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Transportation Issue 2026
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The Mercury's JOYRIDE Issue Is Out Now!

No matter how you get around town, this is the issue for you!
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The Mercury‘s April issue is called “Joyride,” and it’s all about transportation in Portland. Whether you get around by car, bus, bike/unicycle/electric tricycle, foot, or any other mode, transportation likely plays a significant role in your life. So you should care about it! And this issue has something for everyone. Get your hands on news […]

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The (Somewhat) Amazing Race

Who will win in a battle of the transportation modes? Another completely scientific Mercury experiment!
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[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.]  How do you decide what mode of transportation to use on a daily basis? […]

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Street View: Lightning Round

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[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.]  Welcome to Street View, the Mercury‘s somewhat-regular column on all things local transportation. Here’s […]

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Bridge Over Troubled Water

The plan to replace the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River is expensive and ever-changing.
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[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.] In March, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Washington Governor Bob […]

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The Road to Improvement

Can the city fix East Portland’s transportation woes?
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[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.] If you ever venture out of Portland’s central city to […]

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BikePortland at 21

After more than two decades, what’s next for BikePortland’s Jonathan Maus?
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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. In 2005, Portland’s bike scene was weird and thriving. Pedalpalooza, […]

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Taking the Fast Lane on 82nd Avenue

Inside the ambitious plan for Portland’s busiest transit corridor.
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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. In February, after years of planning and sometimes-contentious community conversations, […]

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Le Tour de Portland

A guide to Portland’s exciting and inviting bike racing scene.
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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Even the most casual cyclist has, at some point, felt […]

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A Place To Skate and Belong

How DIYers made Portland a haven for skateboard culture and growth.
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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. It is the crown jewel of Portland DIY tales. In 1990, a group of […]

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Feasting to the MAX

Eating like transit royalty at the end of the light rail system.
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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Is it just me, or does riding the MAX make […]

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Do This, Do That: April 2026

The city’s coolest art and cultural events this spring.
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Satpreet Kahlon: an imagined place (here and now) THROUGH MAY 23 (VISUAL ART) I’ve been following Satpreet Kahlon’s career since 2023, when the Panjabi-born artist’s Bellevue Art Museum exhibition the inscrutable shape of longing explored displacement and colonization’s aftermath through a web-like installation of folk ritual and splintered, mirrored acrylic. An imagined place (here and […]

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