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
Here are the details: SW Barbur Blvd. High Crash Corridor Safety Project PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Drop by anytime between 6:30 & 8:00 PM Optional Overview Presentation at 7:00 PM Markham Elementary School (cafeteria) (10531 SW Capitol Highway) Nearby TriMet Transit Access: Bus Line #44 Somali and Arabic interpreters available. Stop by … Read more
Packed meeting last night to hear about ODOT’s plans for SW Barbur.(Photo: Kiel Johnson) Advocates are hailing the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) plans for a new crossing treatment on SW Barbur Blvd. The plans were unveiled at a meeting held in Southwest Portland last night. As we detailed yesterday, the crossing in question is … Read more
Signs are currently the only thing warning people that humans might be present on this section of Barbur.(Photo © J. Maus) Southwest Portland transportation advocates have been pressing the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to improve the dangerous crossing of SW Barbur Blvd near the Rasmussen Apartments for many years. Now, after the death of … Read more
People lit candles and gathered at a gravel turnout on SW Barbur Blvd to remember Angela Burke and to raise awareness of safety concerns.–Full Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)
Angela Burke(Photo courtesy Athena Burke) Piecing together a picture of who 26-year old Angela Burke was has been difficult. Now I know why. Today I got a call from her mom, Athena Burke. Ms. Burke, fighting back tears throughout our conversation, said her daughter had just moved to Portland a month or so ago and … Read more
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition have just announced a vigil for Angela Burke: In cooperation with Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. and Friends of Barbur, a quiet vigil for Angela Burke and all who have lost someone close to them on the roadway will be held Monday at 5:30 pm, tentative location near … Read more
Looking south on Barbur about .3 miles south of SW Hamilton. The orange paint is where Angela Burke’sbody came to rest. The apartment complex is in the upper left.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night I went out to SW Barbur to get a better sense of the scene of the fatal crash that occurred there … Read more
“They just keep happening. There were two last night… It’s hard to keep talking about the same thing over and over again. I feel like I can just cut and paste.”— Stephanie Routh, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Biking, walking and neighborhood advocates are frustrated and saddened by the news of a fatal crash that claimed the … Read more
Red area is approximate location of collision. The woman was walking southbound (west side of street).
A design mock-up of SW Barbur with a dedicated and separated bikeway. Illustration is by Owen Walz, a planning student and co-founder of “Friends of Barbur.”
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project