2nd avenue

First Look: Portland’s new protected bike lane on 2nd Avenue

Northeast Portlander resident Gregg Lavender is overjoyed to have a protected lane.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The City of Portland is slowly but surely adding dedicated bicycle access to downtown streets. The latest new bikeway is 2nd Avenue where the Bureau of Transportation has installed a half-mile of protected bike lane from SW Washington to Everett.

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Mock-up of what 2nd Avenue will look like by the end of July.(Images: City of Portland) — Mock-up of what 2nd Avenue will look like by the end of July.
(Images: City of Portland)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation will make significant changes to 2nd and 3rd Avenues in downtown Portland this summer.

2nd, which is one-way northbound, will be re-striped with a parking-protected bike lane from SW Stark to NW Everett and there’s a new public plaza coming to the intersection of SW Ankeny and 3rd.

First Look: Portland’s new protected bike lane on 2nd Avenue

Coming soon: A new protected bike lane on 2nd Ave and a plaza near Voodoo Doughnuts

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