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“They just keep happening. There were two last night… It’s hard to keep talking about the same thing over and over again. I feel like I can just cut and paste.”— Stephanie Routh, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Biking, walking and neighborhood advocates are frustrated and saddened by the news of a fatal crash that claimed the … Read more
Time for some caroling. It’s a relatively slow weekend for bike events, but the few that are scheduled should be a blast. Get in the holiday spirit, tour the new frontier of Portland’s bicycle system, or ride with friends to explore some great community resources. Saturday, December 18th 10:00am-1:00pm: EPAP Winter Ride Join the East … Read more
Red area is approximate location of collision. The woman was walking southbound (west side of street).
Scene from the N/NE Quadrant Project open house last month.(Photo: City of Portland) The City of Portland and the Oregon Department of Transportation have recently embarked on a public outreach process to garner input that will inform their N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Plans. The idea is to integrate land use and urban design planning … Read more
I-5 south where it goes under NE Broadway.(Photo © J. Maus) I hope you’ve read my post yesterday about a report from ODOT on how they see the “problem” and potential “solutions” to bottlenecks along I-5 near the Broadway/Weidler interchange. This area is a key hub in Portland’s bikeway network: We must get this right. … Read more
View of the Oaks Bottom Connector trail just down the hill from the parking lot at SE McLoughlin and Milwaukie.(Photos: Dan Kaufman)
Ahh the lights.(Photo: PeacockLane.net) In the depths of winter, you need all the encouragement you can get to keep on riding. Thankfully, Portland is full of fun people and events to help break your winter riding doldrums. Two events tonight (and a group ride to one of them) should help make your riding a bit … Read more
Detail from one of four concepts to widen I-5 near the Broadway/Weidler interchange taken from the I-5: I-84 to I-405 Design Workshop Concept Report prepared for ODOT. For context, the buildings in the upper left are the parking garages for the Rose Garden Arena. Yellow lines are newly widened freeways, orange lines show changes to … Read more
Riding in downtown Eugene.(Photo © J. Maus) A survey of U.S. cities shows that, when transportation costs are figured into the equation, moving out to the suburbs for a cheaper house isn’t as affordable as most people think. It also shows that our neighbors to the south, Eugene Oregon, have one of the best commutes … Read more
The Oregonian reported yesterday the City of Portland will pay $338,477 to settle a distracted driving lawsuit. The suit involved a police officer who glanced at his on-board computer and did not see an 80-year old woman walking across the street in front of his car. The woman suffered serious injuries and spent five days … Read more
The Eastside Streetcar Loop project has radically transformed Portland streets and citizen activists think more should be done to improve bike safety.(Photos © J. Maus)
Metro announced $533,000 in Regional Travel Options grants today. According to Metro, the federally-funded grants are given to projects that “reduce the number of people driving alone to improve air quality and address community health issues.” Grant winners this cycle include a wide range of projects — from bike parking to “transportation mobility counseling.” One … Read more