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i'll never get over how skinny jeans have become so normalized, they're now worn by conservatives lamenting the decline of traditional masculinity.
you don't even have to go as far back as the early 2000s to see how this used to be taboo for men
Have a theory about why Portland’s cycling rates have fallen in recent years? Send me a voice msg or vm at 503-706-8804 and I might share it on an episode of the @BikePortland podcast. 🙏 https://t.co/I7WTeCLMd2
I know I'm being a foamer, but the new Portland Streetcar Brookeville Liberty streetcars (1st pic) are so ugly, especially when compared to the current rolling stock (2-4).
@mixedntz@OregonianPol You do understand that it’s been *checks notes* only 60 days, right? Tens of thousands of home do not get built in 60 days. Institutional knowledge on mental health treatment does not get built in 60 days.
@JakeDutt The Downtown Neighborhood Association voted unanimously to close to it. The Pearl District Association voted unanimously to close it. Who’s in favor of this?
Well, I got assaulted on the MAX. Some meth head bashed my head with a big fucking rock. I'm fine. I went to the ED and they said I don't got a concussion. Just got some lacerations and a black eye. My face fucking hurts tho.
transportation and urban planning are arguably the things that made Portland such an enviable city for so many years... so it's interesting to me that when the city is on the ropes and needs help getting its groove back, there's relative silence at city hall about it.
god's honest truth one of the spots where modernist architecture has been most successful is sacred spaces. cathedrals, churches, crematoria, all revolutionized and all incredible showcases for high-quality materials and actual honest-to-god art like sculpture and stained glass
Today #SEPTA's Board awarded a contract to Alstom Transportation Inc. for the purchase of modern, fully ADA-compliant trolley vehicles to replace the Authority’s entire aging fleet of trolleys. [1/3]
@regtrainreview Not quite the same, but TriMet operates a small fleet of 31-foot Gillig buses for the routes that go through the winding roads of West Portland. Two doors on the right side, both low-floor.