New Keller Auditorium plans include carfree 3rd Avenue plaza
This would be a perfect place for a plaza and should be a no-brainer.
Projects
In quick reversal, PBOT director hits play on paused greenway project
On. Off. On again.
After months of criticism, PBOT will modify center median on SE Division St
Critics will be pleased. But will it be enough to satisfy them?
PBOT breaks ground on 70s Greenway crossing of NE Halsey
The project will help bike riders get across Halsey and is part of a larger PBOT effort to tame drivers on the dangerous arterial.
Hayhurst neighborhood zeroes in on Shattuck Rd in meeting with city development manager
Will developing Alpenrose make road safety better, or worse?
New designs revealed for N Willamette Blvd Corridor project
Major changes will start next spring and be completed by summer 2026.
Roseway resident’s fake traffic scheme will likely backfire
Nice idea. But it won’t work — and it will only raise the city’s suspicions even more.
PBOT will seek federal grant for major redesign of N/NE Broadway
Tucked into President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was a new, $3.2 billion infrastructure program specifically tailored to fund projects that make biking and walking easier and safer in underserved areas where existing facilities, “create barriers to community connectivity.” The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation thinks North/Northeast Broadway and Weidler between 7th Avenue … Read more
‘Bear Blocks’ will bring new bike-friendly gathering space to Blumenauer Bridge
A new bikey hangout, and it should be open for business in the coming weeks.
Riding the reborn SW Capitol Highway
A massive step forward for southwest Portland and our bike network in general.
Major overhaul of SE 92nd and Lincoln in the works
Medians, crossings, and much more to effectively narrow this wide expanse of pavement.
Heated exchange with top Interstate Bridge project official resurfaces
It came during a meeting back in December that just surfaced online.
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