There is so much in the news cycle these days that the complete dismantling of the Forest Service -- so *our* forests can be auctioned off to Big TImber -- is unfortunately getting little air play. But if this happens, US landscapes may be almost unrecognizable in a decade, and never coming back. 🌍

Everyone should read this, from the best writer in the transit/urbanism space

The phones are too big!!!

See you next Thursday, Portland! Portland: Neighbors Welcome and our coalition members will be presenting to the committee about why we need more housing on the Inner Eastside! Let's show that the community is behind Inner Eastside for All!

TIMELINE CLEANSE Residential dwellings <$100k are not just possible, they are being installed *right now* in Portland, Oregon, thanks to the 2021 legalization of homes-on-wheels. www.sightline.org/2025/09/11/h...

I wasn’t planning on tearing up today but here we are

ICYMI: New public records obtained by BikeLoud PDX reveal that PBOT engineering staff were never comfortable with a plan to remove diverters at NW Everett and 20th. But someone in "executive leadership" decided to ram the plan through anyway. bikeportland.org/2025/09/02/c...

Dems need to throw these guys under the bus that they just voted to defund

stop calling everything a distraction youtube.com/shorts/yyFjN...

🥵 We’re headed for another very hot spell w/temps expected to reach at least 100 degrees today and tomorrow. 🗣️Please spread the word: These Cooling Centers are opening Aug. 22, noon- 9 PM at ➡️ Multnomah County East Bldg, 600 NE 8th ave, Gresham ➡️ St. Stephen’s Shelter, 1432 SW 13th ave, Portland

local bike celebrity Joan Petit only has the hottest of takes

Major developments in the story at last night's BAC meeting. Here's what you need to know...

Great reporting on divertergate and the possibly illegal meetings that got us here

What I believe our city administrators are now learning is that you don’t mess with a group of passionate nerds

Standing room only with 40+ people virtually at the BAC meeting about proposed NW diverter removal. People are v mad

Let’s be clear: it’s the police pushing this false choice between Portland Street Response and law enforcement. No one else is doing that. We've been incredibly clear about the need for a stronger public safety continuum. PSR is saving lives. Why does the PPA keep trying to discredit them? 📰🔗

NUTS SACKED

‼️ The bill gutting the premise of Preschool for All (SB 106 -3) is ☠️. Not moving forward. Thanks to everyone for making your voices heard loud and clear!

The Portland Flouride

no king but biking

Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.

Historian and author Carter G. Woodson founded the first Negro History Week in February 1926.

Councilor Morillo is such a badass and exactly the kind of politician Portland needs right now. Proud to have voted for her!

It's a good month to send a card to the people you love. And we have BikeLove cards you can copy and print if you want! Thanks @emilyguise.bsky.social for the graphics! 🚲❤️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Anita Bryant lived the last decade of her life in an America where same-sex marriage was legal in every state, and I think that’s neat www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The crossover episode I’ve been hoping for 🤩

Well well well now THIS is the new Portland city council drama I was looking for 👀

I stay off the internet for one morning. Big mistake. huge

Salesperson: and as you can see, the jacket has this wonderful red lining Me, an urban planner, eyes narrowing: it has WHAT

really important to emphasize as much as possible that there was no great popular mandate for trump. these results were as close to an even split as possible.

It’s literally his only health experience!

The Tillkum Bridge looking especially striking this week during a brief break in the rain

World Day of Remembrance Gather: Sun Nov 17 11AM City Hall Join: BikeLoud PDX + Families for Safe Streets + PBOT + Oregon Walks Speakers: ODOT Vision Zero, faith leader Sara Fisher, new PDX City Council, family members. Rides: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

once again, the legal justification for the multibillion dollar freeway industrial complex is based on traffic projections that are wholly manufactured and made up by entities that stand to profit handsomely from awarded contracts to build said projects. it's a gigantic corrupt grift.

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