SB 130 would make these official.(Photo © J. Maus) Senate Bill 130 (text), which would add bicycle-only signals to Oregon’s list of traffic control devices, passed out of the House Committee on Transportation and Economic Development on Friday. SB 130 passed the full Senate back in February and it’s now poised for a House vote … Read more
Bike traffic signal bill passed the Senate.(Photo © J. Maus) Senate Bill 130 (text), that would add green, yellow and red bicycle signals to Oregon’s list of officially accepted traffic control devices, has passed the Oregon Senate. The ODOT-backed bill passed yesterday by a vote of 28-1. The only “no” vote came from Senator Jeff … Read more
More bike signals ahead? Maybe.(Photo © J. Maus) As we reported yesterday, PBOT’s Signals and Street Lighting Division Manager, Peter Koonce, was in Salem yesterday to testify in support of a bill (SB 130) that would give official state backing to bicycle traffic signals. (ODOT is behind the bill, PBOT is supporting it.) Below is … Read more
Bike traffic signals on the agenda in Salem today.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon State Legislature is getting down to business this week and there’s a bike-related bill that’s already getting some action. Senate Bill 130 (text) would add green, yellow and red bicycle signals to Oregon’s list of officially accepted traffic control devices. The … Read more