Stories for Sept. 5, 2011

The perils of a neighborhood cafe

Mon, Sep 5, 6 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

When Volunteer Park Cafe wanted to expand a bit to its back yard, a year-long wrangle with the neighbors was the result. Now that's settled.

Roadkill: The casual violence of driving

Mon, Sep 5, 2 a.m.

By Tom Carter

Particularly in the rural West, where the driving is fast, roadkill has become just another tumbleweed on the side of our roads. One writer takes a closer look and comes away driving more slowly.

Cities now compete on how well they plan for biking-walking-transit

Mon, Sep 5, 2 a.m.

By Tom Downs

With more people moving to urban settings, the cities such as Portland and Minneapolis that do the most to build transit and bike-friendly streets will be the economic winners.