Portland Mercury cover.
Not to be outdone by the Oregonian or the Willamette Week, the Portland Mercury has published their contributions to what has clearly become a citywide conversation about how to improve bike safety in Portland.
In their issue that hit streets today, news editor Scott Moore (a daily bike rider himself) offers up a feature article titled, Failure to Yield: Portland’s Most Dangerous Intersections for Bikes—And What Can Be Done About Them
In the article, Moore points out their effort to solicit feedback from cyclists on Portland’s “scariest” intersections. They’ve started a Google Spreadsheet that anyone can add to (as long as you’ve got a Google account) and suggestions have come pouring in.
Moore critiques Commissioner Adams’ bike safety improvements proposal as running the “risk of applying a one-size-fits-all solution to intersections that have different needs.”
Moore then puts his pen where his mouth is and offers up suggestions for improving some of what he deems as the most dangerous intersections for bikes. Here they are:
- NE Broadway and N Williams
- NW Broadway and Hoyt
- NW Lovejoy and NW 9th
- SW 14th and Burnside
- NW 16th and Everett
- The Clusterhump at SE 12th and Sandy/Burnside
- N Interstate and Greeley
Whether you (or PDOT) agrees with the Mercury’s suggestions, I hope/think we can all agree with this one:
“Two things are clear: Something needs to be done, before another cyclist dies, and bikers, no matter how confident or experienced, need to treat these intersections with the highest caution.”
Read the full article on PortlandMercury.com.