Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Portland

See Portland's Awesome Car-Free Tilikum Crossing

By Streetsblog | May 2, 2019 | 5 Comments

Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. revisits a back-to-the-future idea whose time has come again for many cities.

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2019 | 9 Comments

Cities would no longer be able to legally forbid high-density housing by frequent transit under bill introduced by Oregon's Senate President.

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 24, 2018 | 10 Comments

2018's biggest villain? Best pop-up demonstration? Best city plan? Detroit, Portland, Minneapolis, Baltimore and St. Louis are all in the running.

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 20, 2018 | 56 Comments

Portland wants to put a price on driving on downtown freeways at rush hour. But it will need the Feds' approval.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 27, 2018 | 15 Comments

A new study finds that modern streetcar systems are not great as engines of development.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 16, 2018 | 23 Comments

The city plans to add 2 percent of street space in the central city for bus and bike lanes, increasing carrying capacity 60 percent.