Pop-up protected bike lane coming to SW Broadway tomorrow
A bikeway cameo on Broadway.
A bikeway cameo on Broadway.
Now everyone should – in theory at least – know when to go.
The city is rapidly writing the plans. The question is when and whether anyone will actually build them.
I’m sick of writing this headline.
Take a look at ODOT plans that will have a big impact on Broadway’s biking environment.
NW Broadway at Hoyt is a high-risk right-hook spot and it needs to be improved.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Wider is better. (Note the old bike lane stripe that has been scraped off.)(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) PBOT is nearly finished with a project to improve bicycling conditions on the NW Broadway ramp south of the Broadway Bridge. The $30,000 project is expected to be finished by tonight but most of the new striping was … Read more
Before and after cross-section of plans for Broadway Bridge viaduct project. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is planning a major re-design of NW Broadway from the Broadway Bridge (at Lovejoy) to Burnside.
Morning rush hour on NW Broadway just north of Hoyt. Notice how much space is needed to move people in cars compared to on bikes.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Bike traffic yesterday morning on SW Broadway at Oak. (Now imagine what it would be like this summer.)(Photo: Peter Koonce)
PBOT has made the prohibition of right turns onto N Wheeler from Broadway permanent.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Portland Streetcar will direct bicycle traffic onto a vehicle lane on the bridge roadway, instead of the sidewalk.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last week I wondered out loud if we could do better when it came to the disrespectful and dangerous detour for bicycle traffic on the Broadway Bridge. Well, it turns out we can and … Read more