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“I have not seen any renderings at all, and yet I am going to be asked to vote on it.”— Oregon State Senator Betsy Close On Tuesday we pointed out that despite $170 million and years of planning the largest public works project in our state’s history, realistic visual representations of the Columbia River Crossing … Read more
Streetview of where a girl was struck and killed last night by someone driving a car as she tried to cross the street. Mayor Hales and his interim PBOT Director Toby Widmer are on the hot seat this morning for their decision to make paving a higher priority than safety. The City’s budget plan to … Read more
As I’ve hinted at twice since January, the Bureau of Transportation has been working on a grant application that, when funded, will significantly improve downtown bicycle access. Today, they’ve finally shared more information about how the effort is shaping up. PBOT released a memo today (PDF) with their nominations of eight projects to be funded … Read more
“I heard from a number of people who have expressed concerns about their [legislative] priorities if they were to speak against the bill.”— Mara Gross, interim director of Coalition for a Livable Future The Columbia River Crossing project took a big step forward when HB 2800 easily passed the Oregon House this week. But while … Read more
Bike traffic yesterday morning on SW Broadway at Oak. (Now imagine what it would be like this summer.)(Photo: Peter Koonce)
It’s the CRC they don’t want you to see. Animation shows view southeast from Jantzen Beach area. Images show existing and future build-out conditions. The images were sourced from the website of a consultant hired by ODOT/CRC and they also appear in the appendix of the CRC’s Urban Design Advisory Group final report. (GIF created … Read more
The new fence will help separate the path on the left from the transit center on the right. ODOT, TriMet and the Portland Police Bureau Transit Police Division have teamed up on a project that will install a new fence along the I-205 multi-use path at the Gateway Transit Center. According to ODOT, the six-foot … Read more
“We can see a return on our investment tomorrow that far exceeds our investment today… This can be our ‘great bridge’.”— Rep. Tobias Read By a vote of 45-11, the Oregon House of Representatives voted this morning in support of HB 2800. There was not much debate about the bill, and except for an extremely … Read more
In 1997, Governor Kitzhaber said, “It’s time we challenged the idea that says we can build our way out of congestion by adding more freeway lanes.”(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The strong support being given to the $3.4 billion Columbia River Crossing highway expansion project by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber represents a u-turn from his previous … Read more
Artist’s rendering of the project HB 2800, the bill that will give a green light (at least on the Oregon side) to the Columbia River Crossing I-5 freeway expansion project, will likely be voted on by the Oregon House when they convene at 11:00 am on Monday (2/25). After years of what has felt like … Read more
City design plans showing tree slated for removal. A bridge project in St. Johns that’s part of the North Portland greenway and the 40-Mile Loop has gotten some unwanted attention this week. Portland Parks & Recreation is set to start construction on a new biking and walking bridge between Pier Park and Chimney Park; but … Read more
Mia Birk made the pitch for bike share at the Porltand Art Museum last night.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) At the Portland Art Museum last night, high society donors mixed with corporate bigwigs and local bike industry luminaries. While PAM got in a few words about their upcoming major exhibition of Cyclepedia (opens June 8th), the … Read more