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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

While we're having fun, may I present The Street Trust's endorsement of longstanding incumbent Chair of the Oregon House Transportation Committee, Susan McLain alongside wweek's recent non-endorsement of her from May 2026. www.thestreettrust.org/actionfund/c... www.wweek.com/news/2026/04...

From The Street Trust's endorsements page: At a time when things are already too expensive, we cannot afford to allow crumbling infrastructure to undermine Oregon's economy and impact our businesses, our free movement and travel throughout the state, our employment opportunities, or our ability to get our kids to school safely. SUSAN MCLAIN OREGON HOUSE D29

Willamette Week endorsement write up from May 2026: As chair of the House Transportation Committee, McLain played a key role in fumbling the top priority of the 2025 legislative session: a funding bill for the Oregon Department of Transportation whose last-minute failure embarrassed Democrats. She failed to build enough support for her package, even as her party held commanding supermajorities in both chambers. (The compromise version is about to die via the ballot box.) She tells us she couldn’t have worked harder or talked to more people, which isn’t exactly reassuring. If this was the best she could do, we wonder if McLain is any longer capable of forging the connections needed to push meaningful policy through the Legislature.

Worse, McLain co-chairs the Joint Committee on the Interstate 5 Bridge—perhaps the only project going worse than the ODOT funding package. In less than four years, as the Oregon Journalism Project revealed, the estimated cost of the project has more than doubled, from $6 billion to $13.6 billion. The replacement bridge may never span the Columbia River, but McLain appears to be in denial. She says the project has been “successful” because “we’ve met every target and goal we’re supposed to.” She refuses to concede costs have ballooned, or admit that her fellow committee members were outraged at project officials for keeping the new numbers under wraps. Discussing the bridge with her is like watching The Office’s Michael Scott drive his car into a lake on the instructions of his GPS.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pedro Pascal hit up Sleeper Coffee in Astoria today. A great choice.

Pedro and staff take a group photo at Sleeper Coffee in Astoria, Oregon

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why does this stretch of NE+SE 20/21st still suck for bikes in the year 2026? I was using this route yesterday and witnessed two separate instances where drivers honked at folks biking legally. Why do we tolerate the daily tension + hostility as an acceptable tradeoff for some free street parking?

Critical bike route NE 20th and 21st heading north/south, highlighted from north of NE Broadway to below SE Belmont.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sharon Meieran working with poverty porn grifter Kevin Dahlgren. #multco

Facebook post: Sharon for Chair is in Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon. Sharon toured Old Town with Kevin Dahlgren today, talking with folks on the ground about what’s working, what isn’t, and what it will take to fix Multnomah County. Video screenshot shows them standing on a sidewalk in Old Town.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Plan™, brought to you by Allan Classen and Sharon Meieran*, as highlighted on SM's campaign marketing. #multco *just kidding, this plan was paid for by public tax dollars

We have tons of money. We literally couldn't spend it all. What we lack is a plan and a system that actually accounts for where our money is going." Allan Classen The Plan nwexaminer

"Meieran is running for the county's top seat based on a conviction that—in a system in which the chair administers all city departments and controls the commission's agenda—it's the only way to bring about the necessary structural change. "My goal is to fix Multnomah County," she said, "and I need to be chair to do it." Of the three vying for the position, only Meieran has produced a plan."

Allan Classen

The Plan

NWEXAMINER

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Subsidizing Transportation Wallets is the answer! Great program currently running but geo limited to NW and CES, and the Access for All TW which is income limited. The CES/NW wallets are incredible. $100 gets you all of this, complete game changer IF you can access the program.

The 2026 Wallet includes:

$200 TriMet Hop card
Annual Portland Streetcar pass
BIKETOWN Annual Membership
$99 BIKETOWN e-bike credit
$30 in e-scooter credits

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This is the way. @ Mississippi Ave

A board sign that reads: Today: fuck it, $1 beers.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Good to see TriMet mobilizing and educating riders about where the blame lies for these upcoming service cuts. “Funding TriMet should be a top funding priority for our region.”

