Portlander Alexis Grant has embarked on an effort to document all the streets and intersections in the city that are dangerous to people who walk, bike, and take transit. She’s started up a Google-powered Portland Active Transportation “Hot Spots” map.
Check it out below:
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Alexis, who recently completed the Traffic and Transportation class at Portland State University, says she hasn’t opened the map up for just anyone to edit and contribute to, but that’s the plan eventually (once she sets some standards for entries). From an email on the project posted to the Shift list Alexis wrote, “I definitely want to get more people’s contributions on what spots, lines, or areas concern them particularly in their travels around Portland by non-car modes.”
So far, the map has about 25 entries from hot spots spread throughout the city. Here’s an example of the entry about the poor connection between the Failing Street Bridge and Interstate Ave. in North Portland:
“Coming off the Failing Street Bridge, you can’t go straight through Interstate and you can’t turn left. To get to Overlook, or go south on Interstate, you end up cutting through a parking lot.”
If you’ve got suggestions of hot spots that should be on the map, drop Alexis an email (alexisg[at]gmail[dot]com) and she’ll add it. Or, feel free to leave suggestions in the comments.