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E-Scooters Could Return to Portland April 26 With New Rules and More Devices

New rules seek to reduce sidewalk parking and eliminate park scooting.

The Five Best Dance Productions to See in Portland This Spring

One of the pieces attempts to challenge the placid femininity white dresses can represent, while another addresses materialism.

The Five Best Places to Eat in Portland This Week

Hot Plates, coming through!

Most Portland E-Scooter Riders Don’t Wear Helmets. Soon, Those Bare Noggins Could Be Legal.

A bill proposed to the Oregon legislature by Rep. Sheri Schouten on Wednesday would lower the “age under which a person is required to wear protective headgear while operating a motor assisted scooter” to 16.

The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week

Hot Plates, coming through!

Why a TriMet Executive Is Packing His Bags to Work for E-Scooter Startup Bird

Five questions for Maurice Henderson.

The Top Places to Eat in Portland This Week

Hot Plates, coming through!

Transportation Bureau Asks Portlanders to Take Online Survey Before E-Scooters Return

In preparation for the city’s second, year-long e-scooter pilot program this spring, Portland Bureau of Transportation is asking people to take an online survey to share their opinions about the new form of transit.

Portland Economist Says City’s E-Scooter Experiment Was a Success—and Wants to Apply the Same Standards to Cars

Portland economist Joe Cortright criticizes the city for what he calls a “stark double standard.”

Maurice Henderson, Mayor Ted Wheeler’s First Chief of Staff, Will Leave TriMet After Brief Tenure

Henderson is moving to “spend more time with my family in Bend, Oregon.”

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