Reposted by JoshPortland Accessibility & UX Meetup @pdxa11yux.bsky.social · 21hNext week! Join us and CHIFOO as we host Cindy Merrill for a discussion about moderated research with people using assistive technology. Details below! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #UXR #Meetup #Portland #PDX #CHIFOO 001
Reposted by JoshPortland Accessibility & UX Meetup @pdxa11yux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Join us on Oct 7th to learn more about assistive tech user research! Cindy Merrill will share real-world insights from her work doing remote moderated research with people using assistive tech. Co-hosted with CHIFOO! pdxa11yux.org/events/2026/... #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #UXR #Meetup #Portland #PDXpdxa11yux.orgAssistive Tech User Research (co-hosted with CHIFOO)Lead UX Researcher Cindy Merrill shares insights from working directly with people who use assistive technologies such as screen readers and magnifiers. Discover practical ways to make user research m... 002
Reposted by JoshNo 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
Reposted by JoshRob Galanakis @robgalanakis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026No idea if Shawne will win one of THREE open Tigard city council seats. But as someone who has run for office, and lost in a landslide, I can tell you that every donation made a difference, and sustained me for future action. I don't know what our future holds but I know we need more Shawnes. 2118
Reposted by JoshManuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 17/09/2026Friends, it's that time of the year: Once again, I'm asking you to help me create another amazing HTMHell Advent Calendar by writing about HTML. The CFP is open until October 3! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comHTMHell Advent CalendarHello, my dear friends of high-quality markup! We're getting closer to the last quarter of 2026, which means that the HTMHell Advent Calendar is getting closer, too. Last year, once again, you contrib... 34936
Reposted by JoshNat West @natwestinportland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Idk let’s just perma close I-5. 1647
Reposted by Joshbus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Why 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? 5292
Reposted by JoshShift @shift2bikes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Join the @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social bike bus to the Timbers game on Sat Sep 19th for bike night! www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... The ride is free; purchase a ticket for entry to the match. Get a Biketown discount w/ promo BIKEPTFC26 if you need wheels for the ride! #pdxBikes #bikeFun #RCTIDshift2bikes.orgCalendarRides calendar 044
Reposted by JoshMitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In case you didn’t see this: the Planning Commission is seeking candidates to fill some open roles. Please throw your hat in the ring!portland.govPlanning Commission seeks candidates for open positionsThe City of Portland is seeking members to serve on an advisory body responsible for long-range city planning. Apply by Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. 33417
Reposted by JoshNANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller Monday, September 07,1953 3876941115
Reposted by JoshPortland DSA @portlanddsa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Meet Portland DSA’s endorsed candidates for the 2026 November election! Our electeds will work together across jurisdiction and with our movement for transformative change! 27521
Reposted by JoshShawne Martinez @shawne4tigard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026First post! 👋🏽 Hi all! I'm excited to announce my candidacy for Tigard City Council! As a recipient of the Safe Streets for All award from @thestreettrust.org I am committed to making Tigard more walkable and bikeable. www.thestreettrust.org/2023/10/11/a...thestreettrust.orgAnnouncing the 2023 Alice Awards Winners, The Street TrustThe Alice Awards honors individuals and organizations shaping Oregon's transportation landscape, leading with a commitment to The Street Trust's mission to... 1132
Reposted by JoshBike Bus PDX @bikebuspdx.org · 28/08/2026Bike Bus PDX is hiring a Full-Time Coordinator to help us grow Bike Buses in East Portland (made possible thanks to the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund)! Check out the link to learn more. Please submit by September 15th www.bikebuspdx.org/jobs/bike-bu...bikebuspdx.orgBike Bus CoordinatorThe Bike Bus Coordinator is the backbone of Bike Bus PDX 089
Reposted by JoshStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed: 9465734511
Reposted by JoshThe Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Let's do it for Tim, Portland. No tickets necessary. No entry until 9:00 PM. Just space for one hour to celebrate and remember one of the greatest with friends. We'll be asking everyone to clear out by 10:00 PM so we can close up and get some rest. Thanks in advance for being respectful. 218756
Reposted by Joshda share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP DOLLEY - dashare.zone ADMIN 0701206
Reposted by JoshThe Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Fuck this week. Rest in power to both our queens. 🖤 112223
Reposted by Joshiain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Biketown 2.0 is way too expensive, and as some of us said at the time, the 2020 contract with Lyft was a mistake. The next contract starts in 2028, and it will be a huge failure if Biketown 3.0 doesn’t have a very different pricing structure. 11676
Josh @press1forjosh.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“Let's call the mayor, let's complain Looks like the city's done to us again Tied up in traffic, what do you know The damn city bus moves so slow” youtu.be/AxvDoBD6_vk?... #Trimetyoutu.beViolent Femmes - Waiting For The Bus (Official Audio)YouTube video by Violent Femmes 031
