Will Hollingsworth
@whollingsworth.bsky.social
Bikes, books, busses, buildings, Bortland
"Mommy, mommy, buy me a license plate!"
"No, come along Bortland!"
"Are you talking to me?"
"No, my city is also named Bortland."
"Mommy, mommy, buy me a license plate!"
"No, come along Bortland!"
"Are you talking to me?"
"No, my city is also named Bortland."
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A candid exchange on Instagram underscored the complicated, ongoing racial dynamics of this project
bikeportland.org/2025/12/09/a...
bikeportland.org/2025/12/09/a...
Advocates spar ahead of pivotal Rose Quarter project vote
"You folks are starting to veer into a politic defined by green-washed racism..."
bikeportland.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A candid exchange on Instagram underscored the complicated, ongoing racial dynamics of this project
bikeportland.org/2025/12/09/a...
bikeportland.org/2025/12/09/a...
Couple it with a vacancy tax on surface parking lots downtown with the funds going to a revolving loan fund for housing and you've got a stew going.
I applaud Wilson's goal to see 2,500 new housing units underway in Central Portland by 2030, and would suggest that if he wants that to the case he should make sure the Central City Code Amendments Project is as ambitious as possible www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Here are 3 things Portland’s mayor wants to see in the central city by 2030
Hitting any one of the targets announced by Mayor Keith Wilson will likely be an extremely tall order.
www.oregonlive.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Couple it with a vacancy tax on surface parking lots downtown with the funds going to a revolving loan fund for housing and you've got a stew going.
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"Two Portland city councilors are pushing a resolution to reform the city’s design review process and perhaps provide a temporary exemption for housing proposals."
Major reform could be coming to Portland's design review system.
Portland councilors push major design review reform
The Portland City Council is preparing to consider a resolution that could led to design review process changes and a possible temporary exemption to accelerate housing construction.
djcoregon.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Two Portland city councilors are pushing a resolution to reform the city’s design review process and perhaps provide a temporary exemption for housing proposals."
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@metrolosangeles.bsky.social I know gondolas are like sexy to show in Powerpoint presentations and stuff, but consider:
A light rail that splits off the A Line to hit Dodger Stadium, then up to Griffith Park and LA Zoo utilizing the still vacant remnants of the old Pacific Electric Red Car route
A light rail that splits off the A Line to hit Dodger Stadium, then up to Griffith Park and LA Zoo utilizing the still vacant remnants of the old Pacific Electric Red Car route
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social I know gondolas are like sexy to show in Powerpoint presentations and stuff, but consider:
A light rail that splits off the A Line to hit Dodger Stadium, then up to Griffith Park and LA Zoo utilizing the still vacant remnants of the old Pacific Electric Red Car route
A light rail that splits off the A Line to hit Dodger Stadium, then up to Griffith Park and LA Zoo utilizing the still vacant remnants of the old Pacific Electric Red Car route
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Is the US irredeemably a "car culture"? No.
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who is interested in car-free living in the US? Findings from a nationwide survey
The United States (US) is infamously car dependent, causing environmental, safety, and social problems. Car-free living is one way to combat the downs…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Is the US irredeemably a "car culture"? No.
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Correction: "We find that nearly one fifth of urban and suburban US car owners express a definite interest in living car-free (18 %), and an additional 40 % are open to the idea."
December 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Correction: "We find that nearly one fifth of urban and suburban US car owners express a definite interest in living car-free (18 %), and an additional 40 % are open to the idea."
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what’s up Joyce hear me out on this…Joyce Carol x Goats…cd be very powerful collab…hmu
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
what’s up Joyce hear me out on this…Joyce Carol x Goats…cd be very powerful collab…hmu
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If you're in Oregon and you care about being able to go places, this needs your attention THIS MORNING. nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3/
ACTION ALERT – Tell the OTC to prioritize snowplows and potholes over endless freeway boondoggles - No More Freeways
This Thursday, the Oregon Transportation Commission will be voting on whether to continue to allocate money towards the doomed Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion or instead direct this revenue to covering...
nomorefreewayspdx.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you're in Oregon and you care about being able to go places, this needs your attention THIS MORNING. nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3/
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I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.
