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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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Earlier this summer, Sabrina Taylor picked up her new electric bike, purchased with a rebate through the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund’s (PCEF) new e-bike incentive program. Not long after, she received a wellness check from one of her neighbors, who noticed Taylor’s car was collecting dust after sitting parked for more than a […]

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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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Road Rules

Police policies allow at-fault drivers to leave certain crash scenes without so much as a ticket.
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In early April, Portlander Jennifer Shuch was biking across Northeast Halsey Street near the Hollywood Transit Center when she was struck by a driver running a red light. The impact, which was caught on video, left Shuch bruised and shaken up, but not seriously injured.  Despite a witness calling 911, no paramedics or police ever […]

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Portland City Council Officially Adopts Transportation Utility Fee

The fee will help pay for key road maintenance and safety programs, which have long gone without adequate funding.
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The Portland City Council voted Wednesday to implement a fee that will offer a significant new source of funding for the city’s beleaguered transportation bureau. The transportation utility fee will be officially implemented starting in January 2027, coming in the form of an additional charge tacked onto Portlanders’ water and sewer bills. The new program […]

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Good Morning News! Blazers Game 3, City Council Grills Housing Admin, Transpo Fee Expected To Pass, and Even Kash Patel Thinks This Is Weird

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If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: Behold, the sun! It’s looking to be a gorgeous weekend, starting today (look outside, sleepyhead). The birds […]

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Portland Moves To Shake Up Transportation Funding With New Utility Fee

Portland City Council is expected to adopt the new fee to pay for road maintenance. It’s a plan that’s years in the making.
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Portland City Council is poised to adopt a new funding mechanism for the city’s cash-strapped transportation bureau, in the form of an extra charge on Portlanders’ utility bills. The new fee, expected to go into effect in January 2027, will be tacked onto residential and commercial water bills. Most Portland households can expect to pay […]

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