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As I wander the city, occasionally I pass by something without understanding.

My afternoon commute usually involves a walk along Northeast Holladay street towards the 7th Avenue MAX station. I’ve walked past this location probably a couple hundred times, and now I wonder what’s up with this circular concrete structure as seen in the photo.
It’s [...]

SE Morrison Street is a bit of a trial right now between about 12th and 6th. Two of the three lanes are closed for a while (months? I think?) while the sewer is dug up and replaced. In attempt to ease the snarl, the city has placed a big ol’ sign up on the sidewalk [...]

Portland is absolutely, positively, without a doubt a mecca for bicycle transportation. I wholly and completely support this.
I also believe that bikes and cars can co-exist - it’s why I signed my young daughter up for bicycle safety camp at the Community Cycling Center later this month.
But (and I say [...]

Portland took a big stride (so to speak) yesterday and closed six miles of city streets to car traffic, enabling bicyclists and pedestrians to stroll freely down the middle of the road with little fear of vehicular homicide or road rage. The event, named Sunday Parkways, lasted from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. –a mere [...]