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Ahead of key Metro vote, CRC back in the crosshairs
Local scrutiny on the controversial, $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project is heating up again ahead of a key Metro Council vote on the project Thursday. At stake with the vote is whether or not to grant full approval of the locally preferred alternative Metro adopted back in 2008. At that time, Metro adopted … Read more
‘Drive Less, Save More’ campaign survives budget scrutiny in Salem – Updated
House Rep. Mike McLane (R-Medford)2 “Drive Less, Save More,” a marketing campaign run by a PR firm for the Oregon Department of Transportation, came under fire this week as Oregon legislators worked to trim the state’s transportation budget. A freshman Republican lawmaker, House Rep Mike McLane (Medford), led a push with support from several colleagues … Read more
Congressional task force releases “Freedom from Oil” blueprint
Give people choices and they’ll use less oil says Blumenauer.(Photo © J. Maus) In a press conference in Washington D.C. this morning, the Congressional Livable Communities Task Force released a set of policy proposals they say will lead to “Freedom from Oil.” The task force, which is made up of House Democrats and chaired by … Read more
PBOT unveils new “Beacon Buddies” animated video
Still from “Beacon Buddies” video produced by PBOT.-Watch it below- The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a new animated video to educate the public about “rapid flash beacons.” As we reported back in November 2009 the beacons are PBOT’s preferred tool to improve the safety of mid-block crossings. Why? They’re cheap and they work. … Read more
Event ride given $20,000 grant by tourism agency
On the road to economic development.(Photo © J. Maus) The Washington County Visitors Association has awarded a $20,000 grant to the organization that puts on the Harvest Century bike ride. Rebecca Miller, the Development Director for Community Vision, Inc. the organization that puts on the ride, says they’ll use the money to try and lure … Read more
On NE Holman, an intersection transformed by paint and neighbors
The largest street painting in Portland, as seen from a roof on the northwest corner of the intersection.(Photos © J. Maus)
Infamous blind curve on I-5 Bridge poses safety hazard
Where the I-5 bridge path ends.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) Despite the City of Vancouver’s efforts to redesign an adjacent parking lot in 2009, the blind corner at the northeast end of the I-5 Bridge continues to have frequent collisions between people bicycling and illegally parked cars. The parking lot where the bridge path comes out belongs … Read more
DOT Sec Ray LaHood’s latest “On the Go” talks bike safety, bike-sharing
We’ve got to hand it to US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood. Whether it’s showing panache by hopping up on a table for a speech at the National Bike Summit, or creating a buzz about biking on Huffington Post — this guy understands how to communicate and he keeps bicycles in the limelight while doing so. … Read more
Portland Streetcar Inc. urges USDOT to fund bike-sharing system
Support from Portland Streetcar Inc. will raise the local political profile of bike-sharing.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight in downtown Portland, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will ask for feedback on their draft list of projects in the running for a key pot of federal funding. Portland is in line to receive $6.6 million in “regional … Read more
The parking/biking trade-off: Q & A with PDC Director Patrick Quinton
PBOT wants to create a high-quality, two-way bikeway on NE Holladay. One of the issues with the project is how to deal with on-street parking.(Photo © J. Maus) Last month, a representative from the Portland Development Commission (PDC) said they’d oppose any on-street parking removal on NE Holladay as part of a plan to create … Read more
Oregon Senate passes speed limit reduction bill
New law would make it easier for cities to lower speed limits on residential streets.(Photo © J. Maus) House Bill 3150 took a very big step toward becoming reality today. The bill, which would give cities the authority to lower the speed limit on residential streets by five miles per hour (from 25 to 20 … Read more