Check Out Portland’s New Bike Traffic Circle By Angie Schmitt | Sep 10, 2018 | 12 Comments The green roundabout gives bicyclists a protected turning environment where there used to be just an overly wide intersection.
Portland Transportation Bureau Retracts Tweet Calling Electric Scooters “Toys” for “Tech Bros” By Angie Schmitt | Jul 27, 2018 | 20 Comments The comment highlights the lack of legitimacy given to transportation modes that aren't cars.
How Fire Departments Stopped Worrying and Embraced Safer Street Design By Angie Schmitt | May 29, 2018 | 34 Comments As Portland built out bike lanes and pedestrian safety measures, fears about slower response times did not materialize.
Portland Plans to Make Protected Bike Lanes Standard Street Infrastructure By Angie Schmitt | May 25, 2018 | 26 Comments The city is on the verge of releasing a design guide that will expedite implementation of protected bike lanes on 450 miles of streets.
The Greenwashing of a Portland Highway Expansion By Angie Schmitt | May 16, 2018 | 12 Comments The old political instinct to cram more cars through cities never dies - not even in Portland.
“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice. By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2018 | 1 Comment Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.