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City Will Remove Northeast Bike Lane

Last month, protesters successfully halted the city’s plan to remove a recently installed bike lane on Northeast 33rd Avenue. But now the city is proceeding with the removal, citing their failure to notify neighbors of the original installation, which “touched on a degree of rawness and sensitivity from community members — in particular, the multi-generational Black families.” [Bike Portland]

• Related: There were a few bike lanes the city tried to remove this fall. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
  
  

52 Pounds of Fentanyl

This week’s news round-up includes the story of the suspect in Multnomah County’s largest-ever fentanyl bust who initially walked out of jail. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

$60M for North Portland’s Indoor Pool

The Columbia Pool closed a year ago after years of disrepair. The city is still years away from building a new aquatics center for North Portland. But at least, with an additional $60 million in new funding, the project has nearly all the money it needs. [KOIN]

Gateway Transit Center’s 6-Week Closure

TriMet is closing the Gateway Transit Center for six weeks, starting Jan. 16. It’s part of repairs on the Red line to PDX, but riders of the Blue, Green and Red lines should all plan to use a different mode of transportation during that time. [KGW]

The Plan to Save Portland, the Superintendent Quits, and a Drug Bust Goes Sideways

This week in Portland news: A suspect in Multnomah County’s largest-ever fentanyl bust walked out of jail. Gov. Kotek’s Central City Task Force made its high-profile recommendations. And PPS Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero resigned after a contentious teachers strike. Oregonian reporter Zane Sparling joins ​​City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza and executive producer John Notarianni.