PBOT breaks ground on six new signalized crossings on 82nd Avenue next week
The transformation of 82nd is happening! Let’s enjoy it.
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82nd Avenue design proposals weigh value of driving convenience with human life
Projects at NE Glisan and Davis would limit driving access. But how much?
Bike box coming to fatal crash site as part of ‘critical fixes’ to 82nd Ave
It’s one of three locations along 82nd that will get a new bike box in the coming weeks.
FTA grants TriMet $630,000 for 82nd Ave transit plans
The positive political pile-on continues.
US Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg will get tour of 82nd Avenue
His presence at 82nd Avenue will add to the considerable momentum surrounding this project.
Dispatch from the first 82nd Avenue project workshop
The conversations that will transform 82nd Avenue are heating up.
Bike lanes on 82nd Ave? PBOT explores the options
What will come from the city’s discussion of bike lanes on 82nd Ave?
Draft design shows trees, medians and more coming to 82nd Avenue
The trees would be planted on new concrete medians — and that’s just the start of what’s in store.
PBOT Begins Work on 82nd Avenue Critical Fixes
From Portland Bureau of Transportation: Critical Fixes projects brings urgent safety improvements and maintenance repairs to 82nd Avenue. (Jan. 30, 2023) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) began its multi-year effort to bring urgent safety and maintenance repairs to 82nd Avenue with the installation of new speed reader boards and traffic signal controllers on the 7-mile corridor. These initial investments come just six months after the ownership of the … Read more
A plan for ‘Better Bus’ on 82nd Avenue begins (again)
We’ve got another chance to do something big with buses on 82nd Ave. And this time around, ODOT won’t have any say in the matter.
State lawmakers get out and ride at annual Bike Town Hall
“We cannot continue to have children dodging cars to get to school. I cannot be mourning with another family again.” – Khanh Pham , Oregon State House Rep Our world was sepia-toned this weekend as smoke from nearby wildfires settled into the Willamette Valley. But the hazy air and wind didn’t deter dozens of people … Read more
With monumental task ahead, 82nd Avenue Coalition holds first meeting
Publisher’s note: I’m happy to share our first story from Paxton Rothwell, a former engineer and volunteer activists who’s turned his attention to writing about transportation. On Wednesday July 13th, Portland-based nonprofit Oregon Walks hosted 30 people in Montavilla Park to discuss the future of 82nd Avenue. This was the first meeting of the 82nd … Read more