ODOT has added e-bike charging outlets to Oregon’s portion of ‘West Coast Electric Highway’
(Images of Tuesday’s press event in Woodburn provided by ODOT. Click for full image and captions.)
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After outcry, ODOT removes ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag from state property
The Oregon Department of Transportation has pulled down a Thin Blue Line flag that was flying on state-owned property. The presence of the flag was noted by a Portland Twitter user who posted a photo of the image on Saturday (1/30) along with the message: “Why does the taxpayer-funded @OregonDOT lot at Hwy 26 & … Read more
Washington DOT will reallocate highway space as part of ‘Healthy, Active Streets’ program
Unlike our Oregon Department of Transportation whose seems to be carrying out a policy to rid their highways of everything but people in cars, the Washington Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it’s getting on the open streets train. Imagine that. A state DOT voluntarily banning automobile users from lanes and even complete roadways all … Read more
ODOT is removing those dangerous guardrails on the Historic Highway
“That was the wrong decision and we are in the process of removing two stretches of that guardrail now.”— Rian Windsheimer, ODOT Region 1 director
Homeowners along Sandy River defend ODOT’s bike-unfriendly guardrails
We’re still trying to learn more about why the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) installed three sections of guardrails in the paved shoulder of the Historic Columbia River Highway south of Interstate 84 last week. These guardrails narrow valuable space used by many bicycle riders and their dangerous placement increases odds of stressful passes and … Read more