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Doritos Open Thread
It’s now October, and for some reason, there seems to be a run on tortilla chips down at the convenience store. :) The Metro Council has voted to advance the Powell/Division project, and in a separate matter, has passed out some early Halloween candy. Portland’s affordable housing shortage has suddenly become a big story. TriMet…
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Completing my Personal “Tilikum Grand Slam”
I’ll admit I had a head start. I enjoyed preview rides on both MAX and Streetcar. During yesterday’s opening festivities, I had the chance to cross both on MAX and on foot. And today I cycled east across our wonderful new bridge, and then made the return journey with my bike on the front of a…
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Orange Line Open(ing) Thread
Tomorrow the Orange Line opens. TriMet will be free for the day, and to tell you the truth, I don’t remember this much pomp and circumstance for the Green or Yellow lines. (The Red Line opening festivities, of course, were cancelled by 9/11). But since TriMet is throwing a party, it only makes sense to…
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Two things for Portlanders to consider while arguing about bike-share service areas
Bike sharing service areas are problematic in exactly the same way that public transit service areas are problematic. With Portland preparing next week to finally approve a bike sharing system, this problem is back on the city’s mind. It should be. The most important problem in Portland right now is housing affordability, and this is inherently…
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Diary of an Intersection
Metro has an 8-part, in depth profile of 82nd and Division, looking at the past, present and future of the intersection. Well worth a read.