Portland City Council is poised to adopt a new funding mechanism for the city’s transportation bureau, in the form of an extra charge on Portlanders’ utility bills.⁠ ⁠ The new fee, expected to go into effect in January 2027, will be tacked onto residential and commercial water bills.⁠ ⁠ The fee is expected to generate $46 million annually. It was brought to the Council along with a plan to charge utility companies more to recover damages caused by pavement excavation. That plan, approved by the Council last week, is expected to generate $20 million annually.⁠ ⁠ Full story by Taylor Griggs at the link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ #portland #transit #publictransit