PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 29, 2023
We moved to Portland 20 years ago to a quiet, charming and very manageable small city, happy to do so. We felt safe to live in Portland through the pandemic. However, as we’ve all noticed, nothing is the same since then. My husband and I have lived in much larger cities and enjoy urban life. However, the noise here in Portland now far exceeds that. The sources are varied: motorcycles, souped-up cars, trucks “jake braking” (banned in some cities), street people in the wee hours, etc. This goes on 24/7. Portland has noise ordinances, but I’ve not seen any enforcement. ~ Sharon Reilly, Portland