Culture
What bike-friendly looks like
If bicyclists are given their own pathways, as pedestrians have with sidewalks, this healthy, efficient mode of transportation can take off as it has in Europe.
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Once a year, Portland streets are decorated with duct tape
Fair or not, the Rose Parade tradition of claiming a streetside spot in advance with tape or chalk has long been sacrosanct. But things could be different this year.
Tech
The economic impact act plays in Portland
If you believe these studies, and some of us do, the arts contribute almost as much to the Portland economy as they do in much-bigger Seattle.
Politics
An Oregon library system considers outsourcing to balance the books
It's come to this: With federal timber dollars pretty much burned up and people concerned with basic issues like law enforcement, a company in Maryland is one option for reopening library branches in rural Oregon.
Politics
How they drew lines in the Northwest's forests
An environmental historian traces the century-long evolution of a government-managed patchwork in the Cascades. In the end, designating wilderness areas was as much about cutting down trees as preserving them.