ODOT will add three “enhanced” crossings as part of safety changes coming to 82nd
Anytime ODOT works on SE 82nd it’s worth paying attention to.
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PBOT hopes new signs, markings fix tricky Williams Ave intersection
A closer look at one of our concerns on Williams Avenue, and what PBOT plans to do about it.
New path will link Sellwood to Milwaukie on SE 17th
SE 17th is getting a makeover between Sellwood and Milwaukie. A new, $3.4 million path and street design update will vastly improve the bicycling connection between Portland and Milwaukie and the City of Milwaukie wants your feedback on its preliminary design.
New bike lane on SW Salmon improves bike access to Naito Parkway
SW Salmon leading to Naito Parkway is much nicer for cycling thanks to changes made by PBOT.
PBOT set to ‘reorganize’ NW Everett, add buffered bike lane
NW Everett is going on a road diet and getting new bike lanes from 23rd to 15th.
Blumenauer will ride to celebrate new path along Marine Drive
Hooray! There’s a new (albeit very small) section of bike path along Marine Drive, and Congressman Earl Blumenauer will help inaugurate it next Tuesday.
‘Sneckdown’ at Broadway and Burnside reveals potential public plaza
Piled up snow illuminates unused roadway space that could become a new public plaza in downtown Portland.
PBOT unveils “compromise option” for Foster bike lane connection to 52nd
Will the new bike lanes coming to SE Foster Road connect all the way to 52nd? PBOT’s latest idea gets you tantalizingly close; but would route the bikeway north through neighborhood streets in order to preserve on-street auto parking.
PBOT zeroes in on ‘ConnectOregon’ project list
This proposed path in South Waterfront could finally get funded. The Portland Bureau of Transportation is zeroing in on a list of projects they hope to get funded with a special pot of state Lottery-backed funds and it looks like bike share might be in the running. Thanks to a change in the law this … Read more
ODOT unveils plans for major changes to Kenton-PIR-Delta Park connection
Detail of ODOT plans for a new bike path adjacent to Denver Ave.(ODOT) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is entering the design phase of a project that will bring major changes to bicycling conditions between the Kenton neighborhood, N Denver Ave, and connections to Schmeer Road and Portland International Raceway (PIR). On the project … Read more
State grant marks big milestone for Milwaukie’s first neighborhood greenway
Concept of Monroe/Linwood intersection.(Graphic: BTA) Yesterday, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced the winners of their 2013 Transportation and Growth Management grants. Among them is a $103,000 award that will fund the planning and design of the Monroe Street Bike Boulevard/Neighborhood Greenway project. While the dollar amount is relatively small, this grant represents a major … Read more
Planning effort seeks a ‘Re-Imagined’ North Lombard Street
Residents have resorted to homemade signs to make people slow down on Lombard.Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Lombard Street in north and northeast Portland is one of those classic urban arterials that splits up neighborhoods and is entirely unwelcoming to anything but people in cars. Now a citizen-led planning effort, “Lombard Re-Imagined” is working to change … Read more