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E-Bike Town
Portland recently launched an e-bike rebate program. The Mercury rode with some recipients to hear their stories.
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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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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 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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A Soft Spot for Soft Serve
All of Portland screams for soft serve ice cream.
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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: 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.