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New Bus-Only “Rose Lane” Painted Onto Downtown Portland Street, Launching an Ambitious Plan

Portland Bureau of Transportation installed the first of the city’s new transit priority lanes today.

TriMet Document Suggests the Agency Plans to Increase Fares by 10 Cents Starting in 2021

Members of Bus Riders Unite attended a public forum this week after learning of a potential fare hike on Portland city buses.

Trimet Will Close Three MAX Stations in Downtown Portland Next March, Shaving Three Minutes Off Commutes

TriMet says the closures are a part of their efforts to speed up MAX transit and shorten commute times.

Readers Respond to Plans For Bus-Only Lanes: “If Anything would Ignite a Voter Revolt in Portland, That Would Do It.”

Last week, WW wrote about a plan by City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly to create miles of bus-only lanes along Portland’s busiest streets (“Paint the Town Red,” WW, June 12, 2019).

E-Scooters Are Back in Portland, Starting Friday

Love them or hate them, e-scooters are coming back to Portland on Friday for a second, year-long pilot program.

Toilets at Transit Centers, Unlocked by a Hop Fastpass? One Portlander Has a Plan.

There are a lot of transportation proposals on the table in Portland—a widened freeway, a new MAX line, a funicular. Here’s a simple one that just got a low-budget campaign video: Toilets at transit centers.

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.

Portland Agencies Might Build a Funicular Up the Side of Marquam Hill

Sure, Portland is an innovative transit city (just look at our aerial tram). But one thing we don’t have? A funicular. That could soon change.

A Dozen Companies Apply to Put Scooters on Portland Streets This Spring

E-scooters could be returning to Portland by the end of the month, and 12 companies have applied for inclusion in the city’s second pilot program.

Portland’s Infrastructure Has Fallen Behind its Reputation as a Bike Town. Here’s How the City Is Attempting to Change That.

Two place a priority on getting around by bike and on foot ahead of cars.

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