No More Freeways
@nomorefreewayspdx.com
We’re the grassroots community effort to stop ODOT’s polluting, costly, dumb freeway expansions.
Climate leaders don’t widen freeways ❌🛣️❌
Climate leaders don’t widen freeways ❌🛣️❌
Helluva lineup for Tuesday's Joint Oversight on Transportation Committee meeting. Seems like a pertinent discussion as the legislature determines whether to continue to throw hundreds of millions to the Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion! #orleg #orpol
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February 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Helluva lineup for Tuesday's Joint Oversight on Transportation Committee meeting. Seems like a pertinent discussion as the legislature determines whether to continue to throw hundreds of millions to the Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion! #orleg #orpol
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@1000oregon.bsky.social has a nice call-to-action set up to support two ODOT reform bills up for consideration in this year's legislative session:
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us17.campaign-archive.com?e=841469aa1c...
Demand accountability for transportation tax dollars 📢
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February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
@1000oregon.bsky.social has a nice call-to-action set up to support two ODOT reform bills up for consideration in this year's legislative session:
us17.campaign-archive.com?e=841469aa1c...
us17.campaign-archive.com?e=841469aa1c...
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We Ride In Unity
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
January 27, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We Ride In Unity
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Saturday Jan 31 2PM meet, 2:30 roll
Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont
slow roll to Waterfront Esplanade
a Vigil for Those Murdered by ICE
@shift2bikes.bsky.social @pdxoregon50501.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @pnwelcome.bsky.social
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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You love to see it. Finally, the interstate bridge project's arrogance and deceit gets some media attention.
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
You love to see it. Finally, the interstate bridge project's arrogance and deceit gets some media attention.
Obliquely funny how much the Portland Metro Chamber of commerce is celebrating the recent uptick in pedestrian traffic in downtown Portland while feigning indifference to the colossal forthcoming cuts in transit service and being gung-ho on billions for freeways
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Obliquely funny how much the Portland Metro Chamber of commerce is celebrating the recent uptick in pedestrian traffic in downtown Portland while feigning indifference to the colossal forthcoming cuts in transit service and being gung-ho on billions for freeways
Lee Beyer, legislative architect of the freeway-heavy HB 2017 and possibly the biggest evangelist of "just one more lane bro" in oregon politics, is sitting from his perch in the oregon transportation commission and openly questioning whether the interstate bridge can move forward. #orpol #orleg
"If those numbers are correct, we can't build this project. There's no way you're going to get the money to do it at this point." - Lee Beyer, OTC vice-chair and former Oregon legislator
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bikeportland.org/2026/01/23/t...
Transportation commissioners grill Interstate Bridge project staff
Their questions bore deeper into this project than bridge pillars.
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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The amount of children who walk to school is exponentially higher than the amount who take the freeway.
Guess which one is on the chopping block in our new transportation bill?
Beaverton deserves transportation systems that promote public safety, healthy lifestyles, and local communities.
Guess which one is on the chopping block in our new transportation bill?
Beaverton deserves transportation systems that promote public safety, healthy lifestyles, and local communities.
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
Lawmakers eye Safe Routes to School funding to backfill maintenance hole
They wouldn't come for the kids' money, would they?
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The amount of children who walk to school is exponentially higher than the amount who take the freeway.
Guess which one is on the chopping block in our new transportation bill?
Beaverton deserves transportation systems that promote public safety, healthy lifestyles, and local communities.
Guess which one is on the chopping block in our new transportation bill?
Beaverton deserves transportation systems that promote public safety, healthy lifestyles, and local communities.
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This has been obvious for over a decade but ODOT has been hiding this fact from the public. They keep getting new money to build new things instead of actually maintaining their stuff
I remember seeing a graph on a ODOT project manager's wall in 2010 that showed a massive cliff in the 2020s
I remember seeing a graph on a ODOT project manager's wall in 2010 that showed a massive cliff in the 2020s
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
Lawmakers eye Safe Routes to School funding to backfill maintenance hole
They wouldn't come for the kids' money, would they?
