Portland Advocacy Groups Sue Feds to Force a Closer Study of Pollution and Carbon From an Expanded I-5 in the Rose Quarter The lawsuit says the feds rubber-stamped an incomplete and porous assessment last October.
Desperate for an Escape From Traffic Jams, Oregon Officials Will Ask Feds for Highway Tolls in Portland “People would not go out to dinner because they didn’t want to deal with traffic,” said one commissioner before voting yes.
A Middle School Prized by Portland’s Black Community Would See Its Poor Air Quality Worsen With a Rose Quarter Highway Expansion A new study contains a remarkable warning: Don’t let students at Harriet Tubman Middle School play outside.
Portland Business Alliance Asks Governor Kate Brown to Spend More Money on Portland Homeless Camp Cleanups Letter sent Wednesday asks that the governor make sure Oregon Department of Transportation spends more to cleanup camps by the highways.
State Officials Say I-5 in the Rose Quarter Poses a Deadly Danger. Police Reports Undercut That Claim. Adding lanes to the highway would not have prevented the two deaths cited by ODOT.
Portland's Fantasy Transit Map: What If We Spent Billions To Fix the Morning Commute with Something Other than Cars?