Peter
@onrepete.bsky.social
geologist scaling cdr
urbanism, safe streets, housing, transit, decarbonization, hiking, music, lgm
he/him, nj ➡️ ny ➡️ atx ➡️ nola ➡️ pdx
urbanism, safe streets, housing, transit, decarbonization, hiking, music, lgm
he/him, nj ➡️ ny ➡️ atx ➡️ nola ➡️ pdx
The extremely lovely Guero patio on NE Davis & 28th met a similar fate. PBOT is doing it's very best to destroy the one positive thing that happened to Portland post-covid
coffee beer (lovely little coffeee shop/taproom on se 42nd and gladstone) posted on instagram that their patio is going away because they can’t afford $3000 in fees on top of another $3-5000 in construction costs to bring the patio up to code
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The extremely lovely Guero patio on NE Davis & 28th met a similar fate. PBOT is doing it's very best to destroy the one positive thing that happened to Portland post-covid
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We have reached Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's deadline for ending unsheltered homelessness in Portland.
@alexzee.bsky.social takes stock of where we are.
@alexzee.bsky.social takes stock of where we are.
Unsheltered homelessness persists in Portland as mayor’s deadline to end it passes
Mayor Wilson came into office with a pledge to end street sleeping by Dec. 1. Today, thousands still live outside.
www.opb.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We have reached Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's deadline for ending unsheltered homelessness in Portland.
@alexzee.bsky.social takes stock of where we are.
@alexzee.bsky.social takes stock of where we are.
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Restripe the road NOW! Prioritizing car throughput is killing us.
Calle Cesar Chavez is a high-volume arterial with a 30 mph speed limit, four general travel lanes and a notorious history of fatal crashes.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/26/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/26/s...
SE Cesar Chavez claims another victim
It's the fourth fatal crash in the area since 2021.
bikeportland.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Restripe the road NOW! Prioritizing car throughput is killing us.
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what if we just took all of Phil Knight’s money
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
what if we just took all of Phil Knight’s money
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So naturally we're cutting FX2 service at night? 🤷♂️
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So naturally we're cutting FX2 service at night? 🤷♂️
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After Portland made improvements in 2024 (FUNDED, finally www.sightline.org/2024/10/28/t...), the program is starting to work as intended. New data shows projects are no longer underbuilding to avoid the mandate:
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
After Portland made improvements in 2024 (FUNDED, finally www.sightline.org/2024/10/28/t...), the program is starting to work as intended. New data shows projects are no longer underbuilding to avoid the mandate:
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Katie Wilson: "I look at what Mayor Hidalgo has achieved in Paris, and I think that, and some of the mayors in Spanish cities, progressive, socialist mayors in Spanish cities, and the transformation of public space into walkable, people-oriented places where you want to be, it’s just so important."
October 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Katie Wilson: "I look at what Mayor Hidalgo has achieved in Paris, and I think that, and some of the mayors in Spanish cities, progressive, socialist mayors in Spanish cities, and the transformation of public space into walkable, people-oriented places where you want to be, it’s just so important."
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the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
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honestly biggest sign that this is personalist authoritarianism with a New Right wing attached versus the other way around
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
honestly biggest sign that this is personalist authoritarianism with a New Right wing attached versus the other way around
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it is time for the legislature to get serious and commit to an increase in the trimet payroll tax
Portland: Highly damaging transit service cuts may be coming in the next year. Still no sign of a plan on how to prevent them.
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
Planned Bus and MAX Service Cuts
Due to a growing budget gap, we must cut some TriMet service starting in November 2025.
trimet.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
it is time for the legislature to get serious and commit to an increase in the trimet payroll tax
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Yay for a multimodal bridge project with minimal non-bridge elements! It is possible!
The $1.1 billion Hood River-White Salmon bridge replacement has won federal approval. djcoregon.com/news/2025/11...
Hood River–White Salmon bridge project wins federal OK
Federal officials approved the $1.12 billion Hood River–White Salmon Interstate Bridge replacement project, allowing final design and permitting to begin.
djcoregon.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Yay for a multimodal bridge project with minimal non-bridge elements! It is possible!
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A better future was within reach and it’s getting rat fucked out from under us by our scarecrow freak goblin mayor
Portland Housing Director Helmi Hisserich has resigned after being "asked to step down without notice that my work was unsatisfactory.”
Her resignation letter, shared with OPB, points to a divide between how the city addresses its housing and homelessness crises.
Her resignation letter, shared with OPB, points to a divide between how the city addresses its housing and homelessness crises.
Portland housing director resigns after placed on leave by mayor
Helmi Hisserich, the head of Portland’s housing department, has resigned after abruptly being placed on leave by Mayor Keith Wilson.
www.opb.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A better future was within reach and it’s getting rat fucked out from under us by our scarecrow freak goblin mayor
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Portland: Highly damaging transit service cuts may be coming in the next year. Still no sign of a plan on how to prevent them.
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
Planned Bus and MAX Service Cuts
Due to a growing budget gap, we must cut some TriMet service starting in November 2025.
trimet.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Portland: Highly damaging transit service cuts may be coming in the next year. Still no sign of a plan on how to prevent them.