Reposted by JoshNo 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 JoshAmtrak Cascades @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov · 18/08/2026We are happy to report that the tracks north of Portland are opening! Tomorrow, on August 19, all Amtrak Cascades trains resume normal service, except Train 500 which will resume on Thursday, August 20. Let your summer travel plans resume. We’ll drive! 💚🤎🤍 530955
Reposted by JoshDark Horse Workers United @darkhorseunion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026UNION UPDATE: tl;dr Dark Horse leadership is attempting to reduce union membership by claiming supervisory status for Senior Editors, who have never been allowed management roles. 🧵 6397238
Reposted by JoshThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It's not just advocates who say this. Researchers, studies, and data say it. That's why advocates say it. Reporters can just say it, too!theguardian.comUS push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates sayTrump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets 1127468
Reposted by JoshMitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Not my district, but c’mon man. I’ll be sending a letter to Parks about this (with a cc to the D3 councilors), but this is one of those moments where in the midst of the many ongoing policy challenges that Portlanders experience that have no near term solution, you don’t add some new pain like thiswweek.comCity Orders Citizen-Run Youth Program to Discontinue Popular WaterslideThe Brooklyn Park water slide in Southeast Portland—used by youthful summer day campers for nearly 50 years—was shut down after coming to the attention of Portland Parks and Recreation. 1111821
Reposted by JoshAdrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 28/07/2026On laptop and hotel wifi right now, but yesterday I got this message on my mobile. So I’m mostly not using Bluesky while in Texas for Disability:IN. Except when back in room, maybe. 022
Reposted by JoshEric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 23/07/2026The way to understand this is to view it the way those in power do: Accessibility is something that can be automated away, just like every other concern. The fact that this is in opposition to reality is immaterial, as are the human-facing consequences. aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs...aftermath.siteLayoffs Leave The Future Of Xbox’s Award-Winning Accessibility Efforts In DoubtFormer workers say Xbox cuts leave less resources and experts to make sure games are developed, labelled, and tested with accessibility in mind 0123
Josh @press1forjosh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026youtu.be/w1aLc2JrcPI?...youtu.beGet a Life and Live It LoserYouTube video by The Queers - Topic 000
Reposted by JoshJarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Portland: everyone who is seriously thinking of using our CLEAN ENERGY FUND to bribe our basketball team to not leave town needs to know that our transit agency is on track to cut nearly 1/3 of its service from what it was in 2025. Which is the greater crisis? 716853
Reposted by JoshMultnomah County, OR @multco.bsky.social · 21/07/2026📣 NWS forecasts temps in the upper 90s today! 🧊 Cooling Center Open today (12PM–9 PM): Bud Clark Commons, 650 NW Irving St. Pets welcome, food and water avail. 🚌 TriMet won't turn away anyone heading to a center, just tell the operator. Interactive map on cool spaces & heat tips: multco.us/hot 01114
Reposted by JoshPortland Streetcar @portlandstreetcar.org · 21/07/2026Due to excessive heat and Multnomah County's State of Emergency, we will not turn away any riders Tuesday who are seeking a cooling shelter for lack of valid fare. The emergency declaration is expected to last until at least 10pm. 02916
Reposted by JoshTriMet @trimet.org · 21/07/2026TriMet will not turn away anyone who is traveling to and from a cooling center who is unable to pay fare between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. today (Tuesday, July 21). Please tell your bus operator that you’re heading to or from a cooling center. 06638
Josh @press1forjosh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Inn Between Ride #2 is tonight! This time, we traverse North and Northeast Portland: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... Meet at 5:30pm at Two Point Inn. Bring cash — it’s a cash-only bar! #InnBetweenRidePDX #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikesshift2bikes.orgCalendarRides calendar 140
Reposted by JoshPortland IWW @portlandiww.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Join us Tuesday August 18 for an introductory oranizer training on solidarity and direct action in the workplace. We'll be meeting at the Albina Library in NE, 5:30 to 7:30p. This is a nation-wide tour! Visit industrialworker.carrd.co for more info and to RSVP. 0178
Reposted by JoshPortland Streetcar @portlandstreetcar.org · 16/07/2026Our 25th anniversary is this Monday, July 20! To celebrate, we'll be out at the Central Library stop with free coffee and plenty of free streetcar swag. Come by so we can thank you for riding! 🚃🥳🎉 0155
Reposted by JoshPortland Accessibility & UX Meetup @pdxa11yux.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Community event coming up soon for Disability Pride Month — Disability Joy block party! Hosted by PHAME and Community Vision, on Sunday July 19th, 11am–3pm, at 2446 SE Ladd Ave, Portland. Full details at the link! www.phamepdx.org/disabilityjo... #a11y #Portland #PDXphamepdx.orgDisability Joy Block Party — PHAME 081