The dream of homeownership is out of reach for most Californians, and renting is a subpar second option. With support from MapCraft, Inc., @shanedphillips.bsky.social proposes a new model to fill the gap between renting and owning.
Read more below
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/bui...
Read more below
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/bui...
Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility
Exploring the feasibility of shared prosperity rental housing, a model blending renter flexibility with homeownership-style wealth building to benefit targeted populations.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.
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Filmed Transit Talks with @councilormorillo.bsky.social tonight and between questions a fellow rider jumped in to say that they were loving the conversation, hearing a city councilor talk about the need for transit investments. Transit is a pro-community, pro-democracy space.
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Filmed Transit Talks with @councilormorillo.bsky.social tonight and between questions a fellow rider jumped in to say that they were loving the conversation, hearing a city councilor talk about the need for transit investments. Transit is a pro-community, pro-democracy space.
Big Pipe created at 40% full. Do not insult the Big Pipe with this puny storm.
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Big Pipe created at 40% full. Do not insult the Big Pipe with this puny storm.
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Our new study provides rare causal evidence about NYC’s speed camera program. We find large reductions in collisions (30%) and injuries (16%) near intersections with cameras. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @astagoff.bsky.social ky.social @brendenbeck.bsky.social nbeck.bsky.social 🧪
Can speed cameras make streets safer? Quasi-experimental evidence from New York City | PNAS
Each year, approximately 40,000 people die in vehicle collisions in the United States,
generating $340 billion in economic costs. To make roads saf...
www.pnas.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Our new study provides rare causal evidence about NYC’s speed camera program. We find large reductions in collisions (30%) and injuries (16%) near intersections with cameras. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @astagoff.bsky.social ky.social @brendenbeck.bsky.social nbeck.bsky.social 🧪
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When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
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I wrote a thing.
Build trams, but build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Build trams, but build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Build trams. But build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I wrote a thing.
Build trams, but build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Build trams, but build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
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Lines have been clearly drawn in the debate over what type of bus service is right for 82nd Avenue. This was just one of three letters the agency received about the bus lane project today.
bikeportland.org/2025/12/08/6...
bikeportland.org/2025/12/08/6...
61 businesses sign onto letter opposing full BAT lanes on 82nd Avenue
With an update on the project expected to come at a TriMet Board meeting this Wednesday, groups on both sides of this issue are making their voices heard.
bikeportland.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Lines have been clearly drawn in the debate over what type of bus service is right for 82nd Avenue. This was just one of three letters the agency received about the bus lane project today.
bikeportland.org/2025/12/08/6...
bikeportland.org/2025/12/08/6...
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Two examples from Zurich of how indirect maneuvers help simplify intersection management and deliver effective Transit Priority even in very complex junctions, as part of a broader circulation plan.
The Bellevue/Stadelhofen and Kreuplatz nodes
The Bellevue/Stadelhofen and Kreuplatz nodes
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Two examples from Zurich of how indirect maneuvers help simplify intersection management and deliver effective Transit Priority even in very complex junctions, as part of a broader circulation plan.
The Bellevue/Stadelhofen and Kreuplatz nodes
The Bellevue/Stadelhofen and Kreuplatz nodes
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contemplating this leaves you with some interesting observations about the impact of federal funding requirements on infrastructure costs
I can’t decide if this is a bit or not, but I would also like to note that we built the big pipe tunnel at a cost of $45 million/km, easily matching subway costs in low cost countries like south korea and spain, all without any federal funding. maybe the water bureau should build the downtown tunnel
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
contemplating this leaves you with some interesting observations about the impact of federal funding requirements on infrastructure costs
I think it's generally acknowledged that removing parking next to the Portland Streetcar would improve speed (a bit) and reliability sooo, why haven't we done that yet? Is it a first mover thing? Does PBOT need instruction from the council? @councilorgreen.bsky.social @councilorclark.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I think it's generally acknowledged that removing parking next to the Portland Streetcar would improve speed (a bit) and reliability sooo, why haven't we done that yet? Is it a first mover thing? Does PBOT need instruction from the council? @councilorgreen.bsky.social @councilorclark.bsky.social
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Both concepts were put forward last year, in terms of condo reform (HB 1403) and elevator standards (SB 5156). 1403 passed but was fairly limited, and 5156 didn't make it.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/03/e...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/03/e...
