Advocate: County survey needs input from rural road users, not just residents
“It appears that the only active outreach has occurred at two open houses held along Skyline and in Corbett.”
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Multnomah County seeking bike/walk advisory committee members
Check it out. Good opportunity to play a role in local bike policy/project/planning. Press release is below and you can find more info here. Members sought for Multnomah County Bicycle and Pedestrian Citizen Advisory Committee Multnomah County is seeking to fill three vacancies on its Bicycle and Pedestrian Citizen Advisory Committee with new members who … Read more
Dear everywhere else: This is how to do a detour. Sincerely, Multnomah County
A county traffic safety specialist assembled a perfect Portland-quality detour on the Burnside Bridge Thursday.
Turnover of top traffic engineers will shake up city and county
Two people whose judgment calls have shaped Portland’s streets for years are stepping into jobs elsewhere.
Multnomah County car registration is down 8% since 2007, and isn’t rebounding
The Great Recession has left plenty of marks on the Portland area. Here’s one of the happier ones.
Comment of the Week: The slow, possible work of progress
Effective political tactics have a way of staying effective.
Bike lane rumble strips on Hawthorne viaduct coming out next week
Changes coming and no more slow-down strips.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) This Monday, October 6th, Multnomah county will remove the speed humps (a.k.a. rumble strips) in the bike lane of the westbound Hawthorne Bridge viaduct (technically SE Madison Ave).
Portland’s worst bike detour will be around for at least one more year
The route near the west landing of the Sellwood Bridge may end sooner than previously planned.
County says Hawthorne Bridge bike lane speed bumps will be removed in 2015
Multnomah County says they’ll remove those raised “speed strips” on SE Madison/Hawthorne Bridge “in 2015.”
County will host ‘Bridge Summit’ to help prioritize future upgrades
Multnomah County wants to know how to prioritize updates and upgrades to its six Willamette River bridges. You know, the ones you ride over every day.
County chair candidates Kafoury and Francesconi talk transportation at debate
Candidates Deborah Kafoury and Jim Francesconi found some modest differences at a debate on the subject Tuesday.
County says Hawthorne Bridge speed bumps a “mistake”
Second thoughts about bump installation.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) A set of speed bumps in the bicycle lane of SE Madison Ave as it approaches the Hawthorne Bridge are likely to be removed. The bumps have garnered a lot of feedback — much of it negative — since they were installed a few weeks ago with … Read more