County completes bikeway changes on Hawthorne Bridge
This has historically been one of the busiest bikeways not just in the city, but in the entire country.
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After collision and negative feedback, County will roll back Hawthorne Bridge bike lane changes
It won’t happen soon enough to reverse injuries to at least one rider.
County project will bring ‘bicycle slip ramp,’ bus island to Hawthorne Bridge
No more bus and bike conflicts on the eastbound side.
Bikeway art fans, check out the ‘Bike to Books’ design contest winners
These fun new designs will be installed this spring.
County launches shuttle to fill transit service void in Columbia Corridor
Amid a historic driving shortage and massive service cuts by TriMet, Multnomah County is stepping further into the transit business with the launch this week of a new shuttle aimed at a key job center in northeast Portland. According to a statement by the County on Tuesday, their free ACCESS shuttle will help people connect … Read more
33 arrests, 116 traffic stops during public safety initiative missions
Via Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office: On Sunday, June 5, Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies and Gresham Police officers performed a joint traffic enforcement mission to reduce reckless and impaired driving, and locate and recover stolen vehicles. In total, during Sunday night’s mission, deputies and officers made 51 traffic stops. Eight people were arrested and two stolen … Read more
County Sheriff Mike Reese calls for more traffic enforcement to stem tide of violence
“I would hope [the Portland Police Bureau] would reconstitute their traffic division and focus those resources in high crash corridors.”— Mike Reese, Multnomah County Sheriff
Multnomah County offering ‘Black Transportation Academy’
A federally funded program within Multnomah County’s health department is laser-focused on reducing health disparities between Black and white Portlanders. Among their offerings is a ‘Black Transportation Academy,’ a workshop that aims to get more of the county’s African-American and African immigrant/refugee populations involved in local and regional planning. Instead of asking for feedback once … Read more