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- Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
When the Oregon Department of Transportation strong-armed the City of Portland to remove the bike lanes and bike boxes on Southeast 26th Avenue and Powell Boulevard in 2018, we knew it would make the crossing less safe. But ODOT persisted. In a twisted plan to encourage people to not bike on 26th (lest they get … Read more
Lanes can remain as “shoulders,” but the bike boxes must go.
They want PBOT to put their plans on hold.
The bike lanes aren’t gone yet.
The lack of justification from ODOT is strange.
Threat of bike lane removal leads to a rally and call for new leadership at ODOT.
In the name of safety, the safest road users have been told to go away.
A state highway that runs outside a high school and a growing neighborhood.
“PBOT believes our planners and engineers can make a strong case.”
“You’re punishing the victims.”
Two of southeast Portland’s most-ridden bike lanes are slated to be removed.
The State of Oregon said that four studies cited by the City of Portland that document safety benefits of bike lanes were inadequate.