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Detail of a new concept for SE Foster Road. The City of Portland is currently trying to decide how to re-design the failing SE Foster Road. As it exists today, the street is a classic auto-centric thoroughfare with the crash rates and unwelcoming atmosphere to match. Late last year there were dreams of making a … Read more
Where, exactly, do sharrows belong?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Update: See below for a few other examples of graphics that try to answer this question. There’s an interesting, useful bit of transportation wonkery in The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s “Blueprint for World-Class Cycling” that came out this week: a visual guide to which sort of streets should … Read more
At an open house Tuesday night about rethinking the street, there was only one type of bike infrastructure on the menu: White paint.
The state’s bike advocacy group chose 16 “almost metaphorical” projects in four categories. Oregon’s leading bike advocacy group has named sixteen projects in four categories as their top bike infrastructure priorities for the region. Released Tuesday, it’s the first update of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance‘s “Blueprint for World-Class Bicycling” since 2005, when the organization named … Read more
Curtis Crothers, 53, suffered eight broken ribs, a broken scapula, a punctured lung, internal bleeding, a dislocated shoulder and 24 hours in intensive care.
A bike lane on both sides but just one regular lane in the center — even with two-way traffic permitted.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT has already marked areas in need of repair on N Michigan Ave and many other neighborhood greenways throughout the city.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) BikePortland News Editor Michael Andersen contributed reporting for this story. Have you noticed the white paint that outlines the many cracks and potholes on your favorite neighborhood greenway? They started appearing … Read more
The Cement Road with Fremont Bridge in the background..(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) There’s a renewed effort afoot that could result in something most observers thought would never happen: legal public access to the “Cement Road” that runs through Union Pacific’s Albina Yards along the Willamette River between Swan Island and the Fremont Bridge. Union Pacific … Read more
The Port of Portland is taking the lead on a US DOT TIGER grant request that would fund the first two sections (shaded in red) of the North Portland Greenway.
Cover of today’s Seattle Times. In case you haven’t heard, a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed and toppled into the Skagit River last night. Two cars fell into the river but amazingly no one was seriously hurt. Reports say it was caused when a large semi truck hit a steel beam truss … Read more
PBOT wants to make downtown streets easier and safer to use.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The details of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s plans to invest in downtown bicycle access are getting clearer. As we shared back in February, PBOT has applied for $6 million in regional flexible funding (administered by Metro) in order to improve … Read more
It’s been over a year since we shared news of an ODOT project that will improve bicycle access in southwest Portland near the Ross Island Bridge. A few days ago they finally announced that it will start construction in mid-June. They’ve also announced an open house for the project on June 3rd. See more details … Read more