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Portland voters will have the opportunity to renew the Fixing Our Streets gas tax this spring. Portland City Council voted unanimously yesterday to refer the 10-cent per gallon gas tax, which funds much of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) basic maintenance and safety services, to the May ballot. Portland transportation leaders and advocates spoke strongly in support of the Fixing Our Streets program prior to and during Wednesday’s City Council meeting, emphasizing the i...

This morning, Portland City Council will consider the 2024-2028 gas tax renewal, determining whether or not the 10-cent gas tax for light vehicles will be on the city ballot this May. The gas tax program, dubbed "Fixing Our Streets," is critical for funding Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) street maintenance projects. In 2024, the stakes for renewing the measure are higher than ever. Portlanders first approved the Fixing Our Streets tax in 2016, and the...

Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps presented the renewal of the 10-cent gas tax in Wednesday's city council meeting, asking council members to consider...

Portland City Council adopted an emergency ordinance on Wednesday to launch a two-year food truck pilot program in the Central City Plan District.

There’s no one magic bullet that will solve Portland’s housing crisis. But city leaders and developers think strict regulations are part of the reason local housing construction has slumped. Housing construction across Oregon, and in the Portland metro area in particular, has fallen behind. Addressing Oregon’s housing shortage has been Governor Tina Kotek’s primary goal since entering office last year—so much so that housing production is the only item on her 2024 l...

A welcome shift that will create new destinations and spur foot traffic.

Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services said Monday that their crews have repaired the pump station “to full service” and with no impact to the public.

Who will be Portland’s next mayor?It’s a critical time in the city’s history with a changing form of government.This week on “Your Voice Your Vote,” Steve Dunn

Portland police are investigating an early morning arson at the home of City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez. According to police and the commissioner's staff, a car parked in front of Gonzalez’s home in the Eastmoreland neighborhood caught fire just after 1:30 am Friday. A Portland Fire & Rescue crew responded, and confirmed they believed the car fire was intentionally set....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When 2023 began, City Commissioner Mingus Mapps said his goal was to bring traffic fatalities down 10% year-to-year. “We did not meet that goal,” Mapps told KOIN 6 News. “And one of the things that I’m committed to as we get into 2024 is to do something different.” The Portland Police […]