CRC 2.0 is off and ‘running’ but Metro president urges caution
Posted on January 21st, 2021 at 3:25 pm.
West Portland Town Center plan looks to major changes at ‘Crossroads’
Posted on November 30th, 2020 at 2:49 pm.
Concept of the Crossroads in the future.
(Source: Portland BPS West Portland Town Center Open House)
PBOT project will build carfree plaza on Couch, build two-way cycle track across Burnside
Posted on May 7th, 2020 at 3:05 pm.
Detail of PBOT plans for I-405 crossing changes.
TriMet wants to build protected intersections at three locations in east Portland
Posted on May 24th, 2019 at 12:12 pm.
Graphic of proposed design for SE Division and 162nd shown by TriMet this week.
Staff working on TriMet’s Division Transit Project dropped a bit of a bombshell at the end of an advisory committee meeting earlier this week: They plan to build protected intersections at SE 122nd, 148th, and 162nd.
Protected intersections are a big deal. They are considered the safest way to handle bicycle traffic at what’s typically considered the weakest link in a safe facility. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 43% of urban cycling fatalities occur at intersections.
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PBOT unveils design concepts for 12 projects that could transform northwest Portland
Posted on April 24th, 2019 at 11:32 am.
Currently a one-lane road sandwiched between two lots under construction, PBOT wants make a section of NW Savier into a signed and colored two-way bikeway.
After kicking off about a year ago, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a major piece of their Northwest in Motion Plan (NWIM).
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Here’s how we make southwest Portland better for biking and walking
Posted on April 18th, 2019 at 11:16 am.
Marching orders.
If you care about making streets in southwest Portland better for biking and walking, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has just done you a huge favor.
Yesterday the bureau released the draft version of the Southwest in Motion (SWIM) plan. It’s an impressive, detailed, and easy-to-use blueprint for activism that should lead to projects on the ground in very short order (and help tee up larger projects in the future).
Modeled after similar planning documents for east and northwest Portland, the SWIM plan offers a prioritized list of projects, possible design treatments, and even identifies potential funding sources to actually get things built.
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PBOT’s biking and walking committees oppose I-5 Rose Quarter project
Posted on March 26th, 2019 at 11:02 am.
One of the main points the Oregon Department of Transportation is using to sell their I-5 Rose Quarter project is that it will vastly improve cycling and walking conditions on the surface streets above the freeway.
Turns out that’s not exactly the case. The two official committees that advise the City of Portland on cycling and walking strongly oppose the project and recommend a “No Build”. That’s awkward because the Portland Bureau of Transportation is a key ODOT partner and has staked their support on the quality of surface street upgrades. [Read more…]
PBOT decides on 9th Avenue for route of future Lloyd to Woodlawn Neighborhood Greenway
Posted on March 21st, 2019 at 8:03 am.
Close-up of new proposal showing where the greenway will jog over to 9th. See full map below.
(Graphic: City of Portland)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has shifted course on their Lloyd to Woodlawn Neighborhood Greenway project. Citing a lack of “broad community support,” for the Northeast 7th Avenue route option, they’ll announce later today that the new greenway will be on Northeast 9th Avenue. (Update: Here’s the official announcement.)
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New nonprofit will manage Salmonberry Trail effort
Posted on March 4th, 2019 at 4:31 pm.
Alana Kambury gives a presentation to state officials at a Feb. 1 STIA meeting.
(Photo: Chas Hundley)
This story is from Chas Hundley, editor of the Gales Creek Journal. It was first published by Salmonberry Magazine.
A long-planned evolution in the development of the Salmonberry Trail took its first steps recently with the announcement by the Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust that the Salmonberry Trail Foundation would be formed.
The foundation will take over assisting with Salmonberry Trail development from the Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust (TFHT), a nonprofit established in 1999 to push for the development of the Tillamook Forest Center located along the Wilson River Highway in the Tillamook State Forest.[Read more…]
ODOT project would add bike lanes on key stretch of N Lombard
Posted on March 4th, 2019 at 2:07 pm.
The Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking feedback on a project that will add bike lanes to North Lombard between Newman and Wilbur avenues.[Read more…]
