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October 24, 2018
E-Scooters Popular Survey Says
The results of a survey con-
ducted to evaluate the riding hab-
its, perceptions and safety of Port-
land’s e-scooters pilot program
show that they’re a popular new
transit option for residents and
visitors alike and may be helping
to reduce the number of cars on
the road.
Portland Bureau of Transpor-
tation got over 4,500 respondents
to a survey of 75,000 customers
of Bird, Lime, and Skip, the three
companies granted permission to
operate e-scooters in the city. The
motorized electronic scooters are
reserved for rental use via smart
phones.
The key survey findings were
that the e-scooters are being used photo by v iktoria h aiboniuk /p ortlanD b ureau of t ransportation
for both needed transportation and Portlanders ride scooters down Northeast Halsey Street.
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Jackpots Exceed $2 Billion
More than $2 billion are up for grabs this
week after nobody won Saturday’s Powerball
top prize. $620 million is now the prize for
Wednesday’s Powerball Jackpot and Tues-
day’s Mega Millions was worth $1.6 billion,
making a combined total of $2.22 billion.
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on the basis of race and gender. Boyer, who is
African-American, claims she was prevented
from conducting an investigation of a school
coach and counselor because of unfounded
and prejudicial opinions from higher ups that
she couldn’t be trusted to perform an unbiased
investigation against a member of her own
race.
A far-right rally Monday sparked the closure
of Clark College in Vancouver though the
roughly two dozen Patriot Prayer supporters
still showed up with leader Joey Gibson in
opposition to a Washington ballot measure
that puts restrictions on semi-automatic rifle
purchases and use. Gibson said the rally was
a warm-up for Wednesday when they’ll return
to the campus.
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Roosevelt High School Vice Principal Key-
lah Boyer sued the district for $1 million last
week claiming she was discriminated against
Established 1970
Blanchard Center May Sell
Portland Public Schools has hired consultants
to help them assess whether to lease or sell the
school district’s main administration building,
Blanchard Education Service Center, which is
sought after to be the possible site of a base-
ball stadium. In a month, the joint contract of a
real estate broker and consulting group won’t
evaluate the Rose Quarter location, which in-
vestors have offered $80 million for a possible
Major League Baseball franchise.
Buehler Wants Wapato Used
Rep. Knute Buehler, the Bend Republican
running for Oregon governor, announced last
week that he would open the unused Wapato
jail in north Portland as an addiction treatment
shelter for homeless people. Buehler used the
mothballed jail as an example of inaction and
lack of leadership from elected officials on the
homelessness issue.
Rally Prompts College Closure
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recreation, are popular among lo-
cals, and have replaced car trips,
especially for visitors.
In addition, more residents and
visitors preferred using e-scooters
in the bike lane where they are al-
lowed rather than on the side walk
where they are prohibited. Many
of them recorded their e-scooter
experience as their first use of the
city’s bike lanes.
The majority of users said they
were familiar with most of the
e-scooter regulations, including
the requirement to wear a helmet.
The e-scooter pilot is still ongo-
ing and will conclude on Nov.
20. E-scooters won’t be available
after that until the city evaluates
whether or not to adopt them long-
term, officials said.
7,000 Migrants Head to US
Trail Blazers Honor Paul Allen
The Portland Trail Blazers honored the late
Blazers owner Paul Allen Thursday with a hat
and rose in his traditional courtside seat in the
first game of the new season following Allen’s
death of cancer the week prior. With Los An-
geles and LeBron James making his Lakers
debut, the Blazers scored a 128-119 victory,
and tweeted, “This one’s for you, Paul.”
Central American migrants who are advanc-
ing from southern Mexico toward the U.S.
border have has swelled to 7,000 people in
a caravan that defies the efforts of four gov-
ernments trying to dissolve the group. Most-
ly Honduran migrants rose Sunday at dawn
from the shores of a river between Guatemala
and Mexico, thwarting Mexican government
attempts to stop them at the border.
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