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
No, there is not a lot of waste in the system; almost all service is justified by ridership or equity (we did that work).
trimet.org/servicecuts/...
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Speaking on Trimet needing more density surrounding stations, 200 apartments just got announced for a 2-acre parcel across the street from Beaverton TC!!
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
Over 200 apartments planned for Beaverton redevelopment site - Portland Business Journal
Two developers were selected through an RFP for a vacant plot of land in central Beaverton for a mixed-use development.
www.bizjournals.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Speaking on Trimet needing more density surrounding stations, 200 apartments just got announced for a 2-acre parcel across the street from Beaverton TC!!
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This is such an exciting project. It’s the most complete and well-executed example of quality bike and bus infrastructure in the city and it shows what PBOT is capable of when given relative design freedom and ample funding.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
SW 4th isn't just about bikes (it's a dream for buses too)
It's the most complete and well-executed example of quality bike and bus infrastructure in the city.
bikeportland.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is such an exciting project. It’s the most complete and well-executed example of quality bike and bus infrastructure in the city and it shows what PBOT is capable of when given relative design freedom and ample funding.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
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We took on a powerful incumbent who was expected to coast to reelection.
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We took on a powerful incumbent who was expected to coast to reelection.
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
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Portland’s Mayor, much of City Council, and many Portlanders spent recent days aligning themselves directly with Trump’s policies towards our precariously housed and homeless neighbors, while rabidly promoting a local extension of it.
It’s been utterly disgraceful and profoundly disappointing.
It’s been utterly disgraceful and profoundly disappointing.
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Portland’s Mayor, much of City Council, and many Portlanders spent recent days aligning themselves directly with Trump’s policies towards our precariously housed and homeless neighbors, while rabidly promoting a local extension of it.
It’s been utterly disgraceful and profoundly disappointing.
It’s been utterly disgraceful and profoundly disappointing.
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Progressive mayors would be wise to look to @wmata.com for inspiration.
1️⃣ Find and/or stabilize revenue.
2️⃣ Hire great managers and leaders.
3️⃣ Focus relentlessly on the *purpose* of the agency. Don’t get distracted!
4️⃣ Clean, safe, and beautiful matters.
5️⃣ High-quality service matters even more.
1️⃣ Find and/or stabilize revenue.
2️⃣ Hire great managers and leaders.
3️⃣ Focus relentlessly on the *purpose* of the agency. Don’t get distracted!
4️⃣ Clean, safe, and beautiful matters.
5️⃣ High-quality service matters even more.
Shorter waits, faster rides. In just three years, we’ve gone from 5% to 70% of Metrorail customers waiting less than six minutes for their train. 👍
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Progressive mayors would be wise to look to @wmata.com for inspiration.
1️⃣ Find and/or stabilize revenue.
2️⃣ Hire great managers and leaders.
3️⃣ Focus relentlessly on the *purpose* of the agency. Don’t get distracted!
4️⃣ Clean, safe, and beautiful matters.
5️⃣ High-quality service matters even more.
1️⃣ Find and/or stabilize revenue.
2️⃣ Hire great managers and leaders.
3️⃣ Focus relentlessly on the *purpose* of the agency. Don’t get distracted!
4️⃣ Clean, safe, and beautiful matters.
5️⃣ High-quality service matters even more.
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We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
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I went back and watched this exchange today, and the response to Smith’s questions (from her colleagues and the O) encapsulates something that holds Portland back.
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
Portland councilor erupts over homeless budget, looming layoffs
YouTube video by The Oregonian
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I went back and watched this exchange today, and the response to Smith’s questions (from her colleagues and the O) encapsulates something that holds Portland back.
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
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We are literally mad about your failure to fight the real dangers.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We are literally mad about your failure to fight the real dangers.
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other states like illinois are aggressively moving forward with expansion of transit service and improving their transportation networks, meanwhile oregon republicans are collecting signatures to repeal the meager bandaid transpo funding bill barely keeping odot solvent
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Gov. Tina Kotek signs road funding bill, as opponents vow to block it
Republicans say they’ll insist voters get a say on new taxes in the Oregon transportation bill.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
other states like illinois are aggressively moving forward with expansion of transit service and improving their transportation networks, meanwhile oregon republicans are collecting signatures to repeal the meager bandaid transpo funding bill barely keeping odot solvent
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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🚨 In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has once again gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race and officially taken a narrow lead. Today's batch broke 55.57% for Wilson and 44.13% for Bruce Harrell. Wilson now still leads with 49.83% of the vote while Harrell still trails with 49.79% of the vote.
In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race. Today's batch broke 54.85% for Wilson and 44.86% for Bruce Harrell. Harrell still leads with 50.74% of the vote while Wilson still trails with 48.86% of the vote.
🚨 In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race. Today's batch broke 51.63% for Wilson and 48.11% for Bruce Harrell. Harrell still leads with 52.64% of the vote while Wilson still trails with 46.93% of the vote.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🚨 In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has once again gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race and officially taken a narrow lead. Today's batch broke 55.57% for Wilson and 44.13% for Bruce Harrell. Wilson now still leads with 49.83% of the vote while Harrell still trails with 49.79% of the vote.