ODOT announces ‘listening sessions’ for state Bike & Ped Mode Plan
ODOT is working on their new Bicycle and Pedestrian Mode Plan and they’ve just announced five public workshops that will shape how they move forward.
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ODOT shares details on big changes coming to Denver Ave near Kenton
ODOT is all set to start construction on some major changes coming on and around Denver Avenue between Kenton and Delta Park.
New I-84 bridge over Sandy River comes with new bike connections
With a bikeway on the new Sandy River Bridge and other projects set for completion this fall, it’ll be easier to ride in and around Troutdale.
ODOT embarks on “big data” project with purchase of Strava dataset
ODOT wants to know more about your bicycling behavior and they’re starting with trip data from Strava.
Does Oregon really need the NACTO guide?
NACTO’s design guides are the standardized tests of the bike/pedestrian planning world, but maybe Oregon is already among the gifted and talented.
Oregonians care less and less about road expansion, state survey finds
A new state survey has found a rapid collapse in public support for road and highway widening projects.
ODOT picks advisory committee for state Bike/Ped Mode Plan update
ODOT is starting an important update to their Bicycle and Pedestrian Mode Plan, and these are the 16 people who will guide its development.
After another fatality on Barbur Blvd, ODOT tweet hits a nerve
Another person died while traveling on SW Barbur Blvd this week. It’s the fourth fatality since 2010 on the notoriously dangerous 1.6 mile section of the road between Terwilliger and Hamilton. With a record of so much carnage and rampant high speed and high risk driving, many Portlanders want to see the Oregon Department of … Read more
ODOT unveils plans for major changes to Kenton-PIR-Delta Park connection
Detail of ODOT plans for a new bike path adjacent to Denver Ave.(ODOT) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is entering the design phase of a project that will bring major changes to bicycling conditions between the Kenton neighborhood, N Denver Ave, and connections to Schmeer Road and Portland International Raceway (PIR). On the project … Read more
Guest article: ODOT bike/walk committee seeks new student member
Daniel Ronan, outgoing student member of the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.(Photo courtesy Daniel Ronan) This article was written by contributor Daniel Ronan Over the past four years, substantive changes have happened at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Through the pages of BikePortland, active transportation advocates have had the opportunity to view larger … Read more
Metro traffic engineer says ODOT memo overstated effects of restriping Barbur
A state memo that dismissed a set of bike safety improvements on Southwest Barbur Boulevard was “wrong” in its use of traffic data, a traffic engineer who helped prepare the data said Wednesday.
Citing a possible 9-minute auto delay by 2035, ODOT dismisses bike improvements on Barbur
The Oregon Department of Transportation brushed aside proposals to allow safe bike travel on Southwest Barbur Boulevard, raising the possibility of “unacceptable impacts” that might result from replacing a northbound travel lane with dedicated bike lanes.