Great news for one of Portland's busiest bikeways... After nearly three years since it was first announced, the Bureau of Transportation is set to begin installing elements of their Clinton Street Bike Boulevard Enhancement Project.
PBOT staffer Jeff Smith came to the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday to share more about what you can expect to see on Clinton Street in the coming months and to explain the intent behind the project. (more...)
A group of parents in the inner-southeast Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood are fed up with what they say are people riding bicycles too dangerously down one of Portland's busiest bikeways -- SE Clinton Street. At issue is a school bus stop near the intersection of Clinton and SE 29th that services Abernethy Elementary.
"It is terrifying for me (and I think for all parents) to see cyclists continuing to move in potentially dangerous ways when my children are in such a vulnerable situation."
-- Liz Gatti, concerned parent
According to Liz Gatti, a resident and mom of two kids who use that stop, people on bicycles frequently do not stop when the bus's flashing lights are on. Instead, they zoom around it while children are boarding and crossing the street. Gatti, and other parents who are mobilizing around this concern, are worried that one of their children will be struck and hurt as a result.
The parents have resorted to standing behind the bus "looking like a bunch of thugs" to try and encourage people to stop.
Below is an "Open Letter" written by Gatti and shared with BikePortland at the behest of Portland Police Officer Robert Pickett: (more...)
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