🚗 Portland parking fees increase

Changes to Portland Parking Fees and Meters

Next time you pay for parking in Portland you’ll be spending 40 to 60 cents more each hour as parking rates across the city are increasing by 20%. And paid parking hours will soon extend to 10 p.m. PBOT is hoping to generate about $4.1 million annually from these changes. [Willamette Week]

State-Wide Recycling Launches

Large companies selling paper or packaging in Oregon have now begun paying fees to support a unified recycling system as the Recycling Modernization Act went into effect this month. The initiative will expand curbside recycling to over 150,000 additional households. [OPB]

Lawmakers Approve Housing Shortage Bills

Oregon lawmakers passed over a dozen bills to tackle the state’s housing crisis, ensure renter protections, increase housing production, and prevent homelessness during the recent legislative session. Here’s a closer look at 12 bills. [Oregon Capital Chronicle]

Portland's Sinking?! Don't Freak Out Just Yet

Everyone knows about the looming threats of “The Big One” and the ongoing danger of wildfires across our state. But recently, another potential local natural disaster has emerged in the headlines: Portland is sinking. But should we be worried? Today, science journalist Erin Ross is joining us to discuss why our city is sinking and how concerned we should be. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

The Closing of Next Adventure

Reader responses about the closure of our beloved outdoor retailer Next Adventure continue to roll in. Here's what a few of you had to say:

• This is a great time to give a bump to The Mountain Shop which is also a Portland Icon, in business in the Pacific NW since 1937! It’s an amazing outdoor retail store with knowledgeable staff and a great range of rentals. They are getting ready to move to a new retail location on NE 30th and Sandy. As all of the other outdoor stores in Portland close, The Mountain Shop lives!!!” — Anonymous
• “This is a huge loss for working class families in Portland, Oregon. We've shopped at their Bargain Basement for rain pants and ski pants since my children were toddlers. The barrier for entry into outdoor gear is high for people with kids and this was a way to be able to find a wide selection of gear at affordable prices for all of us.” — Ana Helena

.. And What Else Has Felt Like the End of an Era

Next Adventure isn't the only local closure that's leaving an empty place in readers' hearts:

• “I miss the greatest restaurant to ever exist in Portland: Proper Eats 😭 (St. Johns)” — Jesse Yun