Two people who were hired to gather signatures for a Portland ballot initiative that would use clean energy funds to hire police say they were trained to mislead the public about the proposal. At least one person has already detailed their concerns about the campaign in a state ethics complaint.

There are at least 9 “ride to the ride” events feeding into the big ride, from all over the metro area — lower southeast, Westside, Vancouver, and more! Check out all the details on the full Bike Summer calendar: www.shift2bikes.org/bike-summer-...

Happy Bike Summer!! Let’s kick things off with, well, the Kickoff Ride! Meet at 5pm at Alberta Park and roll at 6:30pm, ending at Grant Park: shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikes

Meetup tonight! Join us at 6:00pm at the @multcolib.bsky.social Albina branch in NE Portland for a presentation on better alt text by Mark Wyner. Details below! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

Coming up next week — join us on Wed May 27th for a presentation by Mark Wyner on the many considerations for writing good alt text. Details below! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

📣 As of 3 pm Friday, May 15, Multnomah County voter turnout reached 14.15%! Reminder: Multnomah County Elections will offer extended hours leading up to the May 19 Primary Election: ➡️ Sat (5/16): 10am – 2pm ➡️ Mon (5/18): 8am – 7pm ➡️ Election Day (5/19): 7am – 8pm

Why do we need a bigger bridge when tolls are going to eliminate a third of the traffic?

The annual bike count is back! Each summer, over 100 volunteers come together to count people biking at more than 350 locations across the city. Claim your spot today! Counting will take place June 2 - Sept. 30. Counting locations are available on a first come first serve basis. Learn more:

Our next meetup is on Wed May 27th — join us in-person at the @multcolib.bsky.social Albina branch. We'll learn about the spectrum of options for good alt text, presented by Mark Wyner ( markwyner.com ) pdxa11yux.org/events/2026/... #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

They're roundin' up our neighbors They're tradin' in our church You call yourself a Christian Then put Jesus in a hearse ~ Bryan Andrews, Where my Outlaws At www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTZa... #country #music #countryMusic #noKings #FuckIce

Available now. Today. “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech” Info: accessibilityethics.org Links to other sellers: adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-... (anchor) Add to your StoryGraph to-read pile: app.thestorygraph.com/books/42da2f... #DigitalAccessibilityEthics

Curious about leading a group ride? Check out our Ride Leading 101 video, created in collaboration with @bikestuffpdx.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-V... #pdxBikes #bikeFun #shift2bikes

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.

So many awesome rides are being posted for Bike Summer! If you’d like your awesome ride to make it to the printed calendar, submit and publish it by May 10th at 11:59pm! #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikes

Minnesota forever

Had to stew on this one for a good while. Routle - TriMet 05/02/2026 🟥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ www.routle.city/trimet

I'd like to acknowledge that part of you that doesn't think you're ready to give a talk and say that you are. #id24 is a great way to share your knowledge with a global audience, and we'd love to have you pitch us.

“Congress should not respond to bad lawyers by making life harder for disabled people. The answer to abuse is not to weaken enforcement for legitimate claims. The answer is to target the abuse while preserving the civil rights protections that make accessibility enforceable in the first place.”

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... A new ADA notice and cure bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Write to your congressperson to oppose this

Did you know the Mercury’s monthly issues are now delivered via electric cargo trikes? Today, we rode along with B-Line from SE Portland to downtown see the delivery of the new transportation issue.

A post on social media promoting a post I wrote. ericwbailey.website/published/a-...

The @portlandmercury.com transportation issue is out today, in print and online! I edited this one (with the help of my amazing colleagues) and am very proud of it. Check it out for important transpo news, features on bike racing and skateboarding, and much more!! 🚲🚊🛹🛼

Brooklyn Business Association is hosting a shred day event, Sat Apr 11: brooklynba.com/event/shred-... #BrooklynPDX #Portland #PDX

Come work with me!

Did OregonDOT submit the new $15 billion estimate of the cost of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project via text message? That's what this message seems to be warning about:

The Fried Egg Workes Union is calling for a community boycott through May 5th to put pressure on their employer to bargain in good faith. Follow them on Instagram @friedeggwu to keep up to date with their demands and future actions.

