Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland September 4th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Barry Glassner istired of waiting.(Photo: Lewis & Clark) One month after a Lewis and Clark College student was seriously injured in a collision on SW Barbur Blvd, the president of that institution is calling on the City of Portland, Metro, and the Oregon Department of Transportation to take immediate actions that will lead to better … Read more
SW 26th Ave is not a nice place to walk. The bad news is that the Portland Police responded to yet another collision on SW Barbur Blvd this morning. The good news* is that help is on the way — in the form of a recently awarded, $1.8 million state grant — to add safer … Read more
Two days after a Metro engineer publicly called out the Oregon Department of Transportation for allegedly misrepresenting traffic data in a memo that dismissed a bike safety proposal for Southwest Barbur, another expert is adding new skepticism.
A state memo that dismissed a set of bike safety improvements on Southwest Barbur Boulevard was “wrong” in its use of traffic data, a traffic engineer who helped prepare the data said Wednesday.
The Oregon Department of Transportation brushed aside proposals to allow safe bike travel on Southwest Barbur Boulevard, raising the possibility of “unacceptable impacts” that might result from replacing a northbound travel lane with dedicated bike lanes.
The Vermont St. Bridge on SW Barbur Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) For months now, the Oregon Department of Transportation has been reluctant to embrace the idea of re-allocating space on SW Barbur Blvd in order to improve traffic safety for all users. ODOT sees the road as a major arterial highway that must move as … Read more
Portland Police have arrested a Lake Oswego woman in connection with a major hit-and-run last week on Southwest Barbur Boulevard.
Portland Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick wants to hear from “suburban car commuters” before proposing a road diet on SW Barbur Blvd.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) After yet another tragedy on SW Barbur Blvd last week, people are once again trying to push officials to make it safer. So far, most of the attention has been focused … Read more
Police are looking for a Subaru like this one.(Photo: PPB) The Portland Police Bureau just released a media statement about a serious injury hit-and-run that occurred on Friday, August 16th on SW Barbur Blvd. The collision left 20-year old Henry Schmidt with multiple injuries including shattered bones, damaged organs, and extensive road rash. Since first … Read more
Friends of Barbur, a grassroots group working to make SW Barbur Blvd a safer place to drive, bike, and live, is doing what it can to support Henry Schmidt, the 20-year-old Lewis and Clark College student was hit and left for dead while walking his bike on Barbur early Friday morning. Friends of Barbur is … Read more
Based on KATU reporting and Schmidt’s own memory, we think the collision occured at the yellow symbol. The blue arrows shows the turnoff from Barbur onto Capitol Hwy.
Henry Schmidt was recovering at OHSU Saturday.(Image: KATU.com) A Lewis & Clark student is recovering from traumatic injuries after being hit by a vehicle that left the scene of a collision on Southwest Barbur Boulevard early Friday morning. Henry Schmidt, 20, had been biking home after working a late shift at Pok Pok restaurant, and … Read more
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