Under wraps now; but it’ll start counting Wednesday.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Right on schedule, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has installed a bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge. The device stands at the western end of the north side of the bridge, where the path splits down to Waterfront Park. It’s currently under wraps … Read more
“This counter will raise awareness among all travelers of the significant role bicycles play in Portland’s transportation system.”— PBOT spokesman Dan Anderson As we shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is all set to install the city’s first automated bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge. The new counter, purchased from a Canadian company … Read more
A bicycle counter similar to this one will be installed on the Hawthorne Bridge later this summer.(Photo: Eco-Counter) At long last, Portland is set to install an electronic bicycle counter. The new tool, which will be placed on the Hawthorne Bridge, will provide a daily and annual, ongoing count of the number of people who … Read more
Hawthorne Bridge traffic.(Photo © J. Maus) In a column published Monday, Steve Duin, a veteran columnist for The Oregonian, says that after decades of watching Portland traffic he has finally come to a realization: “cyclists are part of the solution to the city’s traffic woes, not part of the problem.” Duin’s piece came after he … Read more
Faced with a long delay on the Hawthorne Bridge this morning, many people decided to treat the gates like cyclocross barriers.(All photos by Eric Stachon)
Bikes have saved us from expensive road projects and congestion.(Photo © J. Maus) Bikes do a lot of great things for our city. We often hear about the environmental benefits, the health benefits, and so on. But what about the reduced impact on our road network and congestion? What if more Portlanders drove cars into … Read more
Markings on the Hawthorne.(Photos © J. Maus) So far, in our coverage of the Hawthorne Bridge Crash, we’ve heard from an eyewitness and the two people who collided. We’ve also discussed both infrastructure and behavior-based solutions. But one important party to this issue has been left out: pedestrians. It’s hard to determine what exactly caused … Read more
The County installed these markings in November 2005.(Photos © J. Maus) A recent crash between two people riding over the Hawthorne Bridge has raised concerns about the safety of the facility for non-motorized users — and it’s far from the first time these concerns have come up. In December of 2006, we published an editorial … Read more
Erica Rothman as of this morning.(Self-portrait) 24-year old North Portland resident Erica Rothman was on her way to get a tattoo on Wednesday evening when a collision with another bike rider on the westbound side of the Hawthorne Bridge sent her to the Emergency Room (read accounts from an eyewitness and from the man she … Read more
A graphic from the “Share the Path” brochure produced by PBOT in July of 2007. The City of Portland just released a statement in response to a recent crash between bike riders on the Hawthorne Bridge. Today and Monday, employees of the City’s Transportation Options Division will be on on the south side of the … Read more
“We should also remember that accidents happen, they happen driving, walking, and cycling.”— Anonymous rider who was involved in a collision on the Hawthorne Bridge The man who was involved in a horrific crash on the Hawthorne Bridge on Wednesday has come forward with his version of how it happened. The eyewitness account of the … Read more
Traffic on the Hawthorne.(Photos © J. Maus) Traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge can be bad. And I don’t mean car traffic. Roger Geller, the city’s bicycle coordinator received an email from someone who witnessed a horrifying, nearly tragic crash on the Hawthorne Bridge during last Wednesday’s evening rush hour. The witness, who asked to remain … Read more