johns neighborhood forum
St. Johns is the latest epicenter of citizen activism for safe streets.
Democrats in state Senate join Republicans to kill neighborhood income diversity bill
Though the bill would have affected only condos and other owner-occupied homes, some rallied around it as a seemingly achievable way to preserve income diversity in bike-friendly areas like Southeast Division Street.(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland) A bill that would have let Oregon cities require some condominiums in some new housing projects to be sold for below-market prices … Read more
Transportation activist Joe Rowe looks to unseat Kotek from Oregon House
North Portland resident and anti-CRC activist Joe Rowe will challenge Tina Kotek for a seat in the Oregon House.