Robert Liberty wants to show the DOTs that they aren’t the only ones with ideas on how to fix the I-5 bridge over the Columbia.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro Councilor Robert Liberty has just taken his opposition to the Columbia River Crossing project up a notch. In a statement released today, Liberty urges people to … Read more
Looking west on NE Couch at 12th. Will “interested but concerned” ride on this?(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland recently polished off rolled out the latest changes on a major project in the Central Eastside. The East Burnside/Couch Couplet project turned Burnside into a one-way street going east and Couch into the main … Read more
The bridge is currently open to bike traffic.(Photo © J. Maus) A popular bike route in North Portland is about to be closed until the end of December. The Vancouver Avenue bridge over the Columbia Slough has been closed to motorized traffic since the end of 2008 (due to a fire that damaged wooden supports), … Read more
Multnomah County Commissioner/Chair Jeff Cogen.(Photos © J. Maus) After more than 12 years of planning and advocacy a new non-motorized pathway opened on the Morrison Bridge today. The 15-foot wide, $1.9 million facility on the south side of the bridge is expected to become a popular route for bike traffic and take pressure off the … Read more
New bike lane on NE 12th at Sandy.(Photos © J. Maus) Last week I shared how the East Burnside/Couch couplet project would impact bikeways. One of the biggest changes I warned you about was a new lane configuration on NE 12th at Sandy. PBOT crews installed the new treatment over the weekend and I ventured … Read more
A very popular section of the trail would be effected by the closure.(Photo © J. Maus) A project to enhance and improve the 170-acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge could close a popular section of the Springwater Corridor Trail for up to four months next summer. This closure is separate from the re-paving project that will … Read more
Morrison Bridge back in September.(Photo: Elly Blue) Multnomah County has announced details of a dedication ceremony to celebrate the long-awaited opening of improvements to the Morrison Bridge. The event is set for next Tuesday (3/30) at 12:30 pm. Slated to speak are County Commissioners Jeff Cogen and Deboroah Kafoury, ODOT spokesperson Shelli Romero, and Mayor … Read more
Looking north on NE 12th at Sandy/Burnside.(A bicycle-only lane is coming soon).(Photos © J. Maus) The East Burnside Couch Couplet project is nearing completion and the Bureau of Transportation has already begun the “traffic transfer” that will eventually turn Burnside and Couch into one-way, east-west thoroughfares. What will these changes mean for people on bicycles? … Read more
MLK at Going looks a lot different now.-More photos below-(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is moving forward on their Going Street Bicycle Boulevard project. One of the centerpieces of the estimated $250,000 project is the crossing of MLK Jr. Blvd. For the uninitiated, MLK is a major north-south arterial … Read more
“We are not opposed to expanding the wildlife area, but feel strongly Pioneer Orchard trail should remain open.” — Tom Archer, director of advocacy for the Northwest Trail Alliance The Portland Parks and Recreation Bureau will hold a public open house tonight to unveil a new trail plan for Powell Butte Nature Park. Off-road cycling … Read more
SE 52nd Avenue — soon to be bike boulevard-ized.(Photo: PBOT) This morning, Portland City Council formally accepted a $1.3 million grant for the 50s Bikeway, a project that was first identified as a priority in Portland’s 1996 Bike Master Plan. Today’s acceptance of the grant is a procedural formality (technically, it’s the signing of an … Read more
A project currently on the shelf at PBOT would place markings like this (which happens to be in Seattle) every 100 feet on every lane on nearly every street in downtown Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
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