Four hundred fifty-six seats were not enough to hold the number of people who turned out for Monday night's mayoral candidate forum on active transportation, as Jeff Mapes noted in his Oregonian article. The importance of funding walking improvements and planning for walkability were highlighted a number of times during the conversation.

Second in a series by Michael Andersen, editor of Portland Afoot, PDX's 10-minute newsmagazine about buses, bikes & low-car life.

If Portland's transportation bosses know what they're doing, Plaid Pantry should be jumping for joy.

If there's a single retail company that might benefit most from the City of Portland's big plan to bejewel itself with 20-minute neighborhoods and engineer a dramatic shift in the way Portlanders get around, it's the Beaverton-based chain of mini-marts.

Join OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon for a Transit Riders’ Budget Workshop – offered twice, in two locations – to learn about the budget process and participate in a discussion about sustainable solutions.

Please join us on one or both of the following dates:

Tuesday Feb 7
6 - 8 pm
OPAL Office
2407 SE 49th Avenue (and Division)
Portland, OR 97206
Bus # 4, 14, 71

Wednesday Feb 8
6 - 8 pm