(Photos: Jonathan Maus) Hoping to prevent a serious collision between their service trucks and bicyclists, the Portland Water Bureau is discussing ways to improve safety around their facility on N. Interstate Avenue. Concerns about bike safety bubbled up seven months ago when a bicyclist riding south on N. Flint Ave. collided with a Water Bureau … Read more
Springwater Corridor Trail(Photo: Jonathan Maus) KATU has the story of a man who was attacked on Wednesday night while riding on the Springwater Corridor Trail in Clackamas County. “Dave Miller said the suspects (about 10 of them) stepped out of the darkness, robbing and punching him and even stomping on his face…they also stole his … Read more
Looking west at the intersection of SE Clinton and SE 11th. This is where (I think) Ben Ramsdell and Johnny Eschweiler exchanged words.(Photos by Jonathan Maus) As a popular route for cyclists coming from the Clinton Street bikeway to the riverfront and downtown, the stretch of SE Clinton, just west of SE 11th is currently … Read more
Karen Stiles is worried about efforts to limit bicycle useon the Willamette Greenway Trail.(File photo) Business is good for Karen Stiles who owns Waterfront Bicycle Rentals on the RiverPlace Esplanade just south of the Hawthorne Bridge. Part of the reason is because the popular Willamette Greenway Trail is all that separates her storefront from the … Read more
This photo shows major lane re-alignment at Williams and Fremont.(File photo) The Portland Development Commission (PDC) and the Portland Department of Transportation (PDOT) are throwing a public party in north Portland tomorrow night to celebrate the completion of the first phase of their Vancouver-Williams Transportation Safety Project.
The panel included Police, Parks and PDOT.(Photo: Police Bureau/SE Precinct) On Wednesday nights the paved roads through Mt. Tabor Park in southeast Portland are closed to motor vehicle traffic and due to its urban location and natural beauty, it becomes flooded with many different types of users. Dog walkers, skateboarders, and pedestrians all compete for … Read more
With an extensive bus and bike network, light rail, streetcars and even an aerial tram, Portland is frequently lauded for its transportation system (there’s even been a movie made about it). But conditions outside the central city and close-in neighborhoods are much different. Roads in outer southeast Portland — especially busy SE 82nd Avenue — … Read more
[Updated: 8:25pm] Poll on PDOT website I just got an email from someone who claims that PDOT is “investigating the possibility of lowering the speed limits of neighborhood streets.” The message pointed me to the Safety page of the PDOT website where there is currently a “Pulse Poll” that asks, “What do you think the … Read more
The dreaded small pinky wave.From the RTA campaign Via the BBC The Australian Road and Transit Authority (RTA) has launched a new anti-speeding campaign targeted at young drivers. The campaign is based on the slogan, “Speeding. No one thinks big of you.” According to the BBC,
[Updated 6/14/07, 7:51pm][Updated 6/15/07, 1:15pm] A bill that seemed to come out of nowhere (I didn’t know about it until I read the Statesman Journal this morning) and that started out having nothing to do with bicycle safety, has passed the House, and is set to become Oregon’s first safe passing legislation that specifically protects … Read more
The MLK Viaduct Project construction zone is proving to be quite a pain for some cyclists.
Scott Bricker of the BTAdemonstrates the proposed pedestrian hand signal.File photo A bill that would give pedestrians a way to signal their intentions to cross a street without having to step out into traffic is stalled in the House Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill 573 (text) will likely not move out for a full House vote … Read more