PBOT will use little-known “emergency” law to rein in speeding drivers
It’s PBOT’s latest move to tame traffic on outer SE Division Street.
Safety
Lawmakers, ODOT Director hear emotional testimony at Vision Zero bill hearing
Bill aims to spur change in ODOT safety culture.
It’s a big week for Vision Zero: Here’s why
From Portland to Salem, it’s time for Vision Zero to become real.
City of Portland: There’s no funding for truck side guards, yet
Truck side guards are in the plan, but not in the budget.
Local traffic victims’ families will band together to form new voice for safety
Victims and family members of life-changing traffic collisions are invited to join.
City engaged in battle against speeding epidemic
More cameras, lower speed limits. At least that’s the hope.
Multiple people assaulted by ‘unstable’ man on Eastbank Esplanade
Path safety is weighing heavily on the mind of one Portland man after he was assaulted while riding this morning.
24 hours, two people hit (one killed) walking across Division Street
It has been a horrible start to a new year for the safety of people walking on the streets of Portland. In the past 24 hours, two people have been hit (one of them killed by a hit-and-run driver) while attempting to cross SE Division Street. SE Division street as it appears on PBOT’s High … Read more
Thoughts on TriMet’s safety task force report
TriMet now has a road map to improved safety. Will they follow it?(Photo © J. Maus) On Wednesday, the TriMet Task Force on Safety and Service Excellence released its final list of recommendations. The task force was put together following a tragic incident back in April where a TriMet bus operator drove into five people … Read more
Beware of glare: A cautionary tale
Setting sun on N. Killingsworth.(Photo © J. Maus)
TriMet reviewing new bus safety device with LED, audio warnings
New safety device would warn people when a bus is turning.(Photos © J. Maus) In an effort to improve the safety of people walking and bicycling around their buses, TriMet is considering the use of a new product that would emit LED lights and short bursts of sound when a bus makes a turn. Josh … Read more
ODOT bus ad: ‘Keep an extra eye out for bicycles’
While standing on SE Hawthorne Blvd last night I looked up and saw an ad on the side of a TriMet bus that caught my eye… (Photo © J. Maus)