Street Roots
by Street Roots Staff | 15 Feb 2014
- Number of chicken wings sold by Fire on the Mountain on Super Bowl Sunday: 25,653
- Percent drop in Seattle-area 911 calls during the Super Bowl: 31
- Percent rise in Seattle-area 911 calls after the Super Bowl: 75
- Dollars per container the Port of Portland will pay Hanjin Shipping to keep calling on Portland: 20
- Days after a gun-buyer’s background check before the State Police purge the information: 10
- Number of traffic crashes the Portland Police Bureau responded too during the snowstorm: 302
- Number of “hazard” calls the Portland Police Bureau responded to: 196
- Percentage that emergency calls to Fire and Rescue increased during the snowstorm: 50
- Number of miles of roadway the Portland Transportation Bureau cleared during the snowstorm: 518
- Number of calls the Portland Water Bureau received for busted pipes during the snowstorm: 904
- The number of shelter beds available in Multnomah County for people experiencing homelessness: 1,350
- Number of Street Roots issues published in 2013: 26
- Number of Street Roots covers featuring a female in 2013: 7
- Number of Street Roots covers featuring a male in 2013: 7
- Street newspapers worldwide: 122
- Street newspapers in North America: 39
- Number of street newspaper vendors worldwide: 14,000
- Number of Street Roots vendors in 2013: 460
- Average number of children conceived in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day: 11,000
- Average distance roses travel from production to sale: 5,000 miles
Sources: Street Roots; International Network of Street Papers; KGW; AccuWeather.com; Gallup; Fire on the Mountain; City of Portland; Statistic Brain; MSNBC