2026 Portland City Council candidates on biking, walking & transit
BikeLoud PDX asked Portland City Council candidates the same 4 questions. 20 candidates in 2 districts responded. Compare everyone's answers one question at a time, or read a single candidate's full response.
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Compare by question
- Q1 A city to learn from What city has an approach to transportation that Portland should learn from? What specific policies, funding, design, etc., could be adopted to work here?
- Q2 Got it right, got it wrong What is one specific Portland transportation project (built, abandoned, under construction, or proposed) that you think Portland got right, and one that Portland got wrong?
- Q3 Progress on biking, walking & safety Is Portland making progress on getting more people biking and walking, and on making streets safer? What do you think is behind that trajectory?
- Q4 How they get around How do you actually get around Portland day-to-day? Commuting, errands, evening plans, etc. What is the last trip you took by bike or transit, and what's stopping you from doing more of your trips that way?
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Council - District 3
- Ali Beaudoin
- Joel Corcoran
- Patrick Hilton
- Tiffany Koyama Lane
- Kenneth Robert Landgraver III
- Keir Legree
- Esther León
- Steve Novick
- Cristal Otero
- Tom Sollitt
- Kellie Torres
- martin ward
Council - District 4
- Timothy Anderson
- Olivia N Clark
- Jamey Evenstar
- Mitch Green
- Josh Leake
- John McDonald
- Matt Schulte
- Jeremy Beausoleil Smith
Listed alphabetically by last name.