New bike lanes on Naito Parkway
Looking north on Naito Parkway just before NW Couch Street. Steel Bridge is in the background. File photo: 5/7/07 [More photos here]
Infrastructure
New map, new energy connect Portland and Milwaukie
PDOT’s Transportation Options Division specializes in individualized marketing programs that help make it easy for Portlanders to choose to walk, bike, or take transit.
Hollywood Transit Center gets easier for bikes
Wheel gutter, bike boulevard markings are among improvements.File Photo: 4/27/07 The Hollywood Transit Center, at the intersection of NE Halsey and 42nd (map), has gotten some bike love from the City of Portland. The crucial north-south connection has long been a thorn in the side of cyclists trying to get over I-84. Southbound cyclists have … Read more
Crash map compares safety of bicycle boulevards
A story I posted yesterday led to interesting comments about bicycle boulevards. We also looked at bike crash data with City traffic safety guru Greg Raisman.
Behind bike crash data; an interview with Greg Raisman
Cynthia Chilton, the woman behind tomorrow’s Traffic SafeTea event, sent me an interesting map the other day. It comes from the City of Portland and shows the location of all the reported bicycle crashes in the Portland metro area from 1995-2004. Here’s the map:
Help identify potential bicycle boulevard streets
Bicycle Boulevards, like this one on NETillamook, are safer for families.File photo: 3/31/07 As part of a course on Community Development, a group of Portland State University students are helping the BTA plan a bicycle boulevard network in north and northeast Portland. They’ve developed a short survey to identify streets that might be candidates for … Read more
PDOT issues statement on Ladds Circle engineering
One of the issues that has come up after the recent stop sign enforcement at Ladds Circle is whether or not PDOT should consider changing the stop signs to yields. In response to many people contacting PDOT about this, they have issued a statement from a city traffic engineer with more details (click image for … Read more
Commissioner’s office reports on Montreal visit
Last month, Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams traveled to Montreal. Along for the trip was his Chief of Staff for Transportation, Tom Miller. Tom gave me a brief report about the trip and shared his thoughts about how Montreal’s bike infrastructure and culture compares to Portland.
Angled staple racks spotted downtown
I noticed some peculiar bike parking downtown the other day.
Update on bike parking during bus mall project
As many of you know, the downtown bus mall is currently under major re-construction. I’ve had several readers wonder what the plans are for bike parking, both during the upheaval and once it’s complete.
North Portland intersection slated for new bike/ped median
The intersection of N Willamette Blvd and N Rosa Parks Way (formerly known as N Portland Blvd.) is slated for construction of what PDOT refers to as “a bicycle and pedestrian refuge/auto channeling island.”
Bikes to get more breathing room on Hawthorne Bridge approach
Southeast Madison Ave — which is the westbound approach to the Hawthorne Bridge and one of the Portland’s most crowded bikeways — is slated for an expansion.