Portland’s cheap and easy bus lane projects are working well
Amid all the talk about how to “fix congestion” there’s one cheap and relatively simple solution staring us in the face: dedicated lanes for efficient vehicles like bikes and buses.
bus-only lanes
New York City’s big bus breakthrough
Like their bold reclamation of Broadway Boulevard and Times Square Plaza a decade ago, the New York City Department of Transportation has once again changed the game. They’ve pushed through serious opposition to create bus-only lanes on one of the busiest streets in Manhattan. Neighborhood groups filed a lawsuit to stop the project, claiming spillover … Read more
How Portland got a bus/bike only lane on Southwest Madison
It didn’t just happen.
A closer look at the new bus/bike lane on SW Madison
When the Portland Bureau of Transportation revealed their plans for SW Madison last week, there was at first rejoicing. Many of us are desperate for any change to our streets that makes bicycling and transit safer and more efficient. Dedicating a wide lane solely for transit and bike riders on a major downtown corridor is … Read more
PBOT will install a bus/bike only lane on SW Madison this weekend
PBOT says the project should be completed over the weekend.
PBOT’s new ‘Enhanced Transit Corridors’ plan and what it means for our streets
Much-needed help for buses.
Bus-only lane advocates have a proposal to improve SW Madison
One week is all they ask.
Portland’s ‘Growing Transit Communities’ worth supporting for bikeways, bus upgrades
If we don’t want these additional buses stuck in the same traffic, we need to provide dedicated space on our streets for them.
Lawmakers weigh in on bus-only lanes, Powell Blvd, and more at east Portland forum
Social justice will be a big part of east Portland’s transportation future.
New ‘Portland Bus’ group finds momentum in push for dedicated lanes
Turns out the idea is pretty popular.