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Downtown neighborhood wants fewer driving lanes on SW 3rd

The eight block gap is begging for a road diet, especially with SW 4th Avenue’s new bike lane coming soon.

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March 27, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

25 Comments


First look: The new public plaza on SW 3rd

A roadway metamorphosis is almost complete.

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July 22, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

45 Comments


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

The fire started by Better Block PDX keeps on burning.

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June 9, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

75 Comments


First look: New bike lanes on 3rd Avenue downtown

A rare new bikeway in downtown Portland.

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October 19, 2015

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

203 Comments


PBOT plans to stripe new 3rd Avenue bike lane this weekend

We could be riding to work on a new bike lane on SW 3rd by Monday morning.

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October 16, 2015

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

47 Comments


SW 3rd Avenue is about to get downtown’s only buffered bike lane

Maybe this weekend.

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August 28, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

123 Comments


Old Town businesses and residents endorse buffered bike lane on 3rd Avenue

“It builds on a future expanded plaza for locals and visitors at Ankeny Alley that will become a regional destination.”

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June 23, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

87 Comments


The Friday Profile: Boris and Melissa Kaganovich, Portland’s merry pranksters of street reinvention

The pair hope to leave Portland with an unfamiliar and powerful insight: sometimes, improvisation works.

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May 8, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

13 Comments


Proposed plaza outside Voodoo Doughnut could be permanent by year’s end

One of Portland’s top tourist attractions seems poised to become dramatically less car-oriented by the start of 2016.

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March 17, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

20 Comments


After success of 3rd Avenue demonstration in Old Town, real changes are coming

Two months after a popular demo, permanent changes are afoot.

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December 4, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

10 Comments


BikeLoudPDX postcard campaign amplifies the grassroots

Portland’s newest bike advocacy organization is bringing back the postcard.

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October 21, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

28 Comments


After 3-day demo, city council moves to ‘next phase’ of rethinking 3rd Avenue

The experimental protected bike lane and pedestrian plaza seem to be reshaping how the city sees the street.

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October 15, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

12 Comments


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