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PBOT confirms last year’s record low traffic crash, fatality numbers
Mayor Adams credits bike boxesas one reason for record numbers(Photo © J. Maus) Back in January, we reported that Portland had potentially had a record low number of traffic fatalities in 2008. PBOT has now made it official — we have never had fewer traffic fatalities in any year since they began keeping track in … Read more
A closer look at bike boulevards in Mayor’s “First 100 Days” list
15 miles of Portland streets willget calmer, safer, and more enjoyable for bikes in the coming months.(Photo © J. Maus) At a subcommittee meeting before the monthly Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting in City Hall last night, the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Traffic Safety Program Manager Mark Lear and Traffic Safety Specialist Greg Raisman outlined details … Read more