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Design drawing of Springwater Trail Spur in Gresham. UTF-funded portion is in green. Blue lines are Powell Blvd (top) and Springwater Trail (bottom). The Oregon Department of Transportation is likely to confirm Wednesday the first three projects to be funded through their new Urban Trail Fund (UTF) program. The UTF was established as part of … Read more
Existing conditions at Broadway/Williams N Broadway and Williams, one of Portland’s most dangerous intersections to ride a bike through, is finally going to be addressed. No, this isn’t just another drill. This is actually going to happen. Bureau of Transportation spokesperson Dan Anderson confirmed today that the project — which includes lane re-striping and a … Read more
The Rhine Pedestrian Bridge over the Brooklyn Yards might not get renovated after all. TriMet’s $1.5 billion Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project is facing a $200 million budget gap and cuts currently being considered could impact bike parking and bike access. The gap is due to an unexpected announcement by the Federal Transit Administration in July … Read more
Scene of a right hook at NE Couch and Grand this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) The morning after PBOT called it their #1 priority location to receive a bike box, a woman on a bike was hit at NE Couch and Grand. Based on interviews with the victim’s friend and the driver of the truck, … Read more
PBOT’s plans for new bike box planned for SE 7th at Hawthorne(Photos © J. Maus)
A year-long evaluation by researchers at Portland State University’s Institute for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation has found that Portland’s bike boxes improve the safety of roads users on a number of levels. The research — funded through the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium — complements another study from the University of Texas published last … Read more
Bike traffic on NE Wheeler Avenuenear the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus). The City of Portland is moving forward with a slate of projects that will have a huge impact on the quality of our bikeway network. Tomorrow, City Council is expected to approve a $214,900 contract with Alta Planning + Design to begin the … Read more
How about some alternatives?(Photo © J. Maus) Tomorrow, Metro councilor Robert Liberty will host a panel discussion on alternatives to the currently proposed Columbia River Crossing project. In announcing the event, Liberty said that given the “serious financial and political challenges” the project currently faces, it might be feasible to come up with some alternatives … Read more
The morning commute on N. Vancouver, just before Weidler. Photo taken on Wednesday, 9/1.(Photos © J. Maus)
This is how Steve Bozzone envisions NE Ainsworth St.
Happy Birthday cycle track!(Photos © J. Maus)
Wider, smoother shoulders would be nice.(Photo © J. Maus) On Monday, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) — an influential group of state DOT directors — announced a report calling on Congress to prioritize funding for expanded rural highway capacity in the forthcoming re-write of the transportation bill. Spending hundreds of billions … Read more