On live TV, reporter shovels gravel off St. Johns Bridge sidewalk – UPDATED
Shovels full of gravel coming up at 11.
bikeway maintenance
There’s still a layer of gravel on the St. Johns Bridge sidewalk – UPDATED
Our road agencies must do better keeping bikeways free of debris.
For bike riders, the storm’s hazardous road conditions continue
We need a change in policy and practice from the City of Portland
How’s that gravel treating you? An update on clean-up efforts
10 days after the clean-up started, there’s still a ton of gravel on bikeways throughout Portland. It’s time for a check-in.
Lack of sweeping makes for challenging conditions on “Dirty 30”
Highway 30 north of downtown Portland is well-known for its debris-filled bike lanes. What are our local transportation agencies doing about it?
Mayor’s office releases results of bike-specific storm survey
68% of survey respondents saidthey biked during the storms last winter. 78% of them said bikeways were in poor condition.(Photo © J. Maus) Mayor Adams’ office has released the results of a survey they conducted to learn more about the experiences of people who rode their bikes through our spate of severe winter snow storms. … Read more
An update on gravel in the bike lanes
Gravel on N. Interstate Ave. Photo taken yesterday (12/6).(Photo © J. Maus) Since the outset of what has become an epic Storm of 2008 (stories, photos), we wondered how the Bureau of Transportation would handle the perennial problem of gravel on the roadways — and especially the gravel that inevitably ends up all over the … Read more
Got the gravel-in-the-bike-lane blues?
Several readers have written in complaining about gravel still left in many bike lanes throughout the city. It was initially spread to help with the ice and slick roads from our recent storm. One reader says,