The Street Trust declares victory as ODOT and PBOT compromise on 26th Avenue bike lanes

The bike lanes will become “shoulders” and the bike boxes will be removed.
(Photos: Jonathan Maus)
The 26th Avenue bike lane removal saga appears to have reached a conclusion. At least for the time being.
The Street Trust just announced that their shuttle diplomacy between the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Portland Bureau of Transportation has yielded a compromise that will allow a striped space for biking (not a bike lane, technically) to remain. Also as part of the agreement, ODOT is forcing PBOT to remove the bike boxes that currently exist on 26th on both sides of Powell Blvd.
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