Comment of the Week: bike parking is about the future
A debate about how to balance future goals with current desires.
Policy
New era begins as Portland passes citywide camping ban
The ban is due to go into effect next month; but it remains to be seen how enforcement will play out.
Portland Vision Zero speed study shows limited results
Vision Zero and speed limit reduction were the topics of presentations at a Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) Friday Transportation Seminar at Portland State University last week. Clay Veka, Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero program coordinator introduced the bureau’s “Safe Systems” approach to speed management, and Portland State University Research Associate and Adjunct … Read more
Opinion: We’ll never have safe streets if we continue to make safe choices
Late Thursday night someone died while using 122nd Avenue. They were the 46th person whose life ended while traveling on a Portland road so far this year, putting us on the same grim pace as 2019 despite a major reduction in travel due to the pandemic. There have been four fatal crashes in a one … Read more
Grieving moms make traffic deaths real as Portland proclaims ‘Day of Remembrance’
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced at today’s City Council meeting that Portland will join a global movement by marking November 17th as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
ODOT staffer raises eyebrows with series of tweets – UPDATED
Comments about transportation safety made on Twitter last week by Portlander Tiana Tozer have raised eyebrows. While her Twitter account is not an official ODOT communications channel (her profile says, “Opinions are my own”), Tozer is ODOT’s Region 1 transportation safety coordinator and she sits on the Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero Task Force. … Read more
“Slow down!” Neighbors fight back against speeders with signs and cheers
“I’m sick and tired of people speeding around here.”
PBOT hopes ‘Thank You Crew’ cheerleaders will slow drivers down
Portland is desperate for anything that will shake drivers out of their speeding stupor.
Comment of the Week: Upbeat thoughts before the election