From an email trimet sent riders today: Decision-makers are asking Oregonians to share how they think transportation dollars should be spent in the future. TriMet relies on state funding, and your feedback could help preserve our service for generations to come.

Now is the time to speak up. Tell them Oregon needs reliable public transit.

Take the survey

Here's some suggested copy for the blank survey portion:
Funding TriMet should be a top funding priority for our region. TriMet is essential infrastructure that connects people to jobs, school, health care, local businesses, community services and each other. For me, maintaining and investing in a strong public transit system is the #1 priority.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Past six hours looking east from Timberline. Big difference in the smoke situation as the Grasshopper Fire continues to burn.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

From PBOT's flyer: things that would be nice if you did them in your neighborhood, but zero requirement to actually do any of it. Meanwhile on Burnside they'll ticket and tow your ass for going to Mary's at 1am.

HELP US GET THE BEST CLEAN

Here are some things you can do to help us clean your street:

Move any vehicles parked on your side
of the street so our crews can do a good
thorough job.

Remove obstacles like basketball hoops
and garbage bins before your cleaning day.

Trim overhanging branches. Our machines
are up to 11-feet high. Low-hanging limbs
prevent them from hugging the edge of the
street and getting the best clean.

Schedule landscaping drop-offs like mulch,
soil, or gravel so you have time to clear it
from the street before your next cleaning.

Do NOT rake leaves or additional debris
into the street. This is not like fall Leaf Day
service. Our schedule and equipment cannot
handle the extra debris.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Fields Bar & Grill really living up to their reputation.

The Fields Bar & Grill · Follow
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We did it, Portland.
This afternoon we’re submitting more than 62,000 signatures to the City of Portland in support of the Safer Portland initiative, which would place a minimum police funding requirement on the ballot. Only 42,000 signatures were needed to qualify.
Thank you to every volunteer, business owner, signature gatherer, donor, and Portlander who took the time to sign. Whether you gathered one signature or thousands, this effort succeeded because so many people chose to get involved.
Let’s go Portland!

Photo: People standing next to "Safer Portland" boxes of signatures with misleading protest signs in support of the measure to raid PCEF for the cops.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

For anyone who's found themselves saying, "I wish they would re-purpose those retired MAX trains into something cool." -- AfroVillage is actually doing it.

Design concepts for repurposing retired trains in the AfroFuturism Oasis. Welcome car will be the same in each train, and a different service car for food train, hygiene train and therapy train for each focus.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Portland Winterhawks are known for making some poor decisions when it comes to their graphic design and especially who they hire to produce their brand assets. Their latest promo for Juneteenth is consistent with that.

A hideous at least partially generated AI event flyer for an event that actually sounds cool, if only the flyer didn't burn my eyes.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

people wanting public transportation improvements: so hot right now

Arena renovations often include commitments from the primary tenant to support local people and neighborhoods. What are your priorities?
Rank your priorities, from most to least important.
1.
Public transportation improvements
2.
Investment in neighborhood development
3.
Living-wage jobs for local people and supporting the right to unionize
4.
Better community gathering spaces in and around Moda Center
5.
Collaboration with local neighborhoods to address the impacts of large events (parking and traffic management, litter clean up, noise management)
6.
Public safety improvements
7.
Affordable events at the Moda Center
8.
Shared investment in building renovation or maintenance
9.
Other (Please describe priority in open ended questions to follow)

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Same operation involved in removing neighborhood diverters because “safety”

Ben affeck smoking through the anguish meme

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

PEMO and TriMet got together and said fuck your 24 hour bathroom.

Updated photo of removed Portland Loo, little trace remains indicating replacement here is unlikely.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The hastily rescheduled Soundscape NW festival says they are sold out and the only remaining tickets are "invitation only" -- but there are no listed dates, venues or a lineup. #pdx

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Making it harder to use the restroom in Old Town is a horrible decision. What the heck!!

