Broadway Bike Lane Scandal
Latest coverage of PBOT Commissioner Mingus Mapps’ attempt to make changes to the bike lane on Broadway, despite warnings from PBOT staff.
Commissioner Mapps’ recent comments at a town hall meeting require that I set the record straight.
Advocates support protected bike lanes at ‘Bike Broadway Day’
Free donuts and coffee part of a new campaign to raise awareness of protected bike lanes.
There’s (at least) one hotel on Broadway that embraces the bike lane and those who use it
The oft-controversial bike lane is the centerpiece of the Heathman’s bike-friendly future.
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The irony in all this is that modest tolls applied today would reduce traffic volumes such that no new bridge…
I disagree with all of your points. Commuter rail is highly effective in most mid size and major cities around…
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I heard it was created by someone dumping nursery refuse in the area, creating a dam or something.
Discussion Forums
- Political extremism and policy whipsawing has doomed BRT in Bogota. Will Portland follow in its footsteps? We no longer have the needed technocrats running our government. The ideologues (Rubio, Eudaly, Hardesty, Ryan, Kafoury, Vega Pedesron) have installed employees that parrot their obsession with ideology over providing essential services. Our propensity […]
- Huge Nextdoor discussion on potential for reducing Cesar Chavez (39th) to one lane. Pros and cons……get to see various community perspectives on display…. nextdoor.com Someone said the city is planning on turning 39th (Cesar Chavez Blvd) down to… Is that true? 11 posts – 5 participants Read full topic
- They announced they’ll be pulling over plateless vehicles, and will be making warrant arrests if found during the stop. Guess where an additional influx of vagrancy vehicles are going to show up? https://twitter.com/VancouverPDUSA/status/1730760105790971973 1 post – 1 participant Read full topic
- In Medieval era, repairs of facilities intended for use by serfs and peasants were not a priority compared to those intended for use by nobility and lords. Now in 2023, the hierarchy goes as: MONIED real estate developers > homeless services industry > automobile right of way >>> bicycle amenities. […]
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