History: School parents formed human chain to highlight Powell Blvd dangers in 1958
Parents have been fighting for safer conditions on Powell for 65 years.
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Powell Safety Workgroup keeps pressure on nearly six months after fatal collision
The group formed after the death of Sarah Pliner.
Green bike boxes, bike lanes return to 26th Avenue following tragic death
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
10 weeks after fatal collision, ODOT installs new pedestrian signals along Powell Blvd
Sarah Pliner might have gotten across alive if this were installed sooner.
PBOT pushes new Powell Blvd truck detour
Where rubber hits the road with the balancing act between truck driver convenience and human lives.
Cleveland High students satirize ODOT over handling of SE Powell Blvd
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.
Another victim, more pressure from advocates, and a ray of hope on Powell Blvd
Pressure to tame these urban highways is ramping up inside and outside ODOT.
City will reroute freight truck traffic away from deadly SE 26th Ave intersection
The change comes in response to a high-profile death on Powell Blvd.
Top transportation brass get earful at forum on Powell Blvd safety
It’s not small thing that an event of this magnitude came together just 16 days after Sarah Pliner’s death.
New school zone first of many changes after fatal collision outside Cleveland High School
City of Portland has worked quickly on a raft of changes, and ODOT has been a willing partner.
Commissioner Hardesty asks ODOT to create ‘school speed zone’ outside Cleveland High (UPDATED)
The resolution adds to the urgency for change on eve of a Community Safety Forum.
Human-protected bike lane protest draws attention to deadly intersection
Nearly 200 people literally put their bodies on the line to make a point.
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