Reposted by No More FreewaysJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 22hSort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 472680723
Reposted by No More FreewaysDONT RANK KELLIE TORRES 🌹🍉🏳️⚧️🇨🇺 @fluffyrobotsquirrl.bsky.social · 20hThis fails to consider that one more lane will fix it 0111
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 21hLast week, ODOT breathlessly congratulated itself on completing a highway expansion project near Salem "on time and on budget." only problem is, the project was actually $20 million over budget. They just lied about it. @cityobservatory.bsky.social reports: cityobservatory.org/this-is-what... 2333
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 01/10/20268600+ Oregonians took the Governor's survey on what they want to see in a future transportation package. What a surprise! People want to fix the damn roads, expand transit service and build safer streets. Oregonians are not clamoring for ODOT to spend billions on freeway expansions. #orleg #orpolopb.orgHere’s how Oregonians want the state to address its transportation budget crisisGovernor workgroup gave Oregonians one month to respond to transportation survey. 24212
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 29/09/2026Probably a good time to cut statewide transit funding and spend billions on freeways #orleg #orpoltheguardian.comConcern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for CaliforniaThe ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast 080
Reposted by No More FreewaysOpaqueReptile @possumpat.io · 21/09/2026Did you know if you build fewer/smaller highways you have to spend less on maintenance? Crazy I know. I will never understand why we pour billions into the most space and cost inefficient transportation option, saddling us with massive future maintenance debt, while public transit gets crumbs. 1163
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 21/09/2026Oregon's roads are in *terrible* shape - among the worst in the country! - and yet Governor Kotek, the Oregon Legislature and ODOT are still thinking about spending *billions* on a single hwy project to double the width of I-5 instead of maintaining our state's existing roads and bridges. enough!oregoncapitalchronicle.comOregon has one of the nation’s largest funding gaps to meet road maintenance needs • Oregon Capital ChronicleThe Beaver State has the second highest gap-to-expenditure ratio in the country, behind New York and tied with Connecticut. 69318
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 19/09/2026Don't want to spend your life stuck in traffic congestion? Turns out, the best way to prevent traffic congestion is to stop building billions of dollars of miles of freeway and instead invest in transit. 07115
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 19/09/2026Cannot wait for 2029 when President Ocasio-Cortez signs an infrastructure bill that dedicates $100 billion to reviving the Reconnecting Communities program, with stipulations it can only be used on projects that actively tear down urban freeways and replace them with parks, transit social housing 1366
Reposted by No More Freeways1 million Portlanders by 2045 🌲🌧️🦫🚲🚇🚰 @bradleyclover.com · 19/09/2026There are like 5 open positions on the Portland Plannign commision, and over the next year its gonna be doing some of its most important work ever. You need to apply 🫵 (I would myself, but I'm in school) You have the weekend before applications close. www.portland.gov/bps/planning...portland.govPlanning Commission seeks candidates for open positions - deadline extendedThe City of Portland is seeking members to serve on an advisory body responsible for long-range city planning. The deadline to apply has been extended to Monday, Sept. 21. 2114
Reposted by No More Freewaysamb @amb.fyi · 19/09/2026eliminating I-5 for a week seems to have caused remarkably minimal disruption to Portland's regional traffic flows. so why again do ODOT, Governor Kotek and the Oregon Legislature think we should spend three billion dollars (!) to literally double the width of lanes on I-5 through North Portland? 17019
Reposted by No More FreewaysAORTA Transit @aortarail.org · 19/09/2026Want to preview a brand new Airo train? Sign up for a public tour! 0107
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 18/09/2026there's no way this isn't a better investment that spending billions to widen urban freeways in the name of congestion mitigation 0202
Reposted by No More FreewaysA. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m really excited for the release of @transitcenter.bsky.social Narrative Change project, and proud that Ruth Rosas from Nondrivers Alliance was part of the cohort that helped develop this work. Most of all, it’s really affirming to see the dignity and fairness frame as the top performing message. 1206
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 18/09/2026the freeway expansion proposal has been on the books for at least a decade; it's a bigger tussle than just tom dundon 011