Workers stand over the former location of a portland loo, the loo is completely deleted.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

PBOT resorting to wave rack street corrals or maybe a DIY 🤔

Wave bike rack nicely daylighting an intersection somewhere

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Remembering when the Sullivan's Gulch trail and the NP Greenway seemed like they were slam dunk sure shots to be almost done by now. It would be fun to do cool things and dream big again.

rendering of a trailway running alongside of the hollywood transit center, in Sullivan's Gulch, full of people walking and biking on it, with the train tracks nearby.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hey cool, ODOT is running a trial of what removing the eastbank freeway could look like, sometime this July. @nomorefreewayspdx.com

graphic from ODOT: Sign Bridge Closures, where I-5 through the central city is marked in red color to indicate it is closed entirely in both directions, and traffic diverting to a purple detour otherwise known today as I-405.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Dan's local storefronts when they see him coming.

commercial building with two eyes pasted on the facade looking to the left, concerning

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Here's the very serious editor and comment section of this very professional "newspaper" that Zimmerman just platformed without any additional context.

Comments below the NW Examiner article Councilor Zimmerman just posted with glee.

Allan Classen
May 2

Neighborhood associations don't match class theory social divisions and thus draw citizens away from radical leftist organizations. It's a debate worth having, but when radicals get real power inside government institutions, they tend to use their leverage rather than powers of persuasion.
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Idontrollonshobbas
May 2

Well articulated.....thanks.
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Paul Douglas
May 2

Not unlike Lenin in 1917.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Grateful the 24 crosses the river. Sometimes I forget it didn’t always. #trimet

View of the west side from the Fremont bridge, seen through an open bus window

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Librarians are so based. Needed to ask a question on the multco library chat but there was a little wait so a librarian from Seattle logged in to help. This is the kind of interagency mutual aid that makes me tingly.

Connected
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You
4:23:15 PM
Hi, I was curious if you're allowed to use the parking lot at Albina Library when visiting? Thanks!
4:23:15 PM
Please wait... A librarian will connect shortly!
We apologize for the delay. Don't want to wait?

Submit your question.
Jerry - King County Library System has joined the chat
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Jerry - King County Library System
Jerry - King County Library System 4:24:33 PM
Hi, I'm a librarian in Washington State, and I am helping out your librarians by answering questions for them right now. I'm reading over your question.
You
4:25:02 PM
That's so cool you're helping a different library :)

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

If you're referring to the hollywood "transit center" unfortunately no, I don't think those buses will turn into it going forward. trimet.org/hollywood/

map of hollywood transit center site showing only a single bus pull off on the south side of Sandy Blvd

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

ODOT/WSDOT: The estimated cost to build the "five-mile corridor" otherwise known as the Interstate "bridge project" (IBR) is $13.5 billion to $15.2 billion with a likely cost of $14.4 billion. www.interstatebridge.org/CostEstimate

Chart that breaks down the total Program Amount: $14.4 billion for a freaking bridge, as follows:

Escalation ($2.4 billion): Inflation that considers construction timelines.

Risk ($4.2 billion): Uncertainty that could change the Program’s cost or schedule.

Base Cost Estimate ($7.8 billion): Cost of the Program assuming everything goes exactly as planned; risk-neutral.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This chart really challenged my assumptions of where the PNW sits in the grand scheme of renewable energy efforts.

Chart ranking Washington and Oregon as 50th and 47th respectively for renewable energy growth (For Washington there is a net negative of -3% growth, Oregon is at 4%) -- see article linked in the Quote Post for accessible chart data.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Super pleasant to be on the Broadway bridge with no cars at night. Lots of folks streaming back and forth to the Brandi Carlisle show at moda. This could be us more often. Bridges for people. #pdx

Broadway bridge is quiet but pedestrians still holding it down.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

From the vault: When a local pdx coffee company decided fuck it, let's mock our former employees while defending our owner/manager's anti-#metoo media grift through a maniacally racist and sexist PR campaign. They thought business from the proud boys would bail them out lmao!! Good times.

