Portland transportation bureau staffer receives national traffic safety award
A very deserving award for Portland’s top advocrat.
greg raisman
Sharrows, sparrows and a roadway revolution
St. Johns resident Walker Leiser (and his daughter) have seen their neighborhood transform in part because of the tree-lined, traffic-calmed street that runs through it.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) What the Bureau of Transportation has done in the past few years to develop a low-stress residential street network has revolutionized Portland neighborhoods. The changes aren’t always … Read more
The Portland connection to London’s stunning new bike plan
PBOT’s Greg Raisman (L) and Transport for London bike planner Steve Cardno.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The case for neighborhood greenways: Portland’s ‘bus system for biking and walking’
PBOT traffic safety expert Greg Raisman speaking up for bike boulevards at the recent Transportation Safety Summit.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT staffer off to Europe to study ‘livable’, residential streets
PBOT planner Denver Igarta and the reasons he cares about livable streets.(Photo © J. Maus) As a transportation planner at the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Denver Igarta has had a front-row seat to the development of Portland’s burgeoning network of low-stress, “neighborhood greenway” streets. Now Igarta will head to Europe to “uncover the secrets of … Read more
NE neighborhood coalition to host “sharing the road” roundtable
Riding on NE Alberta.(Photo © J. Maus) The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN, one of several umbrella groups for Portland’s 95 neighborhood associations) will host an event on January 31st billed as, “Sharing the Road: People on the Move.” The event, which will include speakers from the BTA, the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, and the City’s … Read more
‘Pocket park’ and cycle-track: A closer look at the NE Holman bike boulevard project
PBOT’s latest plans for a new, traffic calming park on NE Holman at 13th.
For PBOT, “neighborhood greenways” is more than just a new name
Rolling on NE Tillamook.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland recently unveiled “neighborhood greenways” as a term to replace bike boulevards. At the monthly meeting of the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee last night PBOT traffic safety staffer Greg Raisman showed up to explain more about their thinking behind the new name.
Presentation on residential street safety next Monday
New traffic calming device on SE Spokane St.(Photo © J. Maus) With their extensive plans for bike boulevards in the coming years (they’ve got 60 miles of them coming by 2013), it’s clear that the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has made residential street safety a high priority. Residential streets don’t garner the media … Read more
Mayor Adams headed to Brussels for Velo-city Conference
That’s a cool logo. I hope someonebrings me back a T-shirt. Portland Mayor Sam Adams, his Chief of Staff Tom Miller, and Bureau of Transportation traffic safety specialist Greg Raisman will visit Brussels, Belgium next week for the 29th annual Velo-city Conference. Widely regarded as the premier bicycle transportation conference in the world (the 2007 … Read more
PBOT confirms last year’s record low traffic crash, fatality numbers
Mayor Adams credits bike boxesas one reason for record numbers(Photo © J. Maus) Back in January, we reported that Portland had potentially had a record low number of traffic fatalities in 2008. PBOT has now made it official — we have never had fewer traffic fatalities in any year since they began keeping track in … Read more
A closer look at bike boulevards in Mayor’s “First 100 Days” list
15 miles of Portland streets willget calmer, safer, and more enjoyable for bikes in the coming months.(Photo © J. Maus) At a subcommittee meeting before the monthly Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting in City Hall last night, the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Traffic Safety Program Manager Mark Lear and Traffic Safety Specialist Greg Raisman outlined details … Read more