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A brief history of how racism shaped interstate highways
Part of President Biden's infrastructure plan aims to promote racial equity. Professor Deborah Archer says highway planners in the mid-20th century sometimes purposefully destroyed Black communities.

As Washington shapes plans to replace I-5 bridge, Oregon lawmakers wait and watch
Oregon still feels like “the bride left waiting at the altar,” said Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield, after the Washington State Senate infamously refused in 2013 to fund a replacement for the century-old bridge.

Building a big infrastructure plan, Biden starts with a bridge to Republicans
The president promised to "build back better" after dealing with the pandemic. He also said he could work with Republicans and his next legislative push will test that.

Potholes, grid failures, aging tunnels and bridges: US infrastructure gets a C-minus
The quadrennial Infrastructure Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers is an improvement from the D-plus four years ago but shows federal investment is still lacking.
Portland Council Approves $50 Million To Repair Streets, Sidewalks
Portland’s City Council took the first step Wednesday to approve $50 million in new spending to repair and update failing infrastructure citywide.

$5.3B Transportation Bill Heads To Oregon Governor
A $5.3 billion transportation bill aimed at improving Oregon's roads, bridges and transit wins final approval in Legislature.
The Fight Over Tolls In Oregon's Transportation Bill
Congestion pricing, which has long been promoted by transportation reformers, is a key issue in massive transportation bill facing an uncertain future in Oregon Legislature.

New Portland Mayor Invests In Homeless Services And Infrastructure — But Not Housing
The city has forecast a $18.4 million surplus for the next budget year. Mayor Ted Wheeler has proposed splitting it between two of his priorities: transportation infrastructure and services for the homeless.
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Oregon's Per Mile Tax To Get Test Drive
The Oregon Department of Transportation's will sign up 5,000 drivers to test how a per mile tax would work in a program it calls "OReGO."