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Busted for bussing while busing in Portland
Two 14-year-old girls were kicked off the No. 12 Tri-Met route for kissing, and a driver is in big trouble. But how the story developed on the Web is just as interesting.
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Portland's bicycle master plan is emerging
In the self-proclaimed two-wheel capital of America, excitement over release of even a two-page introduction about existing conditions is almost too much to bear.
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Northwest cities have an identity crisis, because metaphors are the new similes
If Burien is the new Brooklyn, then what is Seattle? Or Portland? Or Brooklyn, for that matter? Follow the logic to some surprising answers.
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The new population figures show slow growth in Seattle and big growth in outer counties
The region is growing smartly, particularly as you get farther away from Seattle, and in amenities-rich hotspots like Whatcom and the Columbia River valley. The new figures show what high costs will do in cities with lots of economic growth, pushing families and other residents farther and farther o