America has a new strategy to end traffic violence. And it’s pretty good
Thursday, January 27th, 2022
A protest on SE Powell Blvd in May 2015.
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
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ODOT project means five nights of carfree St. Johns Bridge for walkers, bikers
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
Moonset from the St. Johns Bridge on April 8th, 2020.
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Delivery driver fees, tolls, traffic cameras: A few legislative bills on our radar
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
Morning sun on the capitol in Salem.
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
A short session of the Oregon Legislature begins this coming Tuesday (February 1st) and while we haven’t heard of any earth-shattering transportation legislation, there will definitely be a few bills worth watching.
Of the bills filed thus far, here are a few that have caught our attention…
House Bill (HB) 4144
This bill would prevent the Oregon Transportation Commission from tolling Interstate 205, “unless the toll is
used to pay for construction of additional lanes.” It’s sponsored by 10 Republicans and a lone Democrat; Clackamas County House Rep. Mark Meek. [Read more…]
In pep talk for regional leaders, Blumenauer lays out ‘amazingly good’ federal funding opportunity
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022“What we don’t need is to be involved with a kind of navel gazing and being distracted by one or two things.”
— Earl Blumenauer, U.S. House of Representatives
Blumenauer at virtual JPACT meeting Thursday, January 20th.
Cycle Oregon is back, will head to Painted Hills on 7-day ride
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022
John Day River valley is peak Oregon cycling.
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
One year after deadly vehicular rampage, violence reigns on Portland streets
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022
Paul Rivas’ Honda on Southeast Stark.
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
“We need to approach the crisis of vehicular violence with the same urgency and all hands-on deck strategies being implemented to address gun violence”
— Jo Ann Hardesty, Commissioner-in-charge of transportation
PGE project will lead to over a dozen Springwater path closures from now into March
Monday, January 24th, 2022
Project closure map from PGE.
The Monday Roundup: Tour de Pizza, e-bikes outsell e-cars, and more
Monday, January 24th, 2022
What really happened yesterday with fed’s disapproval of I-5 Rose Quarter project?
Friday, January 21st, 2022
Some very long faces at the OTC meeting Thursday after being told of another delays and massive funding gap.
Rockfall will keep NW Bridge Avenue closed 8-10 weeks
Thursday, January 20th, 2022
The rockfall on Bridge Ave as of January 6th.
(Photo: ODOT)
