4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Latest from Mult Co: Morrison Bridge reopens Sunday, October 22 The Morrison Bridge will reopen to traffic no later than 6 a.m. on Sunday, October 22 as the replacement of the lift span deck nears completion. Starting October 22, westbound traffic will again be able to access downtown from SE Morrison St. and SE Martin … Read more
Via Multnomah County press release: Two-week Morrison Bridge closure begins October 9 The Morrison Bridge will be closed to all traffic for as long as two weeks starting Monday, October 9 at 12:01 a.m. During the closure a contractor will pour concrete for the west leaf of the lift span deck and balance the counterweight … Read more
The biking and walking path should reopen three weeks from today, Multnomah County said Monday.
A smart solution to a nagging problem.
County uses Morrison Bridge bike path as a parking lot.
One possibility being discussed: converting one or more of the bridge decks to biking or walking traffic.
Wow. I think Max said it.
An indoor food market planned for the west side of the Morrison Bridge might bring the money needed to improve the bridge landing.
Effective political tactics have a way of staying effective.
December 5th!(Photo © J. Maus) Multnomah County confirmed today that the biking and walking path on the Morrison Bridge will re-open permanently on December 5th. The path has been closed since early June while contractors work to replace the bridge’s steel grating due to safety concerns. The project was supposed to be completed by mid-September … Read more
Will close Monday.(Photo © J. Maus) Multnomah County announced yesterday that the multi-use path on the Morrison Bridge will close to all traffic beginning Monday (6/13) and the multi-use path that serves both directions of bike traffic will be closed until mid-September of this year. The closure is for a $4.2 million construction project that … Read more
New signage and markings are coming to the Morrison Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus) On March 30th, Multnomah County finally cut the ribbon on a new pathway for biking and walking across the Morrison Bridge that was 12 years in the making. Unfortunately, when I rode it on opening day it left quite a lot to … Read more