Willamette Week

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.”

Clackamas County, Where Metro Used to Be a Dirty Word, Considers Hiring Top Metro Manager

Metro used to be a dirty word in Clackamas County. Now, the county is considering hiring Metro’s top manager to be county administrator.

Multnomah County Keeps Revising Demands Related to $5 Million a Year in Funding for Homeless Services

The negotiations between the county, city and Metro are stalled and two parties blame the county.

These Three Elected Officials Are Leading a Wave of Latinx Power That is Changing Oregon

Shifts in Oregon reflect real changes in this country, emerging in spite of a rising tide of nationalism and overt racism at the highest levels.

Portland-Area Officials Seek to Fill a $3.25 Million Gap in the Metro Housing Bond

That’s the gap in the $652.8 million-dollar Metro housing bond needed to serve the lowest income Multnomah County residents.

Portland Is Poised to Spend Tourist Dollars to House the Homeless

That’s thanks to an innovative new tax deal championed by Multnomah County Chairwoman Deborah Kafoury.

Fight Between County and City Endangers Deal for $5.25 Million a Year in Funds for Services for Homeless

After passing two affordable housing bonds to build housing, the city and the county have been working to find funds for mental health, addiction and other services to help address homelessness.

Metro Housing Bond Cruising to Victory in Portland Area

So is a statewide measure that will expand how the money can be used.

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