@pdxcranewatch.bsky.social
New project in review at corner of SE Division & Cesar E. Chavez in #PDX. 6-story mixed used building with 127 units. To replace empty commercial building which was formerly a Rite-Aid. #portlandor
www.pdxcranewatch.com/2025/11/127-...
www.pdxcranewatch.com/2025/11/127-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
New project in review at corner of SE Division & Cesar E. Chavez in #PDX. 6-story mixed used building with 127 units. To replace empty commercial building which was formerly a Rite-Aid. #portlandor
www.pdxcranewatch.com/2025/11/127-...
www.pdxcranewatch.com/2025/11/127-...
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Talk of carfree streets often assume they're only possible in the Central City; but thanks to visionary politicians, neighborhood advocates and supportive city policy, we are finally seeing plazas extend way beyond downtown.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/07/r...
bikeportland.org/2025/10/07/r...
Roseway Plaza brings carfree street to NE 72nd
Permanent median barriers, heavy-duty furnishings, a vibrant mural (that will last a long time without car tires on it), and a basketball court welcome folks into a new plaza on NE Mason at 72nd. (Pho...
bikeportland.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Talk of carfree streets often assume they're only possible in the Central City; but thanks to visionary politicians, neighborhood advocates and supportive city policy, we are finally seeing plazas extend way beyond downtown.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/07/r...
bikeportland.org/2025/10/07/r...
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"He had the typical holier than thou attitude and told us we were not allowed to block traffic, which I told him was incorrect." - One of the riders who got officer's business cards and followed up w HPD sergeant.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/03/r...
bikeportland.org/2025/10/03/r...
Riders file complaint after Hillsboro PD pull over Westside Critical Mass
The riders were on a road with no bike lane and clearly had a legal right to be in the lane.
bikeportland.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"He had the typical holier than thou attitude and told us we were not allowed to block traffic, which I told him was incorrect." - One of the riders who got officer's business cards and followed up w HPD sergeant.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/03/r...
bikeportland.org/2025/10/03/r...
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oh hell yes! The lack of street vendors (and I assume this will apply to parks as well, hopefully??) is a huge barrier to creating vibrant public spaces. We've needed to loosen/define regulations around this for years and I'm so happy to see Green making the effort.
Do you wish you lived in a city where you could simply buy some street food, like a delicious hot dog, while boppin around the city? Then you're going to want to submit written testimony or sign up to speak in favor at the Arts & Economy Committee next Tuesday.
Amend Sidewalk Vendors Code to promote free enterprise (amend Code Chapter 17.26)
www.portland.gov
September 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
oh hell yes! The lack of street vendors (and I assume this will apply to parks as well, hopefully??) is a huge barrier to creating vibrant public spaces. We've needed to loosen/define regulations around this for years and I'm so happy to see Green making the effort.
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1) it's so dumb to remove these diverters, i emailed the city council saying so, and got a smarmy email from the mayor's office justifying it in return.
2) would be extremely funny/depressing/on brand if these folks chained themselves to the diverter. Like a Portlandia skit from hell
2) would be extremely funny/depressing/on brand if these folks chained themselves to the diverter. Like a Portlandia skit from hell
Here are the latest updates, including confirmation that PEMO Director will attend Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting on 8/12.
No word of a pause or change in plans, but supporters are making a last-ditch effort to save the diverters by occupying the intersections.
bikeportland.org/2025/08/07/d...
No word of a pause or change in plans, but supporters are making a last-ditch effort to save the diverters by occupying the intersections.
bikeportland.org/2025/08/07/d...
Diverter supporters plan to occupy intersection in show of support as removal looms
"Keep kids safe. Keep this here," reads one of the signs erected by diverter supporters.
bikeportland.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
1) it's so dumb to remove these diverters, i emailed the city council saying so, and got a smarmy email from the mayor's office justifying it in return.
2) would be extremely funny/depressing/on brand if these folks chained themselves to the diverter. Like a Portlandia skit from hell
2) would be extremely funny/depressing/on brand if these folks chained themselves to the diverter. Like a Portlandia skit from hell
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Fatal crash involving a person walking just reported by Portland Police. Happened on NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd between NE Jarrett and Ainsworth just before noon today.
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
August 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Fatal crash involving a person walking just reported by Portland Police. Happened on NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd between NE Jarrett and Ainsworth just before noon today.
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
What a stupid editorial from The Oregonian.
If you DEMAND better infrastructure.
But then cry and scream and balk at any bill that finds the revenue to do it.
