Portland’s lost its urgency for bikes. Let’s get it back!
Chris Smith
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Two Birds, One Stone
Will the CRC’s Demise Also Claim Port’s Plans for Hayden Island?
Will the CRC’s demise also claim Port’s plans for Hayden Island?
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Trouble in the Road
Depressing Data Shows Crashes Have Spiked at “Bike Box” Intersections
Crashes have doubled overall at “bike box” intersections.
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CRC Steamroll
As Big Bridge Moves Forward, Critics Gear Up for Lawsuit
As the CRC barrels forward, it’ll probably face a lawsuit.
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Three New Reasons to Oppose the CRC
More Proof That the Big I-5 Bridge Is a Money Pit
Not only is the I-5 bridge project costing millions, it’s also bankrolling its own “independent” supporters.
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Advice for Future Sam
Local Leaders Tell the Story of Sam Adams’ Tumultuous First Two Years−and Offer a Road Map for the Next Two (If He Cares to Listen)
Halfway into Mayor Sam Adams’ tumultuous first term, politicos and wonks look back and offer their thoughts about moving ahead.
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Nickel and Dimed
Where’s the Outrage over TriMet’s Bus Cuts and Five-Cent Fare Hike?
Something is missing in Portland: hot-blooded public transit activism.
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We’re All Gonna Die!
Collapse: Inside the Mind of a Conspiracy Theorist
According to Michael Ruppert in Collapse, we are all totally screwed.
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Going All the Way
Riding Portland’s Most Used Bus Lines from Start to Finish
Two reporters ride Portland’s most used bus lines from start to finish.
The horror! The horror!
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Fighting Tooth and Rail
Crashing the Green Line Party
Crashing the Green Line party with light rail’s arch nemesis.
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For Real?
Chris Smith Takes up Fiction… In India
Chris Smith debuts his first straightforwardly narrative fiction film… in Hindi. Why the hell not?
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Then There Were Two
Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis Enter the Ring
JUST OVER A WEEK AGO, there were 28 people vying for a job at city hall. But the May 20 primary election dashed a lot of dreams, and left three men—Sam Adams, Randy Leonard, and Nick Fish—with secure employment for the next few years. What’s undecided is who will be taking the seat Adams vacates, […]