PBOT begins re-design of NE Multnomah; now with more protected bikeways
Physically separated bikeways are coming to NE Multnomah Street through the Lloyd District!(Graphic: PBOT)
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Follow-up on NE Multnomah project: Now open for public comment
Detail from PBOT drawings of proposed changes on NE Multnomah St.
PBOT unveils plans for NE Multnomah road diet project
Lindsay Walker of the Lloyd TMA looks over the project maps with PBOT Traffic Engineer Rob Burchfield and City Bike Coordinator Roger Geller.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last night the City of Portland and representatives from the Lloyd Transportation Management Association hosted an open house for their NE Multnomah Street Transportation Pilot Project. It was the … Read more
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
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 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
Newly striped bike lanes on NE 7th through Lloyd District raise eyebrows
PBOT has striped a new bike lane on NE 7th which puts bike traffic in between moving cars, trains and parked cars.(Photos © J. Maus)
Opposition piles up on Holladay Street project
Mick O’Connell said his new development must have auto access on Holladay.(Photo © J. Maus) Efforts to improve bike access through the Lloyd District took yet another turn for the worse at a Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting yesterday. Several influential business interests — including a representative of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) — expressed opposition … Read more