(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Tell ODOT that Barbur, Lombard, and 82nd Ave deserve funding
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SW Barbur Blvd
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Car-centric jughandle, but no bike lanes through Barbur Crossroads?
(View looking southeast on SW Capitol Highway at SW Barbur Blvd).
(Photos: Lisa Caballero/BikePortland)
More than a dream: What I learned on a tour of the Red Electric Trail
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The state of SW Barbur Boulevard (Part Two)
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A closer look at SW Barbur Blvd and why we need to stay focused on making it better
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ODOT’s Highway 99 claims another victim as man using wheelchair is killed in crosswalk
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Police search for suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash on SW Barbur
Photos from the scene by Eric Wilhelm show PPB Major Crash Team investigation markings on the northwest corner of SW Barbur and Capitol Hill Road.
Woman killed while walking on Barbur Boulevard was ‘brilliant’ PSU researcher
(Photo: Portland State University)
Iulia Hanczarek was coming into her prime as a chemist and researcher at Portland State University. She had dreams of a doctoral degree and missions to space. At just 39 years old, she had a lot of important discoveries ahead of her. Staff at the university describe her as “brilliant”.
But just after midnight on Tuesday her life was cut short when a man chose to drive his car while drunk and hit and killed her as she walked home in southwest Portland. According to police, Ivan Cam was driving approximately 50 miles per hour prior to hitting Hanczarek. Cam told crash investigators the window of his car “suddenly exploded” and he didn’t even know what he’d hit. He now faces charges of manslaughter, DUI, and reckless driving.
Person killed by drunk driver on SW Barbur Boulevard
Portland Police have issued a statement on a fatal collision that happened early this morning on Southwest Barbur Boulevard.
According to the PPB, it happened just after midnight near the intersection of Barbur and SW Parkhill Drive. This is three miles south of Portland City Hall and just north of the Vermont viaduct.
Officers responded to what they thought was single car collision, but when the arrived they were contacted by the driver of the car, 30-year-old Ivan Cam. Cam told officers he thought he hit someone who was walking. Upon further investigation, the officers found a body lying in the street.
ODOT/PBOT want new Barbur Blvd bridges as part of light rail project – UPDATED
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We finally have a bit more clarity around the future of the Vermont and Newbury bridges on Barbur Boulevard.
Finally! ODOT acknowledges need for a road diet on SW Barbur Blvd
ODOT’s proposal for improving bike access on SW Barbur at Capitol Highway.
Yesterday the Oregon Department of Transportation did something unprecedented: they officially proposed re-allocating lane space on on Southwest Barbur Boulevard to make less room for driving and more room for cycling. Here are their exact words: “Reduce one southbound lane on SW Barbur Blvd over Newbury and Vermont Bridges to provide bike lanes.”
With Blumenauer in his corner, Novick pressures ODOT for changes on Barbur
Almost half of southbound rush-hour traffic on Barbur turns right here. Converting the right lane to exit-only could boost driver safety on Barbur while making room for continuous bike lanes to the south.
(Image: Google Street View)
(Image: Google Street View)
Consensus seems to be building around a new concept that could finally create continuous bike lanes on state-run Barbur Boulevard.
And now, support for changes to a notoriously dangerous section of Barbur have a new ally: U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer.