Good news: County will reconsider connection to Esplanade from new Burnside Bridge
“The connection is alive!”
Infrastructure
Closer look at Depave’s Skate Park Plaza on SE 7th (video)
It’s awesome, but BikePortland has heard quite a bit of grumbling from folks trying to bike through.
Bike lane gap on NE Lombard at 42nd to be filled soon
An agreement between ODOT and PBOT last year will result in new bike lanes where Martin Greenough was hit and killed in 2015.
First Look: Better (wider!) bike lanes on N Willamette
An exciting step forward and a peek into what the future of this important street holds.
City says bike lanes on 82nd Ave ‘infeasible’ due to impacts on bus and car drivers
Bike lanes not possible, “due to substantial trade-offs including significantly increased transit delay.”
New Burnside Bridge won’t connect to Eastbank Esplanade
Too expensive, too risky, say city and county leaders.
Concrete planters for calming traffic removed after frequent collisions
Some might think they worked as intended.
‘Bike canopy’ at new PPS building offers covered, solar-powered bike parking
This one checks almost all the boxes.
These are the optimal locations for secure bike parking hubs in Portland
A helpful analysis. Now we just need to get a few of them on the ground.
Choose a new design for the Burnside Bridge
Have your say.
Crossing NE Killingsworth? It’ll soon be much easier
It will bring the total up to 18 hardened or signalized crossings along the two-mile stretch.
Red light for everyone is now default at one Portland intersection
‘Rest on red’ is the latest tool used by PBOT to slow drivers down.