Reposted by No More FreewaysMarnie Glickman @marniemix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm just loving the lack of Carmageddon. #nomorefreeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com ❤️❤️❤️ 1231
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 18/09/2026City Observatory continues to keep up with the "carmageddon" beat - turns out, shutting down I-5 doesn't seem to be having hardly *any* impact on traffic congestion across the region. Why again does the Oregon Legislature want to spend over $3 billion to double the width of the RQ freeway? #orleg 54212
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 15/09/2026We get the traffic congestion that we plan for. So why is Oregon spending tens of billions of dollars to add multiple miles of new lanes of freeway through the Rose Quarter and across the Columbia River? Every mile we build just ends up in more motorists polluting, stuck in gridlock. 13510
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 14/09/2026funny how traffic just evaporates when freeways are shut down 0335
Reposted by No More FreewaysCity Observatory @cityobservatory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Zoom-Zoom: Live traffic cameras run by KATU set to show "MONDAY GRIDLOCK" actually show traffic moving smoothly on I-5. (11:25AM, 14 Sept). Where's my carmaggedon? katu.com/news/survive... 0113
Reposted by No More FreewaysBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026$14B carbon bomb subsidy to help people evade sales taxes. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...nextcity.orgCan Light Rail Survive Vancouver, Washington’s New Bridge?The cost to replace the aging I-5 span between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, has grown past $14 billion. But plans for the bridge’s transit line are only shrinking. 1162
Reposted by No More FreewaysAnthony Macuk @anthonymacuk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The first three Amtrak Cascades Airo trainsets will enter revenue service Sept. 30! www.kgw.com/article/news... 031
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 08/09/2026who wants to be the next director of ODOT?oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comOregon Department of Transportation DirectorInitial Posting Date: 09/04/2026 Application Deadline: 11/09/2026 Agency: Department of Transportation Salary Range: $15,834 - $24,553 Position Type: Employee Position Title: Oregon Department of Tran... 060
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 03/09/2026Meanwhile the Oregon Legislature is gearing up write a check for over two billion dollars to double the width of I-5 in the backyard of Harriet Tubman Moddle School, clogging the neighborhood with noise and air pollution. 642277549
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 31/08/2026Helluva time for the Oregon Legislature to defund public transit and continue to write checks for multibillion dollar freeway expansions! Quite an ~affordability agenda~ going on over here 14314
Reposted by No More FreewaysPortland: Neighbors Welcome @portlandneighborswelcome.org · 26/08/2026You're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events 21910
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 22/08/2026The cuts to bus service will get worse without bold leadership from the Oregon Legislature next session. Will we restore and expand public transit? Or will we continue to give billions of dollars to ODOT for their costly, polluting freeway expansions? www.wweek.com/news/2026/08...wweek.com‘Historic’ Service Cuts Are Now Arriving for TriMet RidersThe service reductions were first announced in January, as a state transportation funding package crumbled in the face of a Republican-led grassroots revolt. 26622
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 21/08/2026safety is a good thing? obviously not when ODOT uses it to justify freeway projects, but we think folks should rank safety highly to help build support for safe routes and great streets programs in 2027 200
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 21/08/2026Trains! Not Lanes or Planes:thenewstribune.comMaybe we shouldn’t expand airports. Trains would serve WA better | OpinionBut transportation policy is often deadly health policy, because burning fossil fuel produces microscopic PM 2.5 particles. | Opinion 0435
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 21/08/2026Imagine if that train ran hourly, and was much more reliable! 030
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 20/08/2026securing funding to maintain/improve/expand amtrak cascades service (instead of just letting odot spend all our money on the rose quarter freeway expansion) is just one of many, many fights we're going to have to have in the oregon legislative session for the transportation package next year 16812
