How can PBOT best target safety
resources to streets like these?
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced three open houses where you can learn more and offer input on their High Crash Corridor Safety program.

High Crash Corridors are roadways that, according to PBOT, "have exceptional concentrations of crash activity." By identifying these corridors and putting them into a coordinated program, PBOT is able to target limited funding to make them safer. Current roads on the list include Portland's most notorious arterials like SW Barbur, SE 122nd, SE Foster, SE 82nd, SE Powell, Marine Drive, SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, SE Division and others.

We all know these roads kill and seriously injure Portlanders far too often. These open houses give you the chance to do something about them.
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ODOT Region 1 Director Jason Tell at the
High Crash Corridor program launch
on SE Foster Rd. in November 2010.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has announced three public open houses for their High Crash Corridor program. The first one, which will focus on SW Barbur Blvd, is set for this Wednesday, April 13th.

According to PBOT, the upcoming open houses will provide them with, "an opportunity to hear from community members about specific problem areas, discuss pedestrian, bicycle and transit deficiencies, and learn about existing transportation safety conditions." (more...)

Here are the details:

SW Barbur Blvd. High Crash Corridor Safety Project

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Drop by anytime between 6:30 & 8:00 PM
Optional Overview Presentation at 7:00 PM
Markham Elementary School (cafeteria) (10531 SW Capitol Highway)
Nearby TriMet Transit Access: Bus Line #44
Somali and Arabic interpreters available.

Stop by to learn more about transportation safety on SW Barbur Blvd. and share your feedback about:

• Existing conditions
• Pedestrian, bicycle & transit deficiencies
• Problem areas