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Bicycle Boulevards

The new frontier for bike infrastructure in Portland is the bike boulevard, a street where bicycle traffic is given priority and the result is a safer street for everyone.

Below are articles I've published on this topic.



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Transformation in action: See latest plans for Holman street "pocket park"

Posted on March 4th, 2011 at 2:28 pm.

See below for before/after shots.

This morning I shared how PBOT's neighborhood greenways could have a dramatic impact on how it feels to move around our city's residential streets. A perfect case in point is the NE Holman Street project.
Back in May, I took a closer look at the project, with a focus on a [...]

'Cross-bikes': Crosswalks for bikes coming soon to Portland?

Posted on January 19th, 2011 at 3:21 pm.

PBOT is considering new bicycle crosswalks, like this one in concept stage forSE 53rd and Stark.

Crosswalks are standard engineering treatments designed to help people get across streets with a bit more safety; now the City of Portland is looking to do something similar for bike traffic with bicycle crosswalk markings, a.k.a. the "cross-bike".
The concept itself [...]

New crossing at MLK and Going: How does it work for you?

Posted on November 1st, 2010 at 2:00 pm.

People cross N. Going Street at MLK.(Photo © J. Maus)

A local TV news outlet is questioning the safety benefit of a crossing treatment recently completed as part of the N. Going bike boulevard project.
I got an email from Scott Burton at KGW TV (Portland's NBC affiliate) on Friday that they were doing a story about [...]

First look: Going Street bike boulevard gets two-way cycle track at 33rd

Posted on October 9th, 2010 at 10:21 pm.

Riding north on Going Street on the new two-way cycle track. - Video and slideshow below- (Photos © J. Maus)

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More creative sharrow markings spotted in North Portland

Posted on October 7th, 2010 at 10:10 am.

This "sharrow flower" (for lack of a better name) is at N. Concord and Bryant. My bike is in the photo for context.(Photos © J. Maus)

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Get involved with the 50's Bikeway project

Posted on September 28th, 2010 at 1:44 pm.

PBOT's Rich Newlands gave an update on the project at a recent Bike Advisory Committee meeting.(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is rolling ahead with their 50's Bikeway project. The $1.5 million, federally funded project aims to make a 4.5 mile north/south corridor between the Hollywood and Woodstock neighborhoods more [...]

New buffered bike lanes connect SE 101st to Springwater Trail

Posted on September 27th, 2010 at 12:14 pm.

City crews stripe a new, eight-foot wide travel lane for bicycles on SE 101st near the Springwater Corridor Trail.(Photo courtesy reader P.C.)

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City will cut ribbon on 'Neighborhood Greenways' at Beach School

Posted on September 22nd, 2010 at 8:45 am.

Concord, a "Neighborhood Greenway," is adjacent to Beach School.(Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced their first "Neighborhood Greenway" ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event will take place Wednesday afternoon at Beach School in the Overlook neighborhood of North Portland.
PBOT wants to showcase their growing network of residential [...]

In London, '20's plenty' fast enough

Posted on September 1st, 2010 at 9:14 am.

Sounds reasonable to me.

Streetfilms has a new video on 20's Plenty for us, a campaign in the U.K. working to make 20 mph the standard speed limit in residential areas. The campaign is catching on quickly, with more and more U.K. cities adopting the policy all the time. Given that PBOT might be [...]

PBOT gives North Portland intersection a traffic calming makeover

Posted on August 24th, 2010 at 11:30 am.

Lots of changes at intersection of Wabash, Willamette and Bryant.(Photos © J. Maus)

The Bureau of Transportation has completed their re-design of a North Portland intersection where two bike boulevards and a high-volume street intersect. The N. Wabash/Willamette/Bryant triangle has been significantly re-striped, two median islands have been added, there's a new crosswalk, and other [...]

PBOT looks to smooth out bike streets without breaking the bank

Posted on August 17th, 2010 at 12:01 pm.

Local streets like NE Going are in need of pavement maintenance, but current methods -- developed for major arterials -- are cost-prohibitive.(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland is working hard to make the growing network of "next generation" bike boulevards (a.k.a. neighborhood greenway) streets as comfortable for people on bikes as possible. They've [...]

PBOT installs new bike boulevard wayfinding signs

Posted on August 16th, 2010 at 12:15 pm.

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The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has begun installation of new wayfinding signage along the growing network of bike boulevards. The new signs -- which include arrows, distance, and travel times to key destinations -- have a slightly different design than existing ones.
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First look at PBOT's new sharrow, 'neighborhood greenway' marketing

Posted on July 29th, 2010 at 10:55 am.

"Calming soon" -- get it? Detail of new postcard PBOT will be mailing out soon.

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Sharrows, sharrows everywhere! (And many more to come)

Posted on June 9th, 2010 at 3:17 pm.

A family rides by new sharrow markings recently installed in N. Concord Avenue.(Photos © J Maus)

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'Pocket park' and cycle-track: A closer look at the NE Holman bike boulevard project

Posted on May 5th, 2010 at 10:10 am.

PBOT's latest plans for a new, traffic calming park on NE Holman at 13th.

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Attend open houses for Holman, Klickitat bike boulevards this week

Posted on May 3rd, 2010 at 3:34 pm.

NE Holman is already a relatively pleasant place to ride, but improvements are needed.(Photo © J. Maus)

We've already mentioned how important it is to speak up at PBOT's bike boulevard open houses (a.k.a. neighborhood greenways), so today I'll just offer a gentle reminder of two that are coming up this week.
Tomorrow (5/4) and Thursday [...]

New signs, markings coming to bike boulevards thanks to federal stimulus

Posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 9:17 am.

Crews from PBOT's contractor on the project have already installed a few sharrows on N. Bryant Avenue.(Photo: PBOT)

This week, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation will begin to install new signs and pavement markings on bike boulevard streets. The money for the project comes from a $1 million award the city received last [...]

For PBOT, "neighborhood greenways" is more than just a new name

Posted on April 14th, 2010 at 1:57 pm.

Rolling on NE Tillamook.(Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Portland recently unveiled "neighborhood greenways" as a term to replace bike boulevards. At the monthly meeting of the City's Bicycle Advisory Committee last night PBOT traffic safety staffer Greg Raisman showed up to explain more about their thinking behind the new name.
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PBOT: Bike boulevards now known as "neighborhood greenways"

Posted on April 12th, 2010 at 2:35 pm.

Riders on the Clinton St. neighborhood greenway.(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation plans to change how they refer to projects that calm residential streets and put an emphasis on non-motorized traffic. The term "neighborhood greenways" will soon replace "bicycle boulevards."
I alluded to this new term in a story last month [...]

Speaking up for bikes at a bike boulevard open house

Posted on March 31st, 2010 at 9:11 am.

Speak up.(Photo © J. Maus)

As a follow-up to my post about the importance of showing up to your local bike boulevard open house, I thought I'd share the perspective of Brighton West. Brighton is a reader who attended the open house last night for the SE 101st Avenue project where he encountered "a number [...]

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