high crash corridors
City lowers speed limits in latest effort to control the insanity on Marine Drive
Every bit helps. This street is a beast.
Marine Drive is latest ‘High Crash Corridor’ to get speed camera enforcement
This is really good news.
A suspected drunk driver has hit and killed a man who was walking across Division Street
A man who lived near the neighborhood was hit trying to cross Division’s nine lanes.
With new ‘Livable Streets’ subgroup, BikeLoud will commemorate road deaths by all modes
The Facebook page for the new “subgroup”Livable Streets Action. A new group called Livable Streets Action is taking the tactics that have won a string of victories for local biking this spring and summer and applying them to other modes, too. Organizer Dan Kaufman, a videographer and longtime local social justice advocate who has helped … Read more
Photo radar bill passes out of committee, moves toward floor votes – UPDATED
It’s looking likelier that Portland will get to install 20 anti-speeding cameras on its 10 deadliest streets.
Anti-speeding bill nears vote in Salem as activists plan “die-in” at ODOT offices
As Portlanders look for ways to change the culture of streets like Powell Boulevard, state legislators are nearing a vote on a bill designed to do exactly that.
Advocate has near-death experience on Barbur, a street he’s pushing to make safer
One of Southwest Portland’s most fervent advocates for a safer Barbur Boulevard said Tuesday that he was nearly killed while biking on the street.
Bill in Salem would let safety cameras nab speeders on high-crash streets
Portland’s 10 high-crash corridors would be dotted with radar cameras.
E Burnside project adds auto parking, leaves out bike lanes
The new design on East Burnside requires westbound cars to enter the new turn lane while passing westbound bikes.
PBOT details fix for Marine Drive rumble strip slip-up
The new rumble strips on Marine Drive were installed incorrectly. Here’s how PBOT says they plan to fix it.
As low-car lifestyle spreads, residents praise new bike lanes on SE Division
I learned two things: That everyone I met more or less likes it, and that low-car life is now very common in mid-Southeast Portland.
Comment of the Week: What the police say (and don’t say) in crash statements