Repairs to Hawthorne Bridge railing follow damages from hit-and-run
And the county will likely get stuck with the bill.
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Tilikum Crossing already seems to be boosting bike traffic (for real this time)
Combined bike traffic over the Hawthorne and Tilikum bridges is 20 percent higher than last year.
Tilikum Crossing may have boosted bike traffic already (corrected)
The Sept. 12 opening of Tilikum Crossing has cut Hawthorne Bridge bike traffic 33 percent.
County’s bridges may plan $33 million for biking and walking upgrades
One possibility being discussed: converting one or more of the bridge decks to biking or walking traffic.
County now using magnetic sweeper to pick up tacks off Hawthorne Bridge path
After three weeks, fresh reports keep coming in.
County more ‘vigilant’ on Hawthorne Bridge inspections as tacks claim more victims
Tacky tack attacks are back. Multnomah County is stepping up inspections.
Tacks on Hawthorne Bridge cause multiple flats
Someone apparently scattered thumbtacks across the westbound path of the Hawthorne Bridge crossing early Tuesday evening.
Hawthorne Bridge bike trips up just 0.4% in 2014
Over 1.7 million trips in 2014. (Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) As of yesterday, there were 1,712,172 bicycle trips across Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge in 2014. That’s an impressive number — but it represents just a paltry 0.4 percent increase over last year’s total.
Update on Hawthorne viaduct bus stop/bike lane project
As a follow up to our story a few weeks ago about Multnomah County’s project to remove the rumble strips and revamp the bus stop/bike lane on the westbound approach to the Hawthorne Bridge, I just got an email update on the project from our friends at Multnomah County… I wanted to update you on … Read more
Bike lane rumble strips on Hawthorne viaduct coming out next week
Changes coming and no more slow-down strips.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) This Monday, October 6th, Multnomah county will remove the speed humps (a.k.a. rumble strips) in the bike lane of the westbound Hawthorne Bridge viaduct (technically SE Madison Ave).
County says Hawthorne Bridge bike lane speed bumps will be removed in 2015
Multnomah County says they’ll remove those raised “speed strips” on SE Madison/Hawthorne Bridge “in 2015.”
Collision raises questions about changes on Hawthorne Bridge
A man who broke his right elbow biking over the Hawthorne viaduct last week says he thinks the new design is confusing to people in cars.