I was skimming the Portland '1972 Downtown Plan' to read up on the history of protected viewpoints, and...

I owe you an apology Portland planners and politicians of 55 years ago. I wasn't really familiar with your game.

Portland, Oregon was the first city to build a streetcar system in the US since World War II - and unlike many of its successors, it actually built a real network that goes places! youtu.be/bWg-H6s0TiQ

@drmitchpdx.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-W9...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgJ9...

In case you hadn't previously caught it— here's CityNerd's video on SDCs, and also his most recent video, which uses the Portland metro as an example in discussion of transportation demand modeling.

Sen. Mark Meek is spreading blatant lies about HB 2025 to gin up anger and opposition. There is no tolling in the bill. He's a senator, and formerly on the Joint Committee on Transportation! He shd know better. I hope @khanhphamforor.bsky.social (now co-chair of the JCT) calls him out for this.

I'm gonna need Zohran Mamdani to win the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, the Oregon legislature to pass the transportation package, or to find a third source of hope, and fast.

When Portland adopted proportional representation in 2022, experts predicted that new political coalitions would form. They might have been on to something. ⬇️

ICE arrested a transgender woman at Immigration Court, who was seeking asylum in the US after having been raped by cartel members in her home state of Michoacán www.wweek.com/news/courts/...

So, uh, it certainly looks like DOJ intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v. Duffy, but….it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Two page fact sheet posted for the 'Regional Rails Futures Study' in this month's JPACT agenda:

oregonmetro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

Looks exciting— hopefully it builds momentum and something can come of it.

I hope legislators know it’s ok to change your mind and support actual proven solutions to the problems you care so much about. The climate, state budget, and commuters will thank you.

@nomorefreewayspdx.com— Any input on the strength of claims from ODOT that any substantial change to the full scope RQ plan would require NEPA reassessment and federal reapproval for use of the RCN grant money? (and that this would risk the upcoming administration killing the grant funding)