Reminder that Mark Meek is responsible for why your bus line is losing service and why road maintenance will happen less.

I don't think OLCC stores received a single drop of regular green or yellow Chartreuse this year, just the VEP. Harrumph.

Truly.

Dan's local storefronts when they see him coming.

"I can't look the storefronts in the eye and say.." - Dan Ryan

"I want the police accountability commission to build. I've never put any roadblocks up to that end." - Lyin Dan Ryan as he attempts to justify cuts to the police accountability budget. #pdx

Love how green things are here, that we let things grow, but geez louise whether it's a bike lane or a sidewalk you often have to resort to bushwhacking to get around without a car in this town. A solvable problem @mayorkwilson.bsky.social

The Source reports on complaints that Oregon police are violating the state’s sanctuary protections:

The attempt by @councilorclark.bsky.social to defund a police accountability board approved by over 82% of voters is a disgrace, spitting in the face of the vast majority of Portlanders to make all communities less safe. Let’s support democracy and ensure this fails.

Portland Fire defense is looking really good. Fast switches, tight coverages.

Travel Portland should fund massive billboards in cities all across the nation promoting this.

Trying to keep up: is The Coffin Club now just "The Coffin" ? Why did we ditch the club part?

PPR asked can we run our own express bus service and just went ahead and did it 👀 Sure, an overstatement for a friday/saturday parks shuttle, but still.. imagine hopping on a bus at Parkrose and a couple stops later you're at freaking Forest Park! #trimet

we live in hell > A Popular Information investigation found that Advance Local, which owns The Oregonian and several other award-winning newspapers, has quietly published more than 17,000 online articles since 2022 pushing promo codes for sports books, online casinos and prediction markets.

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been yearning for these dulcet sounds of thunder #pdxwx #pdxtst

Whoever is placing these stickers around, thank you for your service.

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St Johns Bizarre is the best street festival in Portland and it’s not even close.

Rich for Zimmerman to do a bob the builder photo op with PBOT crews just days after voting against funding them.

Rev Hall is a local treasure.

Should we start a pool on how early local burn bans will hit? I'm guessing a matter of weeks.

Is the Olympia Provisions restaurant empire falling? Their restaurants quality (outside of their flagship) have been declining over recent years. #pdx

Portland Urban Forestry's new Tree Care Assistance Program is cool as hell and sorely needed. They provide financial assistance to help with tree health assessment, pruning, even removal.

cringe factor off the charts

Every fucking thing he just said is happening in this country CAN ONE FUCKING REPORTER CALL HIM OUT WTF

> Restore Fareless Square. Bringing back the TriMet program that allowed free rides between PSU, NW 23rd, Lloyd Center, and through downtown, Old Town, the Pearl, and the Central Eastside would encourage movement between districts and increase foot traffic within Central Portland. ( YES! )

Today is May 4th and there is no rain in the 10-day forecast from Portland to Seattle, as the entire West Coast is going through a historic snow drought. #pnw #wildfire #thisisfine

ODOT is closing the I-5 south ramp at the Rose Quarter for over a month in September. Many of us have suggested a low-cost RQ I-5 "improvement" project could/should include ramp closures. Imagine if we studied how drivers navigated this temporary closure and the impact to the area.

Portland as the epicenter of women’s sports, LFG!

Spring has truly sprung, every other person I saw today was going somewhere with a plant in their hands. #pdx

The Portland chapter of Families for Safe Streets @pdx-fss.bsky.social (along with Oregon Walks and 1,000 Friends of Oregon) is working on similar legislation -coming in 2027 🤩

This is cowardly @mayorkwilson.bsky.social. Now is always the time to do what is right.

Grateful the 24 crosses the river. Sometimes I forget it didn’t always. #trimet

Librarians are so based. Needed to ask a question on the multco library chat but there was a little wait so a librarian from Seattle logged in to help. This is the kind of interagency mutual aid that makes me tingly.

as always it's interesting to check in on the other portland, similar issues, different outcomes

You know what helps prevent drive by's? A street closed to cars, filled with street seats. Bring it back. @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social @councilorclark.bsky.social @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social

RIP Shaku Bar, nice little spot on Sandy with pleasant vibes and solid food.

"Would I become known as a “difficult” coworker for pushing back on AI use? Does any of it really matter? Does anyone really care? All of these questions consumed energy. Whether I decided to confront them or not was moot: they left me tired and alienated either way." oof, this essay hits close.

seems bad

Tiago Splitter's adjustments to get Wemby on the perimeter have been working, beautiful thing to watch. #ripcity

the lord of time

Legalize prepared foods for SNAP benefits.

Since late February, costs for renewable diesel have jumped by $2.15 a gallon. In the case of TriMet in Portland, this means “the weekly cost of delivering fixed-route bus service has increased by about $222,000 per week since late February.” katu.com/news/local/t...

Sometimes it's hard to grasp how vastly different our two light rail systems are.

Cool thing / best thing about the Eastside streetcar is the 6 stops have more capacity. #trimet

The rule is if you visit Portland on a day like today, you have to move here.

"When you're talking about renovating a sports center, how can you tie that to climate action and community services? You're essentially saying anyone can take money from PCEF, with no purpose." - Jessica Carmona, Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Portland Central Eastside Parking Policy bright spot: Gross meter revenue for FY25–26 is $756,000 to date, up from $394,000 in the same period last year. Attributed to rate increases and adding Saturday hours/enforcement.

aesthetic