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New sign went up yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) turned on an illuminated bicycle sign on NE Couch at Grand Avenue. As we reported last month, the intention of the sign is to reduce the risk of right-hooks at an intersection where several injury collisions have taken place. A bike … Read more
December 5th!(Photo © J. Maus) Multnomah County confirmed today that the biking and walking path on the Morrison Bridge will re-open permanently on December 5th. The path has been closed since early June while contractors work to replace the bridge’s steel grating due to safety concerns. The project was supposed to be completed by mid-September … Read more
Detail of new sign that will be posted at entrance to Waud Bluff Trail. Next Tuesday, officials from the City of Portland Parks and Recreation bureau will join community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Waud Bluff Trail; a short, paved path that will connect North Portland and Swan Island near the University of … Read more
PBOT Planning Manager Paul Smith explains the project to open house attendees.(Photos © J. Maus) On Tuesday night at the Hollywood Senior Center, the City of Portland hosted the first official public open house for the Sullivan’s Gulch corridor project. Nearby residents and others simply curious about what could be a major new carfree thoroughfare … Read more
Artist rendering of SW Moody taken from project website. Tomorrow, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will lift the lid on their SW Moody Project that includes what will be downtown’s first-ever cycle track.
Note where PBOT removed the old bike lane and extended it.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s a huge pet peeve of mine when I’m riding in a bike lane and then it suddenly vanishes just prior to an intersection. It’s like the City has a half-commitment to people on bikes — let’s give them dedicated space … Read more
Mock-up of new sign coming to NE Couch at Grand.(Image: PBOT) Back in August, Portlander Owen Spencer was right-hooked while traveling westbound on NE Couch at the intersection of NE Grand. Unfortunately, Spencer’s experience was far too common. That intersection is well-known by riders and by the Portland Bureau of Transportation as a hot-spot for … Read more
One of the few paved segments of the corridor on Swan Island.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is ready to start the public process on the North Portland Willamette Greenway Trail, a shared-use path that will someday extend the Eastbank Esplanade 10 miles — all the way to the St. Johns Bridge. Citizen … Read more
Bibiana McHugh of TriMet gave a special sneak preview of the tool today.(Photo: Michael Andersen) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine and wiki for transit commuters. Already known internationally for its top-notch website and pioneering use of open data, Portland’s transit agency is about to take another leap … Read more
As part of their N Vancouver/Wheeler Access to Rose Quarter project, the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has added a green box to the median island on N. Interstate.
Following an injury collision involving a Multnomah County Judge last month, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has re-striped the intersection of SW Terwilliger and SW Condor. Here’s how the intersection looked prior to the new treatment: (Photo: PPB) And here’s how it looks now (photo sent in by reader):
The CRC FEIS, now available for viewing at locations throughout Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s been several months since I last chimed in on the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project. Somehow, despite many lingering questions — especially around its funding plan — the $3.5 billion project which has been a roller-coaster of controversy and stops … Read more