Reposted by JoshSarah Iannarone @sarahiannarone.bsky.social · 27/06/2026WTAF Portland. Looks like the astroturfing ghouls helping the cops raid the climate fund are jacking images from your bicycling community, including a beloved member who is deceased. Demand better. And use PCEF $ on transportation decarbonization infrastructure like bike lanes for "safer streets." 34011
Josh @press1forjosh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Come listen to some tasty jazz and ride bikes with the @kmhd.org ride tonight! Meet in Ladd Circle at 4:30pm, roll at quittin’ time! www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve... #jazz #KMHD #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX 071
Reposted by JoshMultnomah County, OR @multco.bsky.social · 21/06/2026💨 Portland residents may qualify for a free air conditioning unit! Call 311 or check your eligibility online before the June 30, 2026 deadline: www.portland.gov/bps/cleanenergy/cooling-portland/apply-cooling-unitportland.govApply for a Cooling UnitDetermine eligibility and request a cooling unit from the Cooling Portland program. For assistance by phone, contact 311. Applications are open through June 30, 2026. 01313
Reposted by JoshConnor he/they @gayloader.bsky.social · 19/06/2026If you think PCEF has too much money you’re wrong, you just aren’t thinking big enough. We can change lives here, we just need to dream bigger than we ever have before. If something like a bike can change lives we need to do this times ten. We could bring car reliance down tremendously. Think big. 0214
Josh @press1forjosh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Today is the stand-in(n) for 3rd Monday — first Inn Between Ride of the summer is tonight! #InnBetweenRidePDX #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikes 031
Reposted by JoshTaylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The Oregon Secretary of State’s office has opened an investigation into allegations of misconduct against a campaign to divert PCEF funds to police. The state has so far received 28 of these complaints, which allege petitioners are misleading voters about the proposal or its funding source.portlandmercury.comDozens of Complaints Against Police Funding Petition Prompt State Investigation - Portland MercuryLast month, canvassers began collecting signatures for a Portland ballot initiative seeking to use clean energy funds to hire police. Since then, the Oregon Secretary of State has received 28 complain... 511434
Reposted by JoshBikePortland @bikeportland.org · 17/06/2026Hi friends! I've missed you. Here's an update on where things stand with me and BP. bikeportland.org/2026/06/17/d...bikeportland.orgDispatch from hiatus and update on the futureIn some ways, this hiatus is a trial run of what it would feel like if I did move on. 1374
Reposted by JoshMultnomah County, OR @multco.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Four Multnomah County Library locations will stay open until 8 PM tonight, June 15 — two hours longer than their usual schedule: ✅ Albina Library, 205 NE Russell St ✅ Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave ✅ East County Library, 475 NW Division St, Gresham ✅ Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd Ave 122
Reposted by JoshMultnomah County, OR @multco.bsky.social · 15/06/2026PLS SHARE: In addition to dozens of libraries, misting stations, and other already-open cool space , 2 cooling centers will open from Noon to 9PM today, June 15: 📍Multnomah County East Building, 600 NE 8th St, Gresham 📍Bud Clark Commons, 650 NW Irving St., Portland 15556
Reposted by JoshShift @shift2bikes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026A seasonal burn ban is in effect for Portland (and surrounding counties), and is anticipated to remain in effect throughout the summer: www.portland.gov/fire/burn-ba... If your ride was planning to have a fire, please skip it. We keep us safe! #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDXportland.govBurn Ban Issued in City of PortlandThis page displays the most recent Burn Ban information for the City of Portland 194
Reposted by JoshShift @shift2bikes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Next few days are going to be hot! There’s a heat warning Sunday thru Tuesday night. Before heading out, check the weather & the calendar — events may have changed/rescheduled. www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikes #heatWave #ORWX #pdxtstwpc.ncep.noaa.govNWS HeatRisk 021
Josh @press1forjosh.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The Inn Between Ride is back for another year — one each month for Bike Summer! bit.ly/inn-between-... #InnBetweenRidePDX #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikesbit.lyInn Between Ride 2026Ride bikes to bars named “inn,” or which are in inns, by way of in-between spaces variously literal and figurative. The rides are free, but bring money for drinks and food. Join me on 3rd Mondays f… 131
Reposted by JoshShift @shift2bikes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Bike Play runs multiple dates — opening night is tonight! Shows are on June 11-14 and 18-20, with ASL interpretation on June 13. More info at www.bikeplaypdx.com #BikePlay #pdxBikes #bikeFun #PedalpaloozaPDX #BikeSummerPDX #shift2bikesbikeplaypdx.comBIKE PLAY | Original Bike Theater in Portland, OregonPart bike ride, part original outdoor theater, each year a new show is created as part of Pedalpalooza. 021
![Call 2-1-1 or check multco.us/hot for the latest information and a full map of cooling locations. Information may change.
Cooling centers open Tuesday, July 21, 2026, from noon to 9 p.m., until conditions improve. All sites ADA accessible. Pets welcome.
No one will be turned away. Call 2-1-1 for transportation help. Trimet (trimet.org/planner) allows free rides to cooling centers.
An interactive map of other nearby outdoor cooling spaces, splash pads and libraries can be found at multco.us/hot.
Bud Clark Commons: 650 N.W. Irving St., Portland
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