Reposted by No More FreewaysAnastasia Mason @anastasiacmason.bsky.social · 13/08/2026A look back at some of what was going on during transportation funding redirection conversations earlier this year: Why nearly $56M from ODOT wasn't used to balance budget | Exclusive www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p... #orpol #orlegstatesmanjournal.comWhy nearly $56M from ODOT wasn't used to balance budget | ExclusiveInformation about nearly $56 million in funding that could have been used to balance ODOT's budget in the 2026 session was not shared with lawmakers. 032
Reposted by No More FreewaysDirk VanderHart @dirquez.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The Oregon Legislature tapped a firm to audit ODOT that also gets $$ from contracts with ODOT -- and no one seems to see anything wrong with that. Great story from @anastasiacmason.bsky.social. #orleg #orpol www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...statesmanjournal.comFirm won $1M ODOT contract. Now it’s auditing the agency | ExclusiveThe Oregon Legislature selected an engineering firm to audit ODOT despite them being tapped to complete $1 million in work for the agency. 22812
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 14/08/2026please please please please take this survey and tell the legislature/odot that you want to see public transit, street safety and road maintenance prioritized over needless billions towards freeway expansion. www.cognitoforms.com/ODOT2/ROTVSu...cognitoforms.comRebuilding Our Transportation Vision Survey 22411
Reposted by No More FreewaysRJ Sheperd @rjsheperd.com · 14/08/2026The Safe Routes to School, Community Paths and Rail Infrastructure funding MUST be made whole (with interest) after this find. Children have been denied safety infrastructure, communities denied critical missing links, and Amtrak Cascades the local match for getting to 6 daily round trips. 1102
Reposted by No More FreewaysKori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Shame on the governor for again using this manipulative framing. By categorizing the freeway expansion projects as “maintenance”, this push poll is gonna prioritize more lanes over maintaining the bus service we already have If you care about transit in Oregon fill out the damn survey 65323
Reposted by No More FreewaysRockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026PORTLAND URBANIST ALERT! How should Oregon transportation dollars be spent? The Rebuilding Our Transportation Vision Workgroup is reviewing transportation needs, funding challenges, priorities, and tradeoffs to provide recommendations that will inform action in the 2027 legislative session.cognitoforms.comRebuilding Our Transportation Vision Survey 12612
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 14/08/2026"How much is too much?" No More Freeways co-founder @chrissmith.us testified today to the Oregon Transportation Commission about the latest $3 billion cost estimate for ODOT's proposed Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion. 0184
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 13/08/2026"Nearly $56 million in unobligated funds that could have been used to help balance the Oregon Department of Transportation's budget never made it to the negotiation table in the 2026 legislative session, the agency told the Statesman Journal." www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...statesmanjournal.comWhy nearly $56M from ODOT wasn't used to balance budget | ExclusiveInformation about nearly $56 million in funding that could have been used to balance ODOT's budget in the 2026 session was not shared with lawmakers. 1142
Reposted by No More FreewaysKori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This is why we can’t have transit 36918
Reposted by No More FreewaysJennifer @jenwith1n.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This is an emergency, we need our state leaders to act like it. We NEED transit, and improving transit service in the Portland metro supports the entire state because of the economic activity and tax revenue it generates. Fund TriMet! 08024
Reposted by No More Freewaysamb @amb.fyi · 12/08/2026Nothing short of a five alarm fire - to which the legislature is responding with “hmmm well let’s give ODOT three billion dollars to widen a freeway into the backyard of Harriet Tubman Middle School” 06620
Reposted by No More FreewaysHeyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social · 12/08/2026This is brutal. Public transit has never been great here but this would make it horrendous. But let's give all the city and county money to a billionaire sports team owner 0234
Reposted by No More FreewaysJarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Really important piece of work on getting transit capital costs under control in the US. ifp.org/transit-abun...ifp.orgThe Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress 0354
No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 12/08/2026Beating up on ODOT might be the one bipartisan tradition left in Oregon (Fact check: Rep Diehl is wrong - the project is expensive because ODOT is in fact doubling the width of the freeway to make space for a third and potentially fourth and fifth lane) #orleg #orpol 0172