Traffic diverter on NE Fremont a success, PBOT says
Despite concerns expressed by some neighbors, the diverter seems to be working.
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Despite concerns expressed by some neighbors, the diverter seems to be working.
With installation of plastic curbs and flexible posts, the new diverter and crossing treatment now (mostly) prevents drivers from using Alameda as much as they used to.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation will move forward with a pilot of a full median traffic diverter on Northeast Alameda at Fremont. The move comes after months of back-and-forth with the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association after they voted against the idea back in March. At issue is an effort to improve safety on Fremont, a neighborhood … Read more
Diverters don’t have to be a dirty word.
Putting drivers in their place.
Asking nicely doesn’t work. Concrete does.
The war on drivers using side streets.
Just the latest change in the area.