#779 - Portland's Solution to Gun Violence & High-Speed Drivers: Installing Traffic Barrels!
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#779 - Portland’s Solution to Gun Violence & High-Speed Drivers: Installing Traffic Barrels!

2021-10-15
Portland officials are rolling out a novel strategy to curb gun violence: traffic barrels.City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has ordered the Portland Bureau of Transportation to install the traffic-calming devices across a six-block area in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood that has been plagued by shootings — some of which have been linked to high-speed drivers.In a statement, Hardesty admitted there is “no simple solution” to the shooting spike recorded here and nationwide. Gun violence is going up even as other types of cr...
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