(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT adds to bikeway markings along Orange Line in southeast
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Portland Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
One commuter’s take on the many turns and stops on Tilikum’s east side
Issues identified in Justin C.’s letter below.
(Map: Google. Annotations: BikePortland)
(Map: Google. Annotations: BikePortland)
How many inconveniences does it take to add up to a serious problem?
“I feel like I’m using a system that was not designed for me… It seems to be designed to get me out of the way of transit vehicles, not to get me to work.”
— Justin C.
For about a year now, we’ve been watching the expanse of east-side paths to Tilikum Crossing with unease. We’ve heard from many readers, publicly and privately, about its many issues. But like most of us, we wanted to give TriMet and the Portland Bureau of Transportation a chance to get it built, celebrate the good parts and work the kinks out before talking about what can be done to fix the problems here.
After more than a month of Tilikum crossings, it’s time to start talking about what’s still wrong and what can be done. And we couldn’t frame the situation better than one reader, Justin C., did in an email to BikePortland last week.
City advisory committees oppose TriMet’s plans for swing gates on Orange Line
Swing gates.
(Photo: TriMet)
(Photo: TriMet)
Official Bureau of Transportation committees that represent two of the groups TriMet is trying to keep safe from MAX trains on the new Orange Line — people who walk and bike — oppose the agency’s plan to use swing gates at the entry and exit of tracks at two intersections in inner southeast Portland.
After hearing about plans for the path at SE 8th and 11th, the City of Portland’s Bicycle Advisory Committee and Pedestrian Advisory Committee have both issued formal letters of opposition to TriMet.
The bicycle committee outlined several reasons for their disapproval. The main reason is, “the operating difficulties they will impose on members of the traveling public – principally those who are bicycling or walking.”
Here’s more from their letter:
Citing safety concerns, TriMet wants “swing gates” at inner southeast MAX crossings
TriMet says this still from a May 2015 on-board video which shows people on bikes near an oncoming MAX train, is evidence that safety gates are needed.
TriMet announces big changes to SW Moody cycletrack
It won’t look like this much longer.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)