PBOT scales back Skidmore bike lane plans
Pushback from residents and budget pressure encouraged PBOT to make the changes.
4/21: 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. I'll post as I can and should improve day-by-day. Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Pushback from residents and budget pressure encouraged PBOT to make the changes.
The romance with car parking at a neighborhood park.
The goal of the project is to slow down car users and provide a safer space for bicycle users and people walking near the park.
The City of Portland wants to make it easier to bike, scoot and walk around Wilshire Park in the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood. Two upcoming projects would add bike lanes to key stretches of NE 33rd and Skidmore, which would give people a safer way to cross a major north-south street, create a better connection to an … Read more