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This has been obvious for over a decade but ODOT has been hiding this fact from the public. They keep getting new money to build new things instead of actually maintaining their stuff
I remember seeing a graph on a ODOT project manager's wall in 2010 that showed a massive cliff in the 2020s
I remember seeing a graph on a ODOT project manager's wall in 2010 that showed a massive cliff in the 2020s
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oregon’s a blue state with a democratic party governing trifecta btw
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
Lawmakers eye Safe Routes to School funding to backfill maintenance hole
They wouldn't come for the kids' money, would they?
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM
oregon’s a blue state with a democratic party governing trifecta btw
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So let’s break this down. You can either fund
a. Expansions to the racism infrastructure designed to destroy minority neighborhoods and kills hundreds of Oregonians every year
b. The save the walking children initiative
Liberals are clinging to the capitalist system at the expense of lives
a. Expansions to the racism infrastructure designed to destroy minority neighborhoods and kills hundreds of Oregonians every year
b. The save the walking children initiative
Liberals are clinging to the capitalist system at the expense of lives
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
Lawmakers eye Safe Routes to School funding to backfill maintenance hole
They wouldn't come for the kids' money, would they?
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 AM
So let’s break this down. You can either fund
a. Expansions to the racism infrastructure designed to destroy minority neighborhoods and kills hundreds of Oregonians every year
b. The save the walking children initiative
Liberals are clinging to the capitalist system at the expense of lives
a. Expansions to the racism infrastructure designed to destroy minority neighborhoods and kills hundreds of Oregonians every year
b. The save the walking children initiative
Liberals are clinging to the capitalist system at the expense of lives
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
Lawmakers eye Safe Routes to School funding to backfill maintenance hole
They wouldn't come for the kids' money, would they?
bikeportland.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 AM
ODOT’s budget is fucked. They could either stop spending hundreds of millions on a doomed freeway expansion that is billions of dollars away from completion or raid the $15m a year program for sidewalks near elementary schools. Guess which Dems are choosing #orpol
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/22/l...
"The new "abundance" agenda can deliver a wealth of equitable transportation options — but only if its proponents recognize how our glut of highways has contributed to the "scarcity" they say they hope to tackle, advocates are saying."
- @usa.streetsblog.org
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- @usa.streetsblog.org
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What the 'Abundance' Agenda Could Mean For Equitable Transportation — Streetsblog USA
Could Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's buzzword usher in an era of bountiful transportation options, or just more highways?
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January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"The new "abundance" agenda can deliver a wealth of equitable transportation options — but only if its proponents recognize how our glut of highways has contributed to the "scarcity" they say they hope to tackle, advocates are saying."
- @usa.streetsblog.org
usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/20/w...
- @usa.streetsblog.org
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ODOT plays games to maximize what they can spend on highways. For example they are using those flexible federal funds to borrow against for their almost $1B curb ramp legal settlement. They could have used restricted gas tax for that, but instead committed the flexible funds 🤦♀️
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 AM
ODOT plays games to maximize what they can spend on highways. For example they are using those flexible federal funds to borrow against for their almost $1B curb ramp legal settlement. They could have used restricted gas tax for that, but instead committed the flexible funds 🤦♀️
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It’s unfortunately tricky to get straight answers from ODOT about this. But this legislative session is going to provide a real unique opportunity to really call to question if we can afford these damn megaprojects. Stay tuned
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 AM
It’s unfortunately tricky to get straight answers from ODOT about this. But this legislative session is going to provide a real unique opportunity to really call to question if we can afford these damn megaprojects. Stay tuned
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has anyone done a deep dive yet on what it would look like for oregon to flex more federal transportation funds from highways to transit + safety projects? @nomorefreewayspdx.com perhaps?
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Still no news from the Coast Guard, worth keeping an eye on, curious that they may be timing this announcement for a friday afternoon before a three day weekend news dump...
