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This morning, crews stood at the signal to make sure people knew it was there.(Photo: Kristin Bott) As I reported yesterday, the new bike signals installed on Broadway at N. Williams have been turned on. Unfortunately, they weren’t quite ready for prime time and there were safety concerns that became apparent once everything went live. … Read more
The new bike signals at Broadway/Williams. As you can tell by the encroachment of this motor vehicle, it will take some time for folks to get used to the changes.
Traffic on Grand Ave. north of Burnside.(Photos © J. Maus) Mayor Sam Adams emceed an event this morning to mark the official grand opening of the East Burnside/Couch Couplet project. The project (which is still not quite finished) began nearly eight years ago and the estimated cost is about $17.8 million. Adams touted the project … Read more
Riding north on Going Street on the new two-way cycle track. – Video and slideshow below- (Photos © J. Maus)
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced details on their project to make the notoriously dangerous Broadway/Williams intersection safer for bike traffic. PBOT’s solution revolves around a new, bike-only traffic signal. Learn more about the City’s plans in our report last month. The new signal and lane re-striping is slated for installation … Read more
This “sharrow flower” (for lack of a better name) is at N. Concord and Bryant. My bike is in the photo for context.(Photos © J. Maus)
PBOT’s Rich Newlands gave an update on the project at a recent Bike Advisory Committee meeting.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is rolling ahead with their 50’s Bikeway project. The $1.5 million, federally funded project aims to make a 4.5 mile north/south corridor between the Hollywood and Woodstock neighborhoods more … Read more
New bike lanes on SW Lombard. (Photos: Jim Parsons) It was a bit of a saga, but bike lanes have finally been installed on a stretch of SW Lombard Avenue in Beaverton (the project also came with some on-street parking removal). After the Beaverton Traffic Commission said no to the project back in April, advocates … Read more
A traffic signal sensor in Portland. Welcome to our newest column: Bike Science with Shawn Small One of the more frustrating aspects of cycling in an urban environment is not being able to trigger a signal and being stranded at an intersection. There you are, riding happily along, when you come to a red light … Read more
City crews stripe a new, eight-foot wide travel lane for bicycles on SE 101st near the Springwater Corridor Trail.(Photo courtesy reader P.C.)
Map credit: Metro Metro finalized an agreement yesterday that will allow them to secure the required easement rights to extend the Springwater Corridor Trail. The agreement will close more than half of the existing “Sellwood Gap” south of SE Tacoma Street. According to a Metro press release, they reached an agreement with Oregon Pacific Railroad … Read more
Concord, a “Neighborhood Greenway,” is adjacent to Beach School.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced their first “Neighborhood Greenway” ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event will take place Wednesday afternoon at Beach School in the Overlook neighborhood of North Portland. PBOT wants to showcase their growing network of residential streets … Read more