Ristretto Roasters on twitter Jan 2019 twitter thread:

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Ristretto Roasters
@RRPDX

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So yes, there's been news lately! Hard to
explain to the 92% of the population
who don't really get outrage culture, and
we well know nothing we say will change
a damn mind. However! Let's have some
fun, starting with ...

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Ristretto Roasters @RRPDX - 4h
Camila! The little lady grinding her ax. Of her resignation causing no stir from
the owner, she wrote, "this reaction was based in a deep and abiding misogyny
(duh)." Actually, it was based on his plan to fire her 4 days later. But thanks for
saving RR having to pay unemployment!

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Ristretto Roasters @RRPDX - 4h
That was last October. Let's go back to July! When Camila suggested RR host a
"Reparations Happy Hour," wherein white customers bought coffee for non-
white customers. "Although the last business that hosted the event got tons of
lash back [sic] it also got TONS of support .. "
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Ristretto Roasters @RRPDX - 4h
" _. and has been written about all over the internet and print media. Ristretto
could REALLY use the press- even if some of it is negative." See? She knows
how this stuff works!
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And work it she will, and is, trying to destroy a man's business because his wife
speaks her mind. Nice feminism there, ladies! For more on this, and that's all for
tonight

The Future Is Female. And She's Furious.
Is rage the future of feminism?
reason.com

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

When you're researching bread machines 😰

Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon podcasts and it's mostly right wing podcasts (vom)

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Not sure, it's a study that is at final stage of the feasibility study and planning portion afaik. Not sure what's left todo beyond it being picked up and championed. A bit on where public funds could be gathered from 2024 report, page 38. www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/defaul...

This table outlines potential public funding options for the
Project. These funding mechanisms would require significant
political will to undertake. Due to the high economic impact
and community benefit of the proposed Project, however,
public investment is warranted and also needed given the
Project’s financial feasibility gap.
It is likely a combination of these financing tools will be needed
to successfully fund the Project. While operating profits for the
Project are projected to be significant and could be a potential
source of capital funding, it is crucial that not only upfront
capital required is funded, but also a long-term capital
improvement plan to maintain the Project as a state-of-the-art
facility in the region in the future.
It is assumed operating profits, including private naming rights
revenues, would fund these capital reserves, while additional
funding sources, such as those outlined in this table, would be
potential opportunities to fund the estimated capital costs of
the Project.
It is not expected that a private operator would take on the
construction / development risk of the Project. A private
operator could potentially offer to provide a limited up-front
capital investment of up to $3 million.
Net estimated bond proceeds from these potential revenue
streams are very preliminary based on conversative debt
assumptions including 2x debt service coverage and a 20-year
amortization. Having Metro’s full faith and credit backing would
keep bond interest rates low, and potentially improve upon the
term and coverage needed, which could in turn increase net
bond proceeds available to fund the project. (see PDF page 38, linked in post, with table of options)

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Looks like the Save the Lloyd folks came up with their own development plan map.

Low res map of Alternative Site Plan for lloyd center, showing most of the mall preserved and only the parking lots and Ross, Sears, Marshalls as develop-able area.

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I have great news about their supporters' group, the Rose City Riveters.

portland thorns supporters rose city riveters tifo "cut us down and we grow back STRONGER" alognside abundant pride flags

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

You're telling me that hosting large, free events for all ages in Downtown Portland last year led to busier than pre-pandemic ped counts? Perhaps we should host more of them.

norman rockwell man standing up at a town hall meme

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Pedestrianize the Veterans memorial on Sandy Blvd #pdx

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This is some good shit coming out of Los Angeles. Micro enterprise home kitchen permits. Do we have something similar in Portland? If not, we should. @councilorgreen.bsky.social @councilordunphy.bsky.social @mayorkwilson.bsky.social

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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

On top of the AI overview garbage, it appears some sites are using AI to write their meta tag contents which also tends to be wrong. This restaurant was only 1 year old before abruptly closing at the end of 2025.

site description info that is likely AI generated from this post and infers the wrong information: Pleasure Mountain, a Portland restaurant, has closed its doors after a decade of serving up a sophisticated and convivial taste of India.

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