Bike box coming to fatal crash site as part of ‘critical fixes’ to 82nd Ave
It’s one of three locations along 82nd that will get a new bike box in the coming weeks.
Bike Boxes
Green bike boxes, bike lanes return to 26th Avenue following tragic death
When the Oregon Department of Transportation strong-armed the City of Portland to remove the bike lanes and bike boxes on Southeast 26th Avenue and Powell Boulevard in 2018, we knew it would make the crossing less safe. But ODOT persisted. In a twisted plan to encourage people to not bike on 26th (lest they get … Read more
Bike box, right turn on red ban coming to N Ainsworth
A popular bike route in north Portland is about to see a significant change. The Portland Bureau of Transportation plans to install a bike box and will prohibit right-turn-on-red on North Ainsworth Street at Interstate Avenue. The plans were posted on the Facebook page of the Ockley Green Middle School Community Forum Facebook page. PBOT … Read more
Two injury right-hook collisions in two weeks at NW Broadway and Hoyt
I can’t believe we still haven’t figured this out.
Let’s talk about bike boxes
We have the space, why not use it?
Video of right-hook collision shows risks at NE Couch and Grand
A TriMet bus video of a recent collision at the intersection shows that the longstanding right-hook problem at the corner isn’t solved yet.
Safety concerns prompt re-design of NW 16th and Everett
Some changes are coming to the bike boxed intersection of NW Everett and 16th.
Collisions up at some bike box locations: Changes coming to SW 3rd & Madison
Collisions are up at SW 3rd and Madison.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) New data released by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) yesterday shows that collisions have gone up significantly at four of 11 intersections where bike boxes were installed in 2008. While longer-term policy and infrastructure changes are in the works for next year, PBOT … Read more
Photo of the Week: Bike boxes? Who needs ’em!
On NE Lloyd, a man on a bike waits behind a car, despite the new colored bike box and bike lane.
PBOT to install new bike box, lane markings at Madison/Grand today
PBOT plan drawing for SE Madison between 6th and Grand.-Full image below- PBOT will install a new bike box and colored lane markings on SE Madison just east of SE Grand today. Back in September, the City unveiled a list of 11 bike box locations, saying, “Our observation is that they’ve contributed to a safer, … Read more
PSU evaluation finds that bike boxes work
A year-long evaluation by researchers at Portland State University’s Institute for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation has found that Portland’s bike boxes improve the safety of roads users on a number of levels. The research — funded through the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium — complements another study from the University of Texas published last … Read more
With bike boxes, the color is key
Portland has been at the cutting edge of traffic design for many years. In America, with our stringent, car-centric traffic design guidelines, that means having engineers who are not afraid to push the boundaries of the status quo. The most recent example of this are Portland’s colored bike boxes. We weren’t the first city to … Read more