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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.

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November 26, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Portland’s first red bus lane will be installed today

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October 30, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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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

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October 4, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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How Portland got a bus/bike only lane on Southwest Madison

It didn’t just happen.

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July 10, 2019

Catie Gould (Contributor)

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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

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May 21, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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PBOT will install a bus/bike only lane on SW Madison this weekend

PBOT says the project should be completed over the weekend.

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May 17, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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PBOT’s new ‘Enhanced Transit Corridors’ plan and what it means for our streets

Much-needed help for buses.

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March 15, 2018

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Bus-only lane advocates have a proposal to improve SW Madison

One week is all they ask.

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September 6, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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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.

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August 30, 2017

Luke Norman (Contributor)

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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.

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August 4, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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New ‘Portland Bus’ group finds momentum in push for dedicated lanes

Turns out the idea is pretty popular.

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May 24, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

59 Comments


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