Elevator Reform Falls Short at Washington Legislature » The Urbanist
# Despite considerable momentum behind SB 5156 coming from the state Senate, the idea of reforming Washington's strict elevator codes met resistance from firefighter groups and the powerful elevator c...
www.theurbanist.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Both concepts were put forward last year, in terms of condo reform (HB 1403) and elevator standards (SB 5156). 1403 passed but was fairly limited, and 5156 didn't make it.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/03/e...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/03/e...
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Last week, I went to Capitol Hill and met with Oregon’s representatives in the House and Senate to urge them to push for federal standards for law enforcement and ICE operating in our cities: agents must show their faces, and they must use clearly marked government vehicles during operations.
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Last week, I went to Capitol Hill and met with Oregon’s representatives in the House and Senate to urge them to push for federal standards for law enforcement and ICE operating in our cities: agents must show their faces, and they must use clearly marked government vehicles during operations.
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As things stand now, the NWSL isn’t fighting for Trinity Rodman. It’s fighting against her, and shadowboxing with its own potential in the process.
A column, at @theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
A column, at @theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
NWSL said it would fight for Trinity Rodman. It’s only fighting with itself
One way or the other, the league will set a precedent with Rodman. The NWSL has the power to choose what that looks like.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
As things stand now, the NWSL isn’t fighting for Trinity Rodman. It’s fighting against her, and shadowboxing with its own potential in the process.
A column, at @theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
A column, at @theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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Portland Neighbors Welcome
Annual Gathering
Sat Dec 13 4-6PM
White Owl 1305 SE 8th
@pnwelcome.bsky.social believes that more people living closer together will need to drive less. BikeLoud believes that too!
RSVP so P:NW knows how much food to bring: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events/2025-...
Annual Gathering
Sat Dec 13 4-6PM
White Owl 1305 SE 8th
@pnwelcome.bsky.social believes that more people living closer together will need to drive less. BikeLoud believes that too!
RSVP so P:NW knows how much food to bring: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events/2025-...
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Portland Neighbors Welcome
Annual Gathering
Sat Dec 13 4-6PM
White Owl 1305 SE 8th
@pnwelcome.bsky.social believes that more people living closer together will need to drive less. BikeLoud believes that too!
RSVP so P:NW knows how much food to bring: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events/2025-...
Annual Gathering
Sat Dec 13 4-6PM
White Owl 1305 SE 8th
@pnwelcome.bsky.social believes that more people living closer together will need to drive less. BikeLoud believes that too!
RSVP so P:NW knows how much food to bring: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events/2025-...
Most confusing part of RTO is that this office, which is all of ten years old, was not built with enough bathrooms. I don't know how that happens.
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Most confusing part of RTO is that this office, which is all of ten years old, was not built with enough bathrooms. I don't know how that happens.
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Portland’s leaders are committed to 82nd Avenue as the centerpiece of a thriving, walkable neighborhood, and we are calling on TriMet to ensure full BAT lanes as a critical safety investment to fulfill that vision.
Today, I joined thirteen other elected officials and over thirty community advocacy organizations in writing @trimet.org to ask that the agency prioritize full, seven-mile Business Access and Transit (BAT) Lanes on 82nd Avenue as part of their ongoing Transit Project. #pdx #portland
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Portland’s leaders are committed to 82nd Avenue as the centerpiece of a thriving, walkable neighborhood, and we are calling on TriMet to ensure full BAT lanes as a critical safety investment to fulfill that vision.
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Action Alert!
Join No More Freeways in demanding that the Oregon Transportation Commission vote to redirect Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion funding to serve ODOT's myriad other needs.
Testimony due by Tuesday - RT and help us spread the word!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3
Join No More Freeways in demanding that the Oregon Transportation Commission vote to redirect Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion funding to serve ODOT's myriad other needs.
Testimony due by Tuesday - RT and help us spread the word!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Action Alert!
Join No More Freeways in demanding that the Oregon Transportation Commission vote to redirect Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion funding to serve ODOT's myriad other needs.
Testimony due by Tuesday - RT and help us spread the word!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3
Join No More Freeways in demanding that the Oregon Transportation Commission vote to redirect Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion funding to serve ODOT's myriad other needs.
Testimony due by Tuesday - RT and help us spread the word!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3