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 […]

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 […]

This just in from PDOT:
COMMISSIONERS ADAMS, LEONARD, AND SALTZMAN ANNOUNCE NEW APPROACH TO ACQUIRE AND RELOCATE SAUVIE ISLAND BRIDGE
(PORTLAND, OR) - A press conference to announce the City’s new approach to acquire the center span of the Sauvie Island Bridge and relocate it from its current location to NW Flanders Street over I-405 will be […]

An on-street bike corral, like this one off N. Mississippi Ave, might be coming to downtown St. Johns.(Photo © J. Maus)

St. Johns area residents are hopeful that soon they’ll have an on-street bike corral installed downtown.
Longtime neighborhood activist Joe Adamski says he has met with the City of Portland’s Office of Transportation and members of […]

The City Club of Portland hosted a mayoral debate on Friday between the two leading candidates — City Commissioner Sam Adams and Portland business owner Sho Dozono.

Sho Dozono(Photo © J. Maus)

Sam Adams(Photo © J. Maus)

Among the topics discussed (not surprisingly) was the plan to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span as a bike and pedestrian […]

KGW-TV broadcasted live from the rally.(Photos © J. Maus)

Last night, a group of Northwest Portland neighborhood leaders, grassroots activists and bike advocates met on NW Flanders Blvd. for a rally to demonstrate support for re-using the Sauvie Island Bridge span over I-405.
Also joining the crowd of about 100 were city council candidates Jim Middaugh, Jeff […]

Below is the full text of the press release from Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s office regarding his support of moving the Sauvie Island Bridge span and re-using it as a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over I-405 in Northwest Portland. Full story here.
April 18, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Brendan Finn 503-823-3110 or 503-313-0246
Commissioner Saltzman supports move of […]

Sauvie span supporters gathered in Northwest Portland earlier tonight.(Photo © J. Maus)

While supporters of moving the old Sauvie Island Bridge span to downtown Portland gathered for a rally tonight, Commissioner Dan Saltzman issued a press release stating his support for the plan.
Saltzman voted against the project back on April 2nd when it came up for […]

A group of Portlanders stare longingly at what will someday be a new bike and pedestrian bridge over I-405 at NW Flanders.(Photo © J. Maus)

There’s going to be a new bike and pedestrian bridge over I-405 in downtown Portland. Someday.
Will it be a narrow, concrete, elevated bike path that is nothing more than a […]

This article was written by North Portland resident and member of the Smarter Bridge coalition, Matthew Denton. Mr. Denton shares his evaluation of the bicycle and pedestrian facilities that are being proposed as part of the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project. It was first published on SmarterBridge.org and some edits have been […]

A group of concerned citizens look out over I-405 at the future location of a Flanders Street overpass.(Photos © J. Maus)

A group of citizens and advocates led by the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will host a rally and walking tours of the area around the proposed location of a new I-405 […]

PRESS RELEASE
What: Rally to support the Sauvie Island Bridge relocation, followed by foot and bicycle tours of the proposed relocation site
When: Thursday, April 17. Press event at 5:00, tours leaving at 5:15 and 5:30.
Where: NW 15th and Flanders, Portland, Ore.
Who: Concerned citizens, northwest Portland residents, transportation and neighborhood advocates
Why:
The community will rally to support […]

The chorus of criticism determined to put a stop to the CRC project is getting louder.
Economist Joe Cortright — an outspoken voice in opposition to the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project — gave a presentation to the Portland Planning Commission on Tuesday and a group with major concerns about the CRC have launched SmarterBridge.org […]

“It’s nice spin… but it’s flat out wrong.” –Portland Mercury News Editor Amy Ruiz, on Mayor Potter’s comments about the funding for the Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan

The situation with the effort to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span in Northwest Portland is changing by the hour.
The two late developments of the day are an […]

Mayor Potter listening to testimony in support of the Sauvie span at City Hall last week.(Photos © J. Maus)

Mayor Potter has issued a statement to help further clarify his decision to vote against a proposal that would have allowed PDOT to turn the old Sauvie Island Bridge span into a new crossing of I-405 […]

“We intend to demonstrate to elected officials that there’s huge support for re-using the Sauvie span.”–the BTA’s Karl Rohde

While City Hall tries to work out its differences on the effort to move the old Sauvie Island Bridge span to NW Flanders street, bike advocates and citizen activists are moving forward in a push to raise […]

The former McCalls Restaurant building.(Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland Parks Bureau wants to re-imagine and renovate the old McCall’s Restaurant site in Waterfront Park (just south of Salmon Street Fountain).
As part of their ongoing process to select someone to redevelop and manage the building, Parks officials recently concluded a series of interviews with four groups […]