New signals on Couch at Broadway and first-ever ‘pedestrian scramble’ are up and running
Now everyone should – in theory at least – know when to go.
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Why the new traffic signal at N Cook and Vancouver is such a big deal
Just a signal? Hardly.
New bike signal north of Moda Center adds green time for southbound biking
The signal is in violation of two national standards but Portland installed it anyway.
Ask BikePortland: Can I go when the walk sign turns green?
Resist the urge to go on the crosswalk green.
On the podcast: The ‘invisible urbanism’ of traffic signals
Download Episode Portland’s traffic signal guru, Peter Koonce, in our podcast studio.(Photo J.Maus/BikePortland) When you change something about a traffic signal, people don’t notice. They simply obey. Well, mostly. Maybe that’s why signals have quietly become one of the most important and unique ways that Portland has made itself a better place for walking, biking … Read more
Study: Half of Portland bike riders don’t know how to trigger green lights
New research suggests that interminable red lights are a particular burden on new bike riders, because pavement markings aren’t easy enough to understand.
New signal on NE Lloyd gives bike riders a jump on other traffic
The new signal makes it easier for this person to merge left over two lanes of traffic.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) activated a bike-only signal yesterday at the northwest intersection of NE Lloyd Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
PBOT experiments with ‘intelligent’ new indicator light
One smart light.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) One unsung area where Portland is doing some very cool stuff for bicycling is with traffic signals and “ITS” — which stands for Intelligent Transportation Systems. The field of ITS encompasses all sorts of high-tech ways to make our streets smarter. From sensing vehicle patterns with RFID, to software … Read more
How to make that light turn green
A traffic signal technician at PDOT just released a really cool document titled, “Vehicle Detection: Or, Getting a Green Light on a Bicycle at an Intersection.” Here’s an excerpt from the, “How we mark for bicycle detection” section: