After two weeks of a once-in-a-generation winter storm that pelted Portland into submission, the Bureau of Transportation is now in full clean up mode. A few days after the first snow fell, we turned our attention to how gravel laid down by PBOT to break up the ice was impacting bikeways. Back on December 16th, … Read more
Here’s the latest storm advisory from the Bureau of Transportation. The release below has updates on road conditions, maintenance priorities, and so on (also available online here). City Crews Begin Street Cleanup Released: December 29, 2008 (PORTLAND, OR) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation is transitioning work crews to cleanup operations as the city recovers … Read more
Snow piled high in the bike lane on SW Broadway on 12/26.(Photo: Rex Burkholder) I’m down in California, but judging from reader emails and a story this morning on KGW-TV, it looks like Portland’s bike lanes are in bad shape following an unprecedented storm that has left streets with mountains of snow, gravel, and other … Read more
Here’s the latest storm advisory from the Bureau of Transportation (online here): Changing Conditions Create New Challenges for Road Crews, Travelers, and Property Owners (PORTLAND, OR) – Severe winter weather conditions continue to work against City crews as they continue to plow priority routes 24 hours a day since Sunday, December 14, when an arctic … Read more
I’m a bit late in posting this, but here’s the Bureau of Transportation’s storm update for Monday, 12/22 (read it online here): Released: December 22, 2008 Contact: Cheryl Kuck, 503-823-5909 PUBLIC URGED TO AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL Icy roads and continuing inclement weather present challenges to road crews, transit providers, and travelers
One of the worst storms in Portlandhistory is yet another strain on the City budget.(Photo © J. Maus) Already on a downward slope due to a dwindling gas tax and lower parking revenues, and facing millions in necessary cutbacks, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is now feeling the hurt due to the severe storm that … Read more
A scene from Sunday Parkways last year.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland is working hard to secure funding for their 2009 Sunday Parkways events. Last year, the city estimates that 15,000 people came out to experience their community on a six-mile loop of carfree streets in North Portland. This year, the city’s Transportation … Read more