Gap Week: 82nd Avenue and Burnside
East Burnside’s extremely important bike lane vanishes right where an “interested but concerned” biker might want it most.
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ODOT will add three “enhanced” crossings as part of safety changes coming to 82nd
Anytime ODOT works on SE 82nd it’s worth paying attention to.
Powell-Division Transit Project in-depth: Bike lanes and bus lanes both unlikely on 82nd
TriMet doesn’t even have estimates of how much dedicated lanes would help buses.
Tell Metro where bus stations should go on Powell, 82nd and Division
When you have fewer stations, it’s especially important to get the station locations right.
How a potential bikeway on 82nd could impact TriMet’s $150 million BRT project
Battle brews over bikeway and BRT on 82nd.
Outreach begins for likely upgrades to SE 82nd Avenue
It’s lined up for some changes – maybe even including a bikeway.
State wants help in effort to improve 82nd Avenue
82nd Avenue needs help and ODOT is doing something about it.
Cops cite 61 people in 4 hours at a single unmarked 82nd Ave crosswalk
The enforcement action was one of the few that the city has conducted at unmarked crosswalks.(Image: Google Street View) In Oregon and Washington as in many states, every corner is a legal crosswalk, and all vehicles are supposed to stop for someone trying to use it. But good luck getting people to stop for you … Read more
Bill moving through Salem could hasten transfer of state roads to city control
Barbur Boulevard, Powell Boulevard, Tualatin Valley Highway, Lombard Street, 82nd Avenue and Macadam Avenue could all be lined up for handoff.
TriMet bus kills man who had been walking bike in bike lane (UPDATED)
The man had reportedly been banging on the back of the bus before his death.
Car, freight, bike and transit advocates agree to back Oregon gas tax or fee hike in 2015
The state’s key transportation lobbyists struck a grand bargain last Thursday.
Portland legislators launch effort to put 82nd Ave under PBOT control
(Photo: Elly Blue) It’s looking as if the 2015 legislative session could bring a change that Portland transportation advocates have dreamed of, without much hope, for years.