As crosswalk enforcement decoy, Mayor Hales walks talk on traffic safety
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales crossing E Burnside at 16th as a decoy in a police enforcement action this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
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13 citations issued by PPB in crosswalk enforcement action
The location of yesterday’s enforcement action on SE Foster. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) held one of their regularly scheduled “crosswalk enforcement actions” yesterday. This excellent program, run by the PBOT traffic safety team and dedicated staffer Sharon White (who often puts herself at risk on our most … Read more
PPB crosswalk enforcement action tomorrow on SE Foster Road
This just in from PBOT: NEWS ADVISORY Crosswalk enforcement is tomorrow on SE Foster Road with Police PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Bureau of Transportation and Portland Police Bureau advised the general public that a crosswalk enforcement action was scheduled for Wednesday to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and traffic law. The enforcement action will … Read more
ODOT/Wash. Co. aggressive driving sting nets 163 citations
Screen grab from KGW segment. Amid a pervasive cultural narrative that bicycle operators behave badly in traffic; KGW news has a report about a recent sting targeted toward aggressive driving on Interstate 5 that netted 216 traffic stops and 163 citations in just two days. The sting was carried out by the Oregon Department of … Read more
Tragic irony: PBOT postpones crosswalk enforcement action due to fatal collision
A memorial on SE Foster near site of fatal collision back in November 2009.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has been doing “crosswalk enforcement actions” for several years. The events, which place a human decoy in a crosswalk with a phalanx of cops waiting to pull people over nearby, have helped … Read more
Crosswalk enforcement action coming to W Burnside at 20th
Check out more details in the press release below from PBOT: NEWS ADVISORY Crosswalk enforcement with Police is Wed. at W Burnside, NW 20th PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau and Portland Bureau of Transportation announced a crosswalk enforcement event for Wednesday, October 26, to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and traffic law. The … Read more
22 violators cited during Williams Ave crosswalk enforcement action
The City of Portland’s latest crosswalk enforcement action resulted in 22 citations on Tuesday during rush hour on N. Williams Avenue. The event lasted from 5:30 to 7:30 pm and is part of an ongoing effort by the Police Bureau and Bureau of Transportation to raise awareness of Oregon traffic laws among Portland vehicle operators. … Read more
Cops will focus on N. Williams crosswalk during Tuesday’s rush-hour
(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation and the Police Bureau will be watching you during the evening rush on N Williams Avenue on Tuesday night (8/23). As I reported back in July, PBOT and the PPB will be doing a “crosswalk enforcement action” at the intersection of Williams and Morris. The idea … Read more
PBOT crosswalk enforcement actions net 904 citations in five years
What happens when you mix cops and crosswalks?(Photos © J. Maus) One of the tools we can use to make our streets safer is to get tougher on enforcement. So, what happens when police officers focus on particular violations at specific locations? Recently, we came across a report detailing five years of crosswalk enforcement actions … Read more
Beaverton PD crosswalk enforcement nets 55 tickets in five hours
Waiting to cross near Beaverton City Hall.(Photo © J. Maus) What would happen if police officers in a suburban city went out and did a crosswalk law enforcement action (a.k.a. sting) at a busy intersection? Well, the Beaverton Police Department found out last Wednesday. Beaverton PD officers spent five hours, from 10:00 am to 3:00 … Read more
Newswire: PBOT to conduct crosswalk enforcement with Police in Southeast
Contact: Dan Anderson, public information officer 503-823-3723 dan.anderson@ci.portland.or.us MEDIA ADVISORY Bureau of Transportation to conduct crosswalk enforcement with Police on Wed. in SE WHAT A crosswalk enforcement action includes one or more pedestrian decoys strategically positioned at locations that have marked or unmarked crosswalks and a fair amount of pedestrian activity. Drivers that fail to … Read more
Woman arrested after stop sign violation, question about ID
Broadway and Flint.(Photo © J. Maus) A woman was handcuffed and placed under arrest this morning after she was stopped for running the stop sign at NE Flint and Broadway when she asked the police officer if she was required to show identification. She was subsequently issued a citation and released. Jessica Jarratt, 37, the … Read more