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Behind ODOT’s decision to close hundreds of Portland-area crosswalks

ODOT’s reasoning for closing the crosswalks, and how critics are responding to the decision.

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February 24, 2023

Taylor Griggs

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Citing safety concerns, ODOT will close 181 Portland area crosswalks this year

53 of them are in Portland. ODOT plans to close 16 crosswalks on Southeast Powell Blvd alone.

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February 9, 2023

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Sasquatch returns in state’s new crosswalk safety video

Slow down and stop. The life you save could be a sasquatch.

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July 20, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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