“We are the figurative sand in the gears of the automobile-dominated Sandy Blvd of today, and we’re actively making it better for tomorrow.” – Ted Labbe, ride co-leader Is Sandy Boulevard the ‘worst street ever‘ or a misunderstood corridor with the potential to be great? The answer will depend on who you talk to; but … Read more
“We are looking at a more significant change to the streets.” – Bryan Poole, PBOT A plan to update 122nd Ave in east Portland has taken a big step forward. After almost a year of collecting feedback, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has released the 122nd Ave draft project plan. It includes our first look … Read more
Going green, adding plastic wands.
A record we don’t want to break.
Looking southwest down SE Sandy Boulevard from Ankeny, Sandy and 11th. One of Portland’s weirder intersections has a new splash of color. As part of its repaving project on inner Southeast Ankeny — which has, for the record, greatly improved the ride between SE 11th and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard — the city has … Read more
There’s no street parking on Sandy, so removing parking from 28th would require some of the bar’s customers to walk a block or two, perhaps further.
A spoof movie trailer making the local Internet rounds today has transportation wonks crying with laughter. The trailer is for a film dubbed “Sandy Blvd.” and the premise is simple: “Sandy is the worst F#$%I* street ever!” If you watch the clip below at work, just be forewarned there is a lot of profanity.
“Our design standards still point to bike lanes for this particular project… After reviewing the data, a physically separated bicycle facility did not appear to be warranted.”— Jilayne Jordan, ODOT Community Affairs Our story last week about an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) “safety project” on NE Sandy Blvd has gotten the agency’s attention. After … Read more
“ODOT used the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (1995) when designing this project, which does not… mention buffered bike lanes or cycle track and design criteria.”— ODOT It’s a shame that outdated engineering guidelines continue to prevent us from designing streets in a way that matches our goals — but that’s exactly what’s happening out … Read more
A one-mile stretch of NE Sandy Blvd will get rebuilt with bike lanes and a new sidewalk thanks to a $3.8 million ODOT project. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is set to stripe new bike lanes on a one-mile section of NE Sandy Blvd from NE 122nd Avenue to NE 141st in east Portland. … Read more
Comment of the Week: The role of socializing and culture