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Portland Increases Downtown Parking Fees To Fund Transit Passes

The city will use revenue from a 20-cent hike in street parking fees to subsidize transit and bike share passes for low-income residents.

July 7, 2022 - Willamette Week

Bend, Oregon

Oregon DOT Projects Little Decline in Driving Despite Climate Pledge

Financial projections from the state's Department of Transportation suggest the agency does not anticipate a marked reduction in driving in the next decade.

December 17, 2021 - Willamette Week

Homelessness

Updated: Requiring Space for Homeless in New Development

The Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission has proposed a truly radical development requirement for private developments in the city's downtown: spaces for the homeless.

December 6, 2019 - Willamette Week

Portland Interchange

Reports: Full Environmental Review Likely for Portland Freeway Widening Project

An initial environmental assessment for a project to widen I-5 in Portland claimed the project would improve air quality, congestion, and traffic safety. Critics of the project weren't convinced.

August 28, 2019 - Willamette Week

America's Bike Capital

Idaho Stop Breezes Through the Oregon Legislature

Before the Republicans in the Oregon Senate skipped town, they managed to approve a bill that legalizes the Idaho Stop for bikers around the state. The Oregon House also approved the bill this week.

June 27, 2019 - Willamette Week

Vermont BRT

Portland Mulling BRT 'Red Lane'

City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly intends to debut a plan to install several miles of bus-only lanes in the city.

June 17, 2019 - Willamette Week

Tilikum Crossing

How Much for Roads and Highways in a Proposed Portland-Area Transportation Funding Measure?

A regional transportation tax could be on the 2020 ballot in Portland and surrounding communities in Oregon. How much of that money created by the new tax, should it pass, will go to transit and how much will go to cars is an open question.

May 5, 2019 - Willamette Week

Orenco Station

Oregon to Consider New Densities for Transit Adjacent Neighborhoods

The Oregon Legislature is already considering one of the most sweeping and ambitious statewide land use reform bills in the country. A new bill would allow even more density around transit stations.

February 20, 2019 - Willamette Week

Beach Homes

Oregon to Consider Statewide Ban of Single-Family Zoning

Legislation in Oregon would follow the lead of Minneapolis in overturning single-family zoning—for all cities in the state with more than 10,000 residents.

December 15, 2018 - Willamette Week

E-Scooters

Looking for Scooter Shame, a Local Paper Found Scooter Support

The Willamette Week put out a call for tips about electric scooter users acting badly. They got an earful of the unexpected.

August 9, 2018 - Willamette Week

Port of Portland

A Surprising Ally for Highway Tolling in Portland

Environmentalists find an ally in Portland's port for a plan to toll highways coming into the city.

August 2, 2018 - Willamette Week

Pearl District

'Skyscraper Backlash' Comes to Downtown Portland

As the Portland City Council considers the Central City 2035 plan, downtown residents, many of whom live in high-rises, are actively opposing regulations that would allow new high-rises.

January 26, 2018 - Willamette Week

Columbia River Gorge Fire

Columbia River Gorge Resilient After the 30,000-acre Eagle Creek Fire

Good fire news from Oregon offers some relief from several weeks of scary environmental news from around the country.

September 7, 2017 - Willamette Week

Parking Sign

Portland Seeks Affordability By Subtracting Parking

Portland's City Council has sided with housing advocates against neighborhood groups who wanted new developments to include parking spaces.

July 18, 2016 - Willamette Week

The Ugly Story Behind the New Transportation Bill

Willamette Week interviews U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon about the shenanigans going on behind-the-scenes of the newly-approved Transportation Bill.

July 6, 2012 - Willamette Week

Report Indicates Drop in Portland Bicycling

Figures from a new report indicate that cycling is on the decline in Portland, widely considered America's top biking city.

December 16, 2009 - Willamette Week

Bike-Friendly Portland Could Be Friendlier

Despite its reputation as one of the country's most bike-friendly cities, Portland could and should do much more to make cycling a safe and viable transportation option, according to this article.

November 6, 2007 - Willamette Week

The Media Loves Portland -- But Why?

Everybody loves Portland, but this article from Willamette Week deconstructs the media crush on the city from inside its borders.

November 2, 2007 - Willamette Week

Portland: Fat But Motivated

Despite a drop in Men's Fitness magazine's standings, Portlanders have their chin up about exercise.

January 25, 2006 - Willamette Week

A Laboratory For Sustainable Urban Living

Portland activists are trying to preserve a seven-acre community farm as a model for environmentally sound living.

January 1, 2006 - Willamette Week

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