In SF, Uber’s robot cars follow Oregon law and bike advocates are very afraid
To merge into the bike lane or not merge into the bike lane, that is the question.
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To merge into the bike lane or not merge into the bike lane, that is the question.
Like crosswalks, but for bikes.
For example, there’s the 26 feet of open space requested by the Fire Bureau on any street adjacent to a building of at least three stories.
The Portland metro area seems to have already discovered how to slow the growth of traffic congestion.
None of these will transform a neighborhood, but all three clarify links in the city’s bike network.
If built, they’ll prove the city has taken a major step forward.
Traffic diverters: back by popular demand.
They content the outcomes speak for themselves.
The city’s bicycle coordinator described inner SE and NW as “a real problem area” for neighborhood greenways.
What do the bike experts think about our #4 ranking? It’s complicated.
Join me, PBOT Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller and members of the Bicycle Advisory Committee for a ride around southwest Portland.
Finally, Geller flipped to a new page in his presentation and showed his audience a map that, for a moment, seemed to leave them quiet.
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