Five dead in three days: A grim holiday of predictable traffic violence in Portland
To restore trust in our leaders, and more importantly, trust in our streets, we must do something dramatically different.
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To restore trust in our leaders, and more importantly, trust in our streets, we must do something dramatically different.
Steve Novick says he’s ready to return to Portland City Hall. On Friday, the former city commissioner announced his campaign for District 3, representing a broad swath of inner Southeast Portland that stretches east to I-205 and south down to the Woodstock neighborhood. Novick served on Portland City Council from 2013 to 2017. He lost his reelection bid to Chloe Eudaly in November 2016, after facing her in a primary election that spring that forced...
The third phase of Portland's Fixing Our Streets transportation program would invoplve a 10-cent gas tax that gathers $70.5 million to fill potholes, pave busy
Mapps must be mindful of voter moods and can't afford to come away empty-handed.
Should his plan be approved by voters, it would use a gas tax to repair things like potholes, improving safe routes to school and keeping traffic and street lights in good shape.