Decades in the making, ribbon finally cut for SW Capitol Hwy project
A jubilant day that was decades in the making.
Neighborhoods
City releases progress report on southwest bike/walk infrastructure
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released its progress report for the Southwest in Motion (SWIM) plan last month and announced that nine projects and 21 crossing enhancements have been completed since the plan was adopted in December, 2019. The report opened by noting that “less of the planned bike network has been built in … Read more
City pays bicycle rider $25,000 to settle rail track crash lawsuit
The city knows these cycling hazards expose them to legal risk.
PBOT wants state grant to redesign North Denver and Lombard intersection
The off-set intersection has a long crash history.
New piece of Red Electric Trail taking shape
Slow but surely this mythical trail is getting built.
Transportation issues loom large over Alpenrose development
300 new homes, how about some bike lanes and sidewalks too?
ODOT’s $41 million Pacific Hwy project breaks ground in Tigard
But what’s happening up north, with SW Barbur and the Light Rail project?
Sunday Parkways season kicks off in east Portland
First of three coming this year.
New diverter on NW Vaughn will prohibit driver turns and improve greenway
It’s all part of an effort to make NW 24th a better bike street.
City releases locations of three new ‘advisory shoulder’ projects to be built this year
Each one connects to an important destination where PBOT wants to encourage people to walk and bike to.
City will seize sewer project opportunity to remake key corners and crossings in northwest
PBOT is hitching their wagon to a sewer line replacement project that will allow them to make significant changes to 10 intersections in northwest Portland.
Exploring Washington County with Ride Westside (Video)
The group focuses on fun social rides, but more political advocacy is sure to come.