Isabella Garcia

Transportation leaders and advocates at a press conference Tuesday, June 29. Isabella Garcia Transportation officials and advocates celebrated the approved transfer of 82nd Avenue from the state to the City of Portland during a press conference Tuesday morning. The busy street, which was originally constructed as a state highway, is owned and maintained by the […]

A “Frequent Express” bus that will serve Line-2 riders next year. TriMet Next year, Division Street will be home to a new, high-capacity, frequent service bus line dubbed FX™, or “Frequent Express.” The bright green, 60-foot-long buses will offer a 60 percent increase in rider capacity, run every 12 minutes, and cut travel times between […]

Governor Brown visiting the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site. OHSU / Josh Andersen Oregon will lift almost all remaining COVID-19 safety restrictions no later than June 30. Governor Kate Brown signed an executive order Friday that will remove mask, physical distancing, and building capacity guidelines when the number of Oregon adults with at least one […]

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Smokey skies in Estacada, Oregon, during last year’s historic wildfires. Nathan Howard / Getty It’s the first week of summer, and already there are four active wildfires that have burned at least 16,500 acres across Oregon, the state is in a severe drought, and there is dry lightning in the forecast. While last year’s wildfire […]

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The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Activists placed signs urging Biden to cancel student debt in front of […]

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden, and Congressman Earl Blumenauer at a press conference in Sheridan, Oregon, in 2018. Ron Wyden Oregon’s congressional representatives have offered to help the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) secure federal funding for the controversial Rose Quarter expansion of Interstate 5, but only if the project includes freeway caps. In […]

Community members listen to environmental advocates speak about Zenith’s potential expansion during a ‘Stop Zenith’ rally at Cully Park in early June. Isabella Garcia / Portland Mercury Zenith Energy, a crude oil company, transports over 200 million gallons of oil per year through its facility in Northwest Portland. Now, it’s asking the city if it […]

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Meredith Connolly, Sam Desue, PGE President Maria Pope, and Etta Lockey of Pacific Power at the media event Monday, June 14. TriMet TriMet unveiled plans Monday to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent by transitioning all MAX trains, electric busses, and TriMet-owned facilities to renewable electricity. According to the transit agency, the switch […]

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