Oregon Officials Push Forward Plans to Widen Interstate 5 Despite Environmental Concerns

Regional government agency Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation are pushing forward with plans to widen Interstate 5 despite opposition.

Will the $500 Million Rose Quarter Project Grow, Not Shrink?

There’s renewed pressure to support the concept championed by Albina Vision to correct the past mistakes with the construction of the I-5 project.

City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly Is Latest Official to Question Oregon Department of Transportation Over Highway Project

In a letter, Eudaly, who is the city’s transportation commissioner, tells the Oregon Transportation Commission, which sets transportation policy, that she does not believe ODOT will implement tolling before the project is completed, as required by City Council.

An Expanded Interstate 5 in Portland Could Loom Over the Eastbank Esplanade Bike Path

Critics chip big potholes in plans for a freeway expansion in the Rose Quarter.

Murmurs: Portland Braces for Street Clash

In other news: A consultant recommends more power for the Portland mayor.

Unlikely Allies Are Joining Forces to Agitate for an Unprecedented Highway Tolling Plan Across Portland

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.

North Portland Residents Fear the Latest Plan for Highway Tolling Would Divert Rush-Hour Traffic Onto Their Neighborhood Streets

The tolls could start right at a highway exit leading into the Overlook neighborhood.