Flanders Street is slated to become a bicycle boulevard. As part of that effort, a new bridge is to be constructed over I-405. One plan is to re-use the old Sauvie Island Bridge.
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Posted on March 19th, 2009 at 3:25 pm.
Gateway Green supporters gather at the north end of the property during a site visit in February.(Photo © J. Maus)
The folks behind an effort to transform a 35-acre parcel of land between the I-84 and I-205 freeways in East Portland into an urban, off-road biking oasis called Gateway Green, will unveil a “Bicycle Concept Plan” [...]
Posted on May 8th, 2008 at 8:44 am.
Commissioner Adams during an interview in October 2007.(Photo © J. Maus)
In a letter sent out this morning to subscribers of his email newsletter, City Commissioner Sam Adams summed up PDOT’s budget woes and made some final statements on the defunct Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan (I think the statement will also be published as [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 5:46 pm.
“If I was not running for Mayor and challenging City Hall’s spending, my opponent would have continued to ram-rod this pet project through”–Sho Dozono
Not surprisingly, Commissioners Adams’ opponent in the race for mayor, Sho Dozono, has issued a statement in response to Adams’ decision to pull the plug on the plan to re-use the Sauvie [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 8:32 am.
Adams addressed the media in his office this morning.(Photos © J. Maus)
In a cramped meeting room in his office a few minutes ago, Commissioner Adams explained how rising gas prices have impacted PDOT’s transportation budget and that the Sauvie Island Bridge span reuse project is the first casualty.
Standing next to PDOT Director Sue Keil, Adams [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2008 at 9:56 pm.
“I don’t feel comfortable moving forward at this point.”–Commissioner Sam Adams
City of Portland Commissioner Sam Adams will announce tomorrow (5/7) that he will pull the plug on a plan to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span as a bicycle and pedestrian crossing over I-405 in Northwest Portland.
Posted on April 30th, 2008 at 9:59 am.
[Update: Download the presentation given by Commissioner Adams today at City Council (6MB, PDF)...or watch it on YouTube.]
Adams making his case to City Council.(Bad phone photo)
City Council is poised to hear an ordinance this morning that will authorize PDOT to “enter into a contract with Max J. Kuney Construction, owner of the old Sauvie Island [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2008 at 4:32 pm.
New logo unveiled today
Commissioner Sam Adams held a press conference today to officially launch Flanders Crossing: Sauvie Island Bridge Relocation Project.
The event was an attempt to clarify the proposal for the project that will be voted on by City Council next week, to outline why the the project is necessary, and to demonstrate [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2008 at 7:37 am.
Looking across NW Flanders over I-405 — not quite an intersection, yet.(Photo © J. Maus)
Portland Mayor Tom Potter has issued a statement clarifying his opposition to the plan to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span as a human-powered vehicle crossing over I-405 in Northwest Portland.
Perhaps wanting to build some momentum for his position [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Miller, 503-823-1121
April 23, 2008 Or: Shoshanah Oppenheim, 503-823-1125
ADAMS, LEONARD, AND SALTZMAN FILE ORDINANCE TO ACQUIRE AND RELOCATE SAUVIE ISLAND BRIDGE
(PORTLAND, OR) – The Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) announced today that City Commissioners Sam Adams, Randy [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 at 3:37 pm.
The Sauvie Island Bridge span — which now sits 11 miles north of downtown Portland and connects Highway 30 to Sauvie Island — is headed to Northwest Portland.(Photo © J. Maus)
In a press release from City Hall this afternoon, PDOT announced that City Commissioners Sam Adams, Dan Saltzman, and Randy Leonard have agreed on [...]
