The four bikeways it’ll take to make the Lloyd District great
The city is rapidly writing the plans. The question is when and whether anyone will actually build them.
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Open house set for “transformation” of NE Multnomah Blvd in Lloyd District
Going on a diet. On May 15th, the Lloyd Transportation Management Assocation (TMA) and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will unveil their plans to significantly alter the roadway design on NE Multnomah Street. Or in their words, give it a “transportation transformation.” The open house announcement for this project — which we first reported … Read more
NE Multnomah Blvd through the Lloyd could get world-class bikeways, parklets
The future “Coolest street in Portland?” Maybe.
PBOT rolls out new bikeway markings in Lloyd District
A woman waits for the light at NE Lloyd in the new bike lane just installed on NE 12th Ave in the Lloyd District.
PBOT director clarifies position, says Multnomah St project could be “transformative”
PBOT Director Tom Miller is juggling two major projects in the Lloyd District.(Photo © J. Maus) Back on Friday, we shared a major update on the City of Portland’s NE Holladay Street project. Here’s a quick rewind: After a stakeholder advisory committee (SAC) spent almost a year debating, refining and compromising a proposal to vastly … Read more
Eschewing Holladay, Lloyd TMA considers road diet for Multnomah Street
NE Multnomah Street in the Lloyd District could be going on a diet. It’s been over two months since we last reported on the NE Holladay Street project. Remember that one? Part of a trio of Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects, it was supposed to make NE Holladay an east-west arterial for bike traffic to … Read more
Opposition, uncertainty hang over Holladay St project
Holladay connects to existing bikeways in the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) Because of one powerful stakeholder, the future of a plan to improve bike access on NE Holladay Street through the Lloyd District hangs in the balance. Last week I reported on significant progress for two of the three Lloyd District Bikeway Development projects: … Read more
PBOT adds green box to help with crossing of N. Interstate
As part of their N Vancouver/Wheeler Access to Rose Quarter project, the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has added a green box to the median island on N. Interstate.
PBOT adds new striping to NE Wheeler Ave
New striping gives bike traffic a buffer from cars on NE Wheeler behind the Rose Quarter.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has begun implementation of a project to make bicycling near the Rose Quarter more comfortable. NE Wheeler Ave between Winning Way and the Rose Quarter Transit Center now has wider bike … Read more
PBOT gets unanimous support for 12th Ave changes
PBOT project manager Ellen Vanderslice earned praise for her handling of the project.(Photos © J. Maus) Major changes on and around the NE 12th Avenue overcrossing of I-84 got a big green light this morning when the project’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee voted unanimously to support a proposal by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). The … Read more
PBOT’s new plan for Holladay St bikeway includes auto parking swap
A new plan by PBOT would convert the auto parking on this stretch of Holladay into a 10-foot wide shared auto/bike lane.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has released a new plan for how to turn NE Holladay Street into a major, two-way bikeway from the Rose Quarter Transit Center to … Read more
From Sydney, a look at the future of NE Holladay?
See image below for how NE Holladay could be transformed with an enhanced bikeway.(Photo © J. Maus) As I shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is still trying to figure out how to move forward on a project to make NE Holladay Street a high-quality, east-west bike route through the Lloyd District. … Read more