Red light for everyone is now default at one Portland intersection
‘Rest on red’ is the latest tool used by PBOT to slow drivers down.
‘Rest on red’ is the latest tool used by PBOT to slow drivers down.
We’ve waited 11 years, so why rush to build an inadequate solution?
$100 million. That’s the estimated amount it would take for the City of Portland to take over control and ownership of Southeast Powell Boulevard from the State of Oregon. Throw in recommended safety upgrades and the price could rise to between $115 to $185 million. Or if we just opted for a few appetizers instead … Read more
Parents have been fighting for safer conditions on Powell for 65 years.
The group formed after the death of Sarah Pliner.
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
Sarah Pliner might have gotten across alive if this were installed sooner.
Where rubber hits the road with the balancing act between truck driver convenience and human lives.
This post is an indictment of ODOT and shows how their reputation has transcended the realm of transportation advocates and is now part of popular culture.
Pressure to tame these urban highways is ramping up inside and outside ODOT.
The change comes in response to a high-profile death on Powell Blvd.
It’s not small thing that an event of this magnitude came together just 16 days after Sarah Pliner’s death.