A word from our sponsor… Sandwiches. A single sandwich is one of the most efficient code generation power sources. • Environmentally friendly! • Supports multiple industries! • Creates jobs! • Doesn’t drive up costs for community! Because junior devs & interns are the LLMs of tomorrow — today!

The presentation from our January meetup is now available on YouTube 🙌 Check out @mikemai2awesome.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy presenting “Tiny CSS, Big Impact”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3evz... #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX

Wife, who has a book club with some friends: “Hey, we’re thinking of letting spouses join the book club, as long as you don’t pick books that are too niche.” Me, looking up from a book about communists in 1930s Alabama: “I would never.”

Bike Play is baaack!! 2026 dates and location have been announced 🎉 June 11–14 + 18–20 Oregon Park Opening night: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... #BikePlay #pdxBikes #bikeFun

Watch the documentary 'No Place to Grow Old' at Dear Portland this Thursday (March 26), hosted by @pnwelcome.bsky.social

We had a great tour at @portlandartmuseum.bsky.social yesterday! Big thanks to @signshine.bsky.social, Head of Accessibility at PAM, for hosting us. [1/2] #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX #art #museum

Your reminder to go ride bikes with your friends. It's great!

Routle - TriMet 03/22/2026 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ www.routle.city/trimet

Routle - TriMet 03/21/2026 🟥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ www.routle.city/trimet

As you make your weekend plans, don’t forget about our Portland Art Museum tour on Sunday! See details below ⬇️ Hope to see you there! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX #art #museum

Routle - TriMet 03/20/2026 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ www.routle.city/trimet

if they’re going to build a shorter functional bridge and go back for freeway expansion money later that’s a win, but if they’re going to build a full size bridge that’s unusable without the entire project being completed then this is really bad

Our location data tells a story. Who do we want to read it? 5pm PT/8pm ET Monday, March 30th Security Party: Location Surveillance Edition 🧭 We'll start with our phones, zoom out to data brokers, then the bigger policy fights happening right now! Register at bit.ly/TWC-SP-March

great now let’s do rose quarter and build some caps without doubling the width of the freeway and save another couple billion we can spend on sidewalks and transit

Read this news while literally on the I-5 bridge, on a local C-TRAN bus to connect to the MAX! Looking forward to having a direct Portland–Vancouver MAX connection and saving many billions of dollars along the way.

The Linesville Spillway (in Linesville, PA), aka Where the Ducks Walk on the Fish’s Heads www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2204

Tough one; couldn’t get it on 1, but my first guess was at least the same basic shape as the answer. Routle - TriMet 03/15/2026 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ www.routle.city/trimet

Join us for an accessibility specific tour at the @portlandartmuseum.bsky.social on Sunday, March 22nd, at 1:00pm! RSVP required: pdxa11yux.org/events/2026/... #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX #art #museum

Had to ponder this one for a beat, but it had enough tells to get me there. Routle - TriMet 03/14/2026 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ www.routle.city/trimet

WHY DO WE DO THIS?! We have 10,000 design standards but still end up with this nonsense.

TriMet’s new proposal for the #19 bus: retain service along NE Glisan from Gateway to downtown, and combine that with #58 continuing on to Beaverton TC. Pretty solid solution; both lines have similar frequency and it provides a more grid-like thru route (albeit w/ modest frequency compared to #20).

The proposals are online now. To provide feedback, you can e-mail the TriMet Board of Directors or pre-register to give virtual or in-person testimony: Wednesday, March 18: Board listening session Wednesday, March 25: Board public hearing

Go to trimet.org/servicecuts to learn more about the service changes and cuts, and how to share feedback with TriMet’s Board. All but one of the proposed changes will take effect Aug. 23, 2026, if approved by TriMet’s Board.

Our service proposals now make changes to 34 lines, with the proposals for the following 10 lines updated based on recent feedback from riders and the public: 10, 16, 19, 34, 38, 58, 63, 96, 97 and 156. No changes will be made to lines 22 and 23 at this time.