Losing my mind at the idea that we can find $300 million for the Moda center but not $300 million for transit

man I-5 has got to go

With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.

My other take is that bike routes should have priority over minimized distance vs cars. Going a block or two out of your way in a car is not the same on the body as going a block or two out of your way in a car.

Contra to PCEF's founding model, I do think transportation decarbonization is going to have to be led by the City and TriMet since they control that infrastructure most directly. Shifting mode share for all trips to walking/rolling/and transit has to be priority #1 in that regard.

After these upsets in Washington County against establishment backed Dems, I nominate these two as next in line. Both have and will continue to be roadblocks for the revenue reform we need to fund working class programs like universal child care and school meals for all.

Black people are giving it these Confederates raw and uncut. This is how it’s gonna be now. You wonder what we’re thinking? It’s this. I believe this is activist Gary Chambers again in Louisiana.

This is one reason I find the idea that the safety net for the elderly comes at the cost of the safety net for everyone else to be crazy. In the absence of sufficient income support and LTSS options, family steps in. And it is usually women who pay the price. marketrealist.com/retirement/m...

if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships

Hey Portland Metro Chamber, you can just say we need Preschool for All, this is taking forever

If Oregon policymakers are serious about addressing cost-of-living concerns and ensuring Oregon is an affordable place for all to live, we simply must invest a transportation system that provides alternatives to car dependency. #orleg https://loom.ly/NEcn57E

Just me morbidly wondering how long it will take for the war in Iran to reach the cost of the IBR as I bike in the rain to my prenatal checkup at the hospital that we can’t afford to run a goddamn bus to

"Yes, building less dangerous cars and more forgiving roads would help address the US’s sky-high tally of roadway fatalities. But another way to save lives deserves far more attention than it gets: Stop forcing Americans to drive so much." @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Let's include this data in Portland's Economic Opportunities Analysis.

Children detained at a South Texas ICE facility led a demonstration yesterday to protest their treatment. “He heard what sounded like ‘hundreds of children’ shouting, with voices he described as ‘high-pitched’ and ‘urgent’… chanting ‘Libertad.’”

Due to a lack of federal and state dollars, TriMet is cutting multiple key bus lines I take. I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻‍♀️ Feel free to name and shame in the replies!

Look at the central city riverfront of Portland. It's just so shocking and embarrassing that we tolerate this.

Portland, if you haven’t yet experienced the unique pleasure of watching a big puddle whoosh down a storm drain you just figured out how to unclog, you gotta get out there. Live a little!

Enemies of glory

Look, I’ll tell you one thing for sure: Portland’s renaissance will absolutely never come from alienating young people who want to start families in favor of wealthy business interests. It just won’t.

Portlanders voted overwhelmingly for universal preschool for families in our county. Our state legislature is trying to kill it. Is this Oregon or is this Texas?

Our worst fears were true. They want to kill Preschool for All, and would rather not deal with the inconvenience of public opinion. No public hearing. This would eliminate the PFA tax by July 2027 and force PFA to meet DELC standards (which are lower than PFA standards - not full day or full week).

Safe streets and great transit are the basis of a functioning transportation system. I believe Oregon can make that happen this year, but only if you get activated in the next two weeks. Please read our op-ed, then sign this petition 📝 thestreettrust.org/activate www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Today on @thisdaypod.com: an especially timely look at the start of the sanctuary movement in 1980, and why ministers chose to break the law to protect local immigrants. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Portland peeps, please consider signing this request to PPS asking that they reaffirm sanctuary statement and policies in the face of unhinged federal plan to deport millions, including our students. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...?