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Eight Portland LGBTQ Nonprofits

Because Pride doesn’t stop when the rainbow flags come down.

Youth Activists Demand Metro Remove Highways From its Transportation Bond

For the past month, high school students have been showing up at meetings of the regional government Metro, which is preparing to present voters with a massive transportation bond in 2020.

Portland Begs for Bond Money to Finish Park Work It Started

Portland’s push for more funding in the Metro bond comes after the City Council voted to lay off as many as 50 employees at Portland Parks and Recreation to address budget shortfalls.

Murmurs: Tax Package Nears Endgame

In other news: That bill would pre-empt local taxes.

Proposed Portland-Area Transportation Measure Could Designate Half of Funds to Highway and Road Infrastructure

The transportation package regional government Metro plans to go to voters with in 2020 could propose putting 50 percent of funds to car infrastructure.

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.

Metro President Says Portland Leaders Won’t Restore the Zoo Train Route to Rose Garden

As Portland leaders consider the landscape of transportation for the decades ahead, one thing that won’t be getting the city’s attention is restoration of Zoo train.

Metro Plans to Put a Transportation Funding Measure on the 2020 Ballot. It’s Thinking Outside the Box.

It hired former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick to suggest new taxes.

TriMet’s General Manager Is Fighting to Speed Up MAX Trains

Doug Kelsey explains why he wants to close MAX stations—but won’t eliminate fares.

Poll for a Metrowide 2020 Transportation Ballot Initiative Shows Solid Support for Several Billion Dollar Investment

64 percent of those polled this month supported “specific traffic relief projects; repairs to local streets and roads; new light rail and rapid bus lines; and projects that make local streets and roads safer.”

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