State wants your advice to prioritize Portland-area biking and walking projects
If awarded, the federal grants from this process will go to projects on being built from 2018 to 2021.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Love ’em or strongly dislike ’em, this is our state DOT.
Two perfect examples of the attitude Vision Zero is supposed to change
Vision Zero would force engineers to put words to an argument they don’t currently have to make.
ODOT is building its first complete wishlist of biking and walking projects
How should the state rank the importance of the many projects on its list?
What it feels like to ride Barbur Blvd for the first time (photos)
In four years of reporting on the street and its problems, I’ve never actually ridden a bike on it. Until this week.
State says it has no plans to restripe street where one person has died per year
The state says all lanes are needed in case Interstate 5 collapses in an earthquake.
Strong open house turnout might close gap in SW 185th bike lanes, BTA says
Washington County and ODOT might connect the dots.
Oregon road deaths tick upward after long-run decline
One year after Oregon saw its best year for traffic safety since World War II, it seems to have backslid somewhat.
After a decade of less driving, federal forecast shifts to match reality
A forecast buried deep inside the USDOT website seems to be the first to fully acknowledge that people have stopped driving more.
ODOT’s Barbur Blvd lane closure analysis finds 1 minute delay, big cut in speeding
Converting a northbound traffic lane to two protected bike lanes would apparently prevent unsafe weaving without massive impacts to morning traffic.
ODOT releases ‘ORcycle’ smartphone app to collect biking data
A new app produced for ODOT lets you record ride data for use by transportation planners.
ODOT names Talia Jacobson Active Transportation policy lead
Talia Jacobson. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has a new voice on its transportation team. The agency announced last week that Talia Jacobson would be the new “ODOT Active Transportation Policy Lead.” Jacobson has been with ODOT as a transportation planner since 2008. In that time she’s worked on major projects like the Southwest … Read more
Attend a virtual open house for ODOT’s Bike/Walk Plan update
Oregon is doing a major update to its biking and walking plan. Now there’s a convenient way to share your input and shape the outcomes.