Then you are the problem.
#pdx #oregon #portland
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
If you DEMAND better infrastructure.
But then cry and scream and balk at any bill that finds the revenue to do it.
Then you are the problem.
#pdx #oregon #portland
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
Editorial: Get back in the car, legislators. We’re not there yet
Legislators and Gov. Tina Kotek must prepare for a targeted legislative special session to pass a more modest transportation funding package that wins substantial bipartisan support and considers need...
www.oregonlive.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
What a stupid editorial from The Oregonian.
If you DEMAND better infrastructure.
But then cry and scream and balk at any bill that finds the revenue to do it.
Then you are the problem.
#pdx #oregon #portland
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
If you DEMAND better infrastructure.
But then cry and scream and balk at any bill that finds the revenue to do it.
Then you are the problem.
#pdx #oregon #portland
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
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American urbanists: “airport transport is overrated. We should not spend any money to improve speed or frequency to the airport”
European cities: “our airport has integrated train stations with city center service every few minutes and intercity high speed trains—plus we’re adding another train”
European cities: “our airport has integrated train stations with city center service every few minutes and intercity high speed trains—plus we’re adding another train”
July 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
American urbanists: “airport transport is overrated. We should not spend any money to improve speed or frequency to the airport”
European cities: “our airport has integrated train stations with city center service every few minutes and intercity high speed trains—plus we’re adding another train”
European cities: “our airport has integrated train stations with city center service every few minutes and intercity high speed trains—plus we’re adding another train”
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Mayor Wilson and city council should rush whatever new transportation revenue idea they’ve been working on out into the light and capitalize on the state’s funding failure to build urgency for local funding of roads and transit.
June 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Mayor Wilson and city council should rush whatever new transportation revenue idea they’ve been working on out into the light and capitalize on the state’s funding failure to build urgency for local funding of roads and transit.
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I find this OPB story that mentions Sen. Mark Meek's posting of false information to Instagram troubling because it doesn't say Meek was spreading blatantly false information. The takeaway is that both sides are making an equal "claim", when in fact one side was spreading disinformation.
June 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I find this OPB story that mentions Sen. Mark Meek's posting of false information to Instagram troubling because it doesn't say Meek was spreading blatantly false information. The takeaway is that both sides are making an equal "claim", when in fact one side was spreading disinformation.
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That’s it. Done.
Rs didn’t want to help the Ds get a vote on 3402 and the session is over without any type of transportation funding.
Massive disappointment. Major consequences. I’ll get a story out shortly.
Rs didn’t want to help the Ds get a vote on 3402 and the session is over without any type of transportation funding.
Massive disappointment. Major consequences. I’ll get a story out shortly.
Oregon lawmakers closed the 2025 legislative period with an ill-fated race to finish a gutted major transportation package, bringing an unsatisfactory end to a session that has strained lawmakers’ political capital and dashed their hopes to compromise with one another. buff.ly/56tCZ0C
Oregon Legislature wraps for 2025 after eleventh-hour strife, historic funding shortfall • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Lawmakers introduced more than 3,400 bills — the highest number in at least two decades — during the session.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
That’s it. Done.
Rs didn’t want to help the Ds get a vote on 3402 and the session is over without any type of transportation funding.
Massive disappointment. Major consequences. I’ll get a story out shortly.
Rs didn’t want to help the Ds get a vote on 3402 and the session is over without any type of transportation funding.
Massive disappointment. Major consequences. I’ll get a story out shortly.
Way to go, Portland. More room for people, please. bikeportland.org/2025/06/24/c... #pdx #portlandor
Community over cars: Council lines up behind streets for people
Stars have aligned for an era of streets full of community instead of cars.
bikeportland.org
June 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Way to go, Portland. More room for people, please. bikeportland.org/2025/06/24/c... #pdx #portlandor
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Mainstream Narrative.
June 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Mainstream Narrative.
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The ban of any type of business in suburban neighborhoods is a major reason why they’re so car dependent
June 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The ban of any type of business in suburban neighborhoods is a major reason why they’re so car dependent
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Gotta love when a bike rack so perfectly flexes how much more efficient it is than a parking space so elegantly.
June 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gotta love when a bike rack so perfectly flexes how much more efficient it is than a parking space so elegantly.
If anyone wonders why Portlanders are often skeptical of additional police spending, here’s a reason why.
Guy is intentionally hit by a driver. Police response? You were in their way!
The police refused to do their job here.
#pdx #portlandor
bikeportland.org/2025/06/17/p...
