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.
Posted inOpinion
STREET VIEW: Paying for the Pavement
Portland’s gas tax is a cheap price to pay for all the costs of driving a car.
Posted inNews
Portland Freight Train Derailment Spotlights Transportation and Environmental Risks
A Union Pacific freight train derailed on the east end of Portland’s Steel Bridge Monday, halting traffic for several hours. Advocates say it could’ve been a lot worse.
Posted inNews
What Would You Do With $15 Million of City Money? Petition Would Give Portlanders a Say
If a participatory budgeting campaign gets off the ground, residents would be able to spend 2 percent—about $15 million—of the city’s budget each year on community projects.
Posted inNews
With Scant Evidence, City Commissioners Point to Fentanyl as Potential Contributor to Rise in Deadly Crashes
Transportation advocates say putting the blame on victims is a distraction from the real causes of traffic deaths.
Posted inNews
Despite Record-High Traffic Crash Deaths, PBOT Leaders Say Vision Zero Is Working
Advocates who have been tracking the city’s response to traffic fatalities aren’t so sure.
Posted inNews
New Plan Seeks to Help Lower Southeast Portland “Rise”
The Lower Southeast Rising Plan would add transit access, infrastructure and more housing. Residents worry it could transform neighborhood affordability and character.
Posted inBikes
Photo Essay: Biking in Circles at the Ladds 500
The seventh “First Annual” Ladds 500 attracted more than 1,000 people to Southeast Portland’s Ladd’s Addition for a non-competitive relay race.
Posted inSay Nice Things 2024
Say Nice Things About… Biking in Portland
Things have changed since the early 2000s (not to mention 1896), but biking in Portland is still magical.