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Taylor Griggs

Taylor Griggs is a news reporter for the Portland Mercury. She is interested in all of your ideas, comments and concerns, particularly those related to transportation, climate, labor, and Portland city government. Send Taylor an email at tgriggs@portlandmercury.com, and find her on Bluesky @taylorgriggs. 
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Transportation Advocates and Neighborhood Groups Seek a “Better West Burnside”

Some Portlanders are concerned about a recently-announced plan to address deteriorating pavement on W Burnside without making further safety changes.
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A coalition of Portland neighborhood associations and transportation advocacy groups are sounding the alarm about a recently-announced pavement resurfacing project on West Burnside Street.  The project, which advocates spotted on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) website earlier this summer, sets out to fix “failing pavement” and fix non-compliant ADA ramps along a 22-block stretch […]

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Portland Celebrates Biketown Anniversary by Setting a World Record

More than 1,000 people participated in a record-breaking e-bike ride on Sunday.
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Portland now officially holds the Guinness World Record for largest electric bike ride, more than doubling the previous record set in Seattle.  On Sunday, July 19, more than 1,000 Portlanders—1,060, to be specific—participated in a large electric bike ride along the waterfront, and helped secure a world record in the process. The ride was held […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Celebrates E-Bikes and Pride, Moda Center Drama Continues, and Spain Wins World Cup

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If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! It’s going to be hot today and even hotter tomorrow and Wednesday, with a heat advisory taking effect tomorrow morning at 10 […]

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Good Morning, News: ICE Kills Man in Maine, A Portland Tire Nightmare, and Scammers Are Everywhere, For Those With Eyes to See

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If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! I hope everyone’s day is off to a good start. It’s gonna be a hot one, with temps in the high 80s […]

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Portland City Council Determines the Lloyd Center Can’t Be Saved

Lloyd Center defenders couldn’t get the Council to intervene in the mall’s imminent closure, but they did spark constructive civic discourse.
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The plan to redevelop the Lloyd Center Mall and the surrounding land will go forward, despite two appeals aimed at saving the mall and its ice rink. On Wednesday, Portland City Council cast an initial 10-0 vote to uphold the Lloyd Center Central City Master Plan for the area’s redevelopment. (Two councilors were absent, one […]

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‘Safer Portland’ Campaign Faces New Complaints As Elections Officials Work to Certify Measure For November Ballot

The city and state are awash in complaints over an initiative to use climate funds to hire more police. What happens next?
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Updated: 5:15 pm July 9 The campaign for a ballot initiative seeking to redirect clean energy funds to the Portland Police Bureau announced Monday it had submitted enough signatures to the city to qualify for the November ballot. The next day, the Portland Auditor’s Office and Oregon Secretary of State received lengthy new complaints alleging […]

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Good Morning, News: US Out of World Cup, Oregon’s Shroom Troubles, and Graham Platner is a Disaster

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If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland. It’ll be warm out today, but not as warm as yesterday. It’s still slushie month. I always forget whether it’s “slushie” or […]

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UPDATED: TriMet Seeks New Contractor For Safety Response Team

The change comes as contracted Safety Response Team employees, long dissatisfied with their bosses, urged the public transit agency to find a new company to run the unarmed crisis response program.
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Updated: 12:17 pm July 3 UPDATE: TriMet has announced it intends to contract with Allied Universal to manage the Safety Response Team and Customer Safety Officers, starting August 1. TriMet already partners with Allied, one of the world’s largest private security companies, for transit security positions. TriMet Public Information Officer Tyler Graf told the Mercury […]

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Good Morning, News: Police Accountability Board Speaks Out, Major Blazers Trade, and Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship (and Allows States to Discriminate Against Trans People)

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If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! We are set for another day of perfect (in my opinion) weather, with temperatures in the high 60s. The sun will come […]

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Good Morning, News: Amazon Delivery Vans Aflame, Blazers Have a New Coach, and Trump’s Pool Crash Out Continues

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If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! It’s gonna be another hot one today, with temperatures expected to linger in the low 90s through the evening. Luckily, we are […]

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Dozens of Complaints Against Police Funding Petition Prompt State Investigation

The Secretary of State has received more than two dozen complaints alleging campaign canvassers are misleading voters.
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Last month, canvassers began collecting signatures for a Portland ballot initiative seeking to use clean energy funds to hire police. Since then, the Oregon Secretary of State has received 28 complaints alleging campaign petitioners are misleading the public about the proposal. The Secretary of State’s office has opened an investigation into the allegations, many of […]

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