I run, walk and bike Portland’s streets regularly, and I’m raising a toddler here who I hope will someday walk to school or the library on her own. The deaths of Diane Bell and Jason Ayers, and the recent crosswalk injury to a sixth-grader off Brighton Avenue, hit close to home. I’ve been heartened to […]

I love my city of Portland! That is in spite of the high taxes, sloppy drivers (too often resulting in injury or death) and the horrible parking situation. I have heard from many visitors, from Maine and beyond, that the parking situation is keeping them from coming into the city (or returning). Too expensive, they […]