New bikeway updates on NE/SE 7th build on greenway promise
Important steps forward for a key north-south bikeway in the central eastside.
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To calm traffic on NE 7th, PBOT adds parking, removes centerline
Less space for driving and no more centerline should reduce speeds.
Guest Opinion: Here are some low-car design options for NE 7th Avenue
This guest opinion is by Paxton Rothwell. “NE 7th fails to be either a vehicle through route or a bike-friendly neighborhood street. And yet it remains popular as both.” Traffic issues on NE 7th Avenue are once again in the spotlight. As BikePortland reported, the neighborhood meeting held September 14th did more to ignite additional … Read more
A closer look at PBOT’s design for NE 7th and Tillamook
The Portland Bureau of Transportation released their final striping plan for the redesign of Northeast Tillamook and 7th yesterday. For some reason, despite announcing the start of a project to remove the existing traffic circle on this offset intersection earlier this month, they hadn’t released the plans for what they’d put down in its place. … Read more
PBOT will remove tree and traffic circle on NE 7th at Tillamook
Say your goodbyes to the big tree and traffic circle at NE 7th and Tillamook because the City of Portland is about to remove it. The traffic circle is good at calming traffic, but it also reduces visibility and often creates unexpected behaviors when people cut it the wrong-way and/or don’t adhere to proper yielding … Read more
Public strongly favors greenway route on NE 7th, PBOT report finds
34 percent of people surveyed listed cycling as their main form of travel.
Portland’s latest neighborhood greenway will connect the Lloyd District to Woodlawn
Will it go on NE 7th or 9th? PBOT wants to know your opinion.
Lucky 7th: PBOT makes final decision on carfree I-84 bridge alignment
This will be a game changer.
PBOT moves forward with carfree ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ bridge over I-84
A safe and convenient north-south connection on the eastside is within reach.
Dueling petitions: NE 7th Avenue greenway supporters swamp 9th as council votes
Today’s decisions — and this week’s petitions — will determine where public conversations about this project begin.
NE 7th Avenue upgrades likelier, but diverter opponents are organizing too
7th Avenue would be a great bikeway, but what would happen to diverted traffic?
Comment of the Week: Legs of steel and the e-bike