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Artists rendering.(Graphic: CRC) Columbia River Crossing project staff announced today that they’ve awarded a $4.22 million contract to begin “pre-construction” of the estimated $3.5 billion project. The contract will go to a Washington-based firm (Max J Kuney Company). In a press release, the CRC project said the firm will, “conduct a construction techniques test project … Read more
Jobs and the economy need to be our focus, even if the environment suffers.— Choice on a Metro Opt In survey A Metro survey aimed at the 8,000 members of their Opt In Panel drew swift and critical reaction from active transportation advocates yesterday. The survey was introduced as “some questions about infrastructure projects and … Read more
Last week I sat down with Polly Trottenberg, the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Asst. Sec. Trottenberg was in town to deliver a $17.7 million check for the Sellwood Bridge Project. I caught up with her at Clever Cycles on SE Hawthorne Blvd. We talked about the role of … Read more
A woman waits for the light at NE Lloyd in the new bike lane just installed on NE 12th Ave in the Lloyd District.
Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury (L) smiles as she poses with a check from USDOT Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Polly Trottenberg at the ground breaking event in Sellwood Riverfront Park this morning.
On NE Lloyd, a man on a bike waits behind a car, despite the new colored bike box and bike lane.
Jim Phillips had to wait six months before he could thank the people who saved his life.(Screen grab from KOIN-TV) It might sound trite, but Jim Phillips truly is lucky to be alive. Jim, 68, was on the Pioneer Century ride this past summer, enjoying a perfect day in the saddle, when he crashed hard … Read more
Survey says. Give us more!(© BikePortland) A Metro ‘Opt-In’ survey on active transportation shows that a majority of respondents from around the region feel it’s important to make greater investments in dedicated bicycle infrastructure. The survey, which was answered by 3,865 members of the Opt-In feedback panel, was to help inform in Metro’s first ever … Read more
The long nightmare will be over soon.(Photo: Cindie Olson) Spirits must be high at Multnomah County’s transportation offices this week. Not only are they finally breaking ground on the Sellwood Bridge project, they also announced Tuesday that they received $17.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER program for the final piece of funding … Read more
A ghost bike for Brett Jarolimek (L) has been removed by ODOT.
(Photos © J. Maus) It’s been a big month for sharing and two new projects in the works are likely to have a major impact on how Portlanders get around. Last week, a key Metro committee approved $2 million in federal funding that will help start up the Portland Bike Sharing project. Once fully rolled … Read more
PBOT Director Tom Miller is juggling two major projects in the Lloyd District.(Photo © J. Maus) Back on Friday, we shared a major update on the City of Portland’s NE Holladay Street project. Here’s a quick rewind: After a stakeholder advisory committee (SAC) spent almost a year debating, refining and compromising a proposal to vastly … Read more