Coast Guard demanding IBR forgo their existing design and build a lift bridge would change the trajectory of the project
Coast Guard demanding IBR forgo their existing design and build a lift bridge would change the trajectory of the project
Coast Guard decision coming tomorrow on our Interstate Bridge Replacement Project.
There is a tremendous amount of support for our proposal from the maritime industry, and broader community, as you can see from comments here: www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organiza...
We eagerly await their decision.
There is a tremendous amount of support for our proposal from the maritime industry, and broader community, as you can see from comments here: www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organiza...
We eagerly await their decision.
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Still no news from the Coast Guard, worth keeping an eye on, curious that they may be timing this announcement for a friday afternoon before a three day weekend news dump...
Coast Guard demanding IBR forgo their existing design and build a lift bridge would change the trajectory of the project
Coast Guard demanding IBR forgo their existing design and build a lift bridge would change the trajectory of the project
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reminder that
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 AM
reminder that
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
Republican Senator (and Vice-Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee) Bruce Starr, in an interview with @wweek.com:
#orleg
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
#orleg
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Republican Senator (and Vice-Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee) Bruce Starr, in an interview with @wweek.com:
#orleg
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
#orleg
www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Sounds like the first official response from WSDOT after news broke that the IBR team was hiding cost escalations from the public and that the project now costs $15,000,000,000 is “so what” and “let’s just build it anyway” #walege
Earlier today WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith was asked about the leaked cost estimates on the Interstate Bridge Replacement and her response was...not incredibly encouraging.
"By getting started that's the way to help manage the costs."
"By getting started that's the way to help manage the costs."
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Sounds like the first official response from WSDOT after news broke that the IBR team was hiding cost escalations from the public and that the project now costs $15,000,000,000 is “so what” and “let’s just build it anyway” #walege
“While construction costs are estimated to increase by 68%, the costs for consultants and staff are estimated to increase by 406%. You might call it the “consultant industrial complex.” #orpol #orleg pwlobby.com/up-up-and-aw...
Up, Up and Away - Pac/West Lobby Group
Government Affairs. Economic Development. Campaign Consulting. Public Relations & Communications. Association Management.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
“While construction costs are estimated to increase by 68%, the costs for consultants and staff are estimated to increase by 406%. You might call it the “consultant industrial complex.” #orpol #orleg pwlobby.com/up-up-and-aw...
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I've seen this story get a fair amount of traction in Oregon, but not in Washington, where we've committed over $1 billion in funding already and would likely be expected to take on a bigger share of any cost overruns.
New cost estimates have revealed that the funding gap on Washington and Oregon's joint megaproject to widen I-5 between the two states has grown to anywhere from $5 billion to $13 billion. The project as we know it is likely doomed.
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The Pacific Northwest’s Biggest Highway Project Could be Cooked » The Urbanist
# New cost estimates on the long-planned Interstate Bridge Replacement over the Columbia River reveal a funding gap that could range from $5 billion to a staggering $13 billion, an amount that neither...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I've seen this story get a fair amount of traction in Oregon, but not in Washington, where we've committed over $1 billion in funding already and would likely be expected to take on a bigger share of any cost overruns.
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Exploding Costs Could Doom One of America’s Greatest Highway Boondoggles - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/e... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @cityobservatory.bsky.social
Exploding Costs Could Doom One of America's Greatest Highway Boondoggles — Streetsblog USA
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Project and highway expansion between Oregon and Washington was already a boondoggle. Then the costs ballooned to $17.7 billion.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Exploding Costs Could Doom One of America’s Greatest Highway Boondoggles - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/e... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @cityobservatory.bsky.social
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lol this project is dead. Again. What a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars planning this thing. Same mistakes as the CRC. Just gobsmacking hubris and incompetent leadership.
Willamette Week reports the price estimate for the Interstate Bridge Replacement has more than doubled to $13.6 billion. www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Interstate Bridge Staff Hid Information About Ballooning Cost of Giant Highway Project
The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers.
www.wweek.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 AM
lol this project is dead. Again. What a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars planning this thing. Same mistakes as the CRC. Just gobsmacking hubris and incompetent leadership.