PBOT project will help drivers calm down on NE Glisan where student was hit
The intersection is just a few blocks from an elementary school.
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Metro Council votes in favor of I-5 Rose Quarter funding
The vote was 5-1 with one councilor who abstained because he couldn’t choose a side.
Amtrak takes Cascade line trainsets out of service due to corrosion
It’s a blow to passenger rail in Oregon after years of growing momentum.
ODOT says feds have unfrozen key I-5 project grant
ODOT says it’s “big news,” but the money isn’t flowing yet.
Downtown neighborhood wants fewer driving lanes on SW 3rd
The eight block gap is begging for a road diet, especially with SW 4th Avenue’s new bike lane coming soon.
Mitchell Point Tunnel is open to the public (but you still can’t bike there)
When I heard the news last week, I was excited by the possibility of riding through those carved-rock windows out into river gorge below.
Billion dollar sidewalk funding program passes council committee
“We need a renaissance in our city and we need to make sure that renaissance includes active transportation.”
PBOT will cut driving lane to slow speeds on NE Weidler in front of ‘car crash house’
If all else fails, large boulders placed in front of the house should prevent anyone from leaving the roadway.
Bicycling in Portland ‘remained steady’ last year according to latest city counts
It’s not the “surge” of yesteryear, but it’s a “new beginning.”
Councilors to float $100 million sidewalk funding plan
The politics have lined up for sidewalks.
Historic Highway closure cuts key connection to Columbia River Gorge rides
No bikes allowed through either. And no timeline for reopening.
Neighborhoods demand action after another person is killed crossing Powell Blvd
“There’s no reason this stretch of Powell should still be a death trap.”