Portland seeks two federal grants to mitigate freight truck impacts
As long as large semi-trucks use central city streets, we must be innovative in how we allow them to be used.
bike and truck safety
City will reroute freight truck traffic away from deadly SE 26th Ave intersection
The change comes in response to a high-profile death on Powell Blvd.
City of Portland wants to make side guards mandatory on all garbage and recycling trucks by 2022
It’s been a long time coming, but Portland is finally about to take a big step forward in road safety. The Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) announced today they’ll propose a change to the City’s administrative rules that would require all garbage and recycling contractors to fill gaps in the sides of their trucks … Read more
An opportunity to push the City of Portland forward on truck safety
Finally some potential real action on this crucial safety issue.
Opinion: I am deeply concerned about dangerous commercial trucks on Portland’s streets
Lack of training and proper mirrors is unacceptable.
City of Portland: There’s no funding for truck side guards, yet
Truck side guards are in the plan, but not in the budget.
Is Portland ready to start building streets for smaller trucks?
Cities can’t exist without cargo. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that cities can exist with fewer big trucks.
Are ‘bikes-vs-trucks’ battles fading? Advocates say so
The long, cold war between Portland’s bike/pedestrian advocates and its freight advocates might finally be thawing, people involved in recent talks say.
A freight advocate’s perspective on recent fatal collision
Former chair of the Portland Freight Committee, Corky Collier.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Not surprisingly, the death of Kathryn Rickson while she rode in a bike lane just one block from Portland City Hall has got a lot of people talking. Apart from the grieving we do as a community when something like this happens, many … Read more
New uphill bike lane on Mississippi is ready to ride
The new bike lane up the hill on Mississippi was installed this morning. (Photo courtesy of PBOT)
Water Bureau event will focus on bike/truck safety
Water Bureau Director David Shaff at last year’s event.(Photos © J. Maus) Continuing a campaign they began last year, the City of Portland’s Water Bureau will hold a bike/truck safety event this Saturday. The Water Bureau says this ongoing effort to improve safety was prompted by a number of near collisions over the years (mostly … Read more
ODOT truck division launches bike safety campaign
“As a 30-year cyclist, I feel this message is crucial.”–Howard Russell, ODOT The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has launched a bike safety campaign. Word of the campaign comes from ODOT’s Howard Russell. Russell is the safety enforcement manager of the agency’s Motor Carrier Division, which he says is a specialized unit devoted to preventing … Read more