Tom Miller hired as transition team leader for Rene Gonzalez
Miller entered local politics as a policy advisor and then chief of staff for Sam Adams, who served as a Portland city commissioner and mayor between 2005 and 2012.
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Miller entered local politics as a policy advisor and then chief of staff for Sam Adams, who served as a Portland city commissioner and mayor between 2005 and 2012.
The latest shakeup to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s staff includes another name that will be familiar to many of you: Tom Miller. After adding former mayor Sam Adams to his team back in January, Wheeler has now brought on Adams’ former chief of staff. Miller was Adams’ most trusted advisor during his ascent in local … Read more
Yesterday was the last day for Tom Miller as Director of PBOT.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Tom Miller speaking at a conference in Salem back in April.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Willamette Week reported on New Year’s Eve that Mayor Charlie Hales has asked Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Director Tom Miller for his resignation. According to the Willamette Week, the resignation letter is due on February 4th, which is the … Read more
PBOT Director Tom Miller at a meeting of his Budget Advisory Committee last night. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The budget outlook for the Bureau of Transportation is a bit better this year than it was last year; but things are still grim. I attended the first of three PBOT Budget Advisory Committee meetings last night … Read more
PBOT Director Tom Miller at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit in April 2012.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The TucsonVelo.com bike blog is reporting that current Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Tom Miller applied for a job to lead the City of Tucson, Arizona’s transportation department. According to publisher Michael McKisson, Miller beat out all the other … Read more
Director of PBOT, Tom Miller, at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit. During a speech at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit in Salem yesterday, PBOT Director Tom Miller got advocates up to speed on the funding crisis at the agency and organizational changes they’ve made that could reap benefits for bicycling. In addition, Miller made the … Read more
Tom Miller in May 2011.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) According to The Oregonian’s City Hall reporter Beth Slovic, PBOT Director Tom Miller is not likely to keep his job if Charlie Hales or Eileen Brady win the mayoral election. Both candidates made their intention to make the change in separate interviews with The Oregonian this week: … Read more
Map shows PBOT’s new “streets of citywide significance”.– Download PDF- The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released an update on their 2012-2013 budget situation. As we suspected, a major shrinking of their budget has resulted in a restructuring of how the bureau will prioritize spending. In other big news, PBOT Director Tom Miller has unveiled … Read more
Miller addressed the BAC on Tuesday.(Photo: Patrick Croasdaile) Tom Miller, the former Chief of Staff for Portland Mayor Sam Adams who was appointed Director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) back in January, formally introduced himself to the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) on Tuesday night. His words offered a striking contrast from his … Read more
Tom Miller is the new Director of the Bureau of Transportation.(Photos © J. Maus)
Portlanders demo’d public bikes at a City hosted event last summer.(Photos © J. Maus) With their recent launch of 500 bikes and 50 kiosks, Denver is now home to the largest bike-sharing system in the United States. Bike-sharing has yet to catch fire in the U.S. like it has in Europe, so Denver’s foray will … Read more
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