Guy is intentionally hit by a driver. Police response? You were in their way!
The police refused to do their job here.
#pdx #portlandor
bikeportland.org/2025/06/17/p...
Portland man hit intentionally by driver on Pedalpalooza ride shares his story
“You caused this because you were in the car lane," the officer said to me.
bikeportland.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If anyone wonders why Portlanders are often skeptical of additional police spending, here’s a reason why.
Guy is intentionally hit by a driver. Police response? You were in their way!
The police refused to do their job here.
#pdx #portlandor
bikeportland.org/2025/06/17/p...
Guy is intentionally hit by a driver. Police response? You were in their way!
The police refused to do their job here.
#pdx #portlandor
bikeportland.org/2025/06/17/p...
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DTLA tripled in population since 2000. 90,000 people live in DTLA, about the same number of people as Santa Monica, in roughly the same land area. The only place in the county where neighbors welcome more neighbors. 🤔 Wonder why that is? 😉
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Downtown L.A. has battled COVID, homelessness and protests. Why its residential popularity is surging
Despite myriad challenges — including a sprawling homeless population and its reputation as a sometimes dodgy place to live and work — downtown L.A. continues to defy the odds by attracting a steady s...
www.latimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
DTLA tripled in population since 2000. 90,000 people live in DTLA, about the same number of people as Santa Monica, in roughly the same land area. The only place in the county where neighbors welcome more neighbors. 🤔 Wonder why that is? 😉
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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The auto loan interest tax deduction remains in the new senate reconciliation bill. Up to 10k of interest payments can be deducted on American made cars. Ridiculous policy.
June 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The auto loan interest tax deduction remains in the new senate reconciliation bill. Up to 10k of interest payments can be deducted on American made cars. Ridiculous policy.
Hope this will pass the council. Portland needs to keep up the pace of construction.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202... #pdx #portland
www.oregonlive.com/business/202... #pdx #portland
Portland City Council committee advances plan to waive millions in fees to spur homebuilding
Councilors acknowledged the revenue tradeoffs should they approve the three-year exemption but said the city needs new homes.
www.oregonlive.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hope this will pass the council. Portland needs to keep up the pace of construction.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202... #pdx #portland
www.oregonlive.com/business/202... #pdx #portland
What the fuck do you mean there's no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the driver.
The driver ran over and killed a kid.
www.wjbf.com/news/u-s-wor...
The driver ran over and killed a kid.
www.wjbf.com/news/u-s-wor...
www.wjbf.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
What the fuck do you mean there's no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the driver.
The driver ran over and killed a kid.
www.wjbf.com/news/u-s-wor...
The driver ran over and killed a kid.
www.wjbf.com/news/u-s-wor...
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Guerrilla crosswalks drive city officials crazy, but they're a remarkably effective street safety tactic.
Sympathetic media coverage is all but guaranteed -- esp when local leaders overreact.
Sympathetic media coverage is all but guaranteed -- esp when local leaders overreact.
Virginia activist charged with vandalism after drawing crosswalk at intersection
Charlottesville safety campaigner used chalk to draw crossing near intersection where woman was fatally hit by car
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Guerrilla crosswalks drive city officials crazy, but they're a remarkably effective street safety tactic.
Sympathetic media coverage is all but guaranteed -- esp when local leaders overreact.
Sympathetic media coverage is all but guaranteed -- esp when local leaders overreact.
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The lack of urgency around land use and vehicle miles traveled — a major contributor to emissions — continues to stun me. In California, the nominally progressive head of the Senate housing committee is opposed to denser housing construction because she's worried about parking!
Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The lack of urgency around land use and vehicle miles traveled — a major contributor to emissions — continues to stun me. In California, the nominally progressive head of the Senate housing committee is opposed to denser housing construction because she's worried about parking!
Sounds pretty good. A scaling tax on heavy vehicles would be even better.
bikeportland.org/2025/06/04/d...
bikeportland.org/2025/06/04/d...
Democrats push sales tax on cars in bid to raise more flexible transportation funds
Includes a new approach to the bicycle tax.
bikeportland.org
June 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sounds pretty good. A scaling tax on heavy vehicles would be even better.
bikeportland.org/2025/06/04/d...
bikeportland.org/2025/06/04/d...
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It's two steps forward and one step back.
In blow to carfree plaza progress, PBOT pulls plug on NW 13th Ave
The city relented after years of pushback and non-compliance from business owners.
bikeportland.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's two steps forward and one step back.