Southwest uber-advocate pushes new approach in city’s ‘hardening’ strategy
The rows rarely fill up in the bingo game of southwest bike infrastructure funding.
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PBOT ponders safe bike route from SW Terwilliger to 4th
A high quality bikeway is only as good as the connections to it.
City releases progress report on southwest bike/walk infrastructure
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released its progress report for the Southwest in Motion (SWIM) plan last month and announced that nine projects and 21 crossing enhancements have been completed since the plan was adopted in December, 2019. The report opened by noting that “less of the planned bike network has been built in … Read more
Time to fix SW 6th Avenue gap into downtown, says veteran advocate
A $15,000 project still languishes after years of prodding.
Advocates push PBOT for progress on southwest Portland projects
Advocates are pushing PBOT to make good on plan to make southwest streets safer and more bike-friendly.
New bike lanes coming to SW 35th Ave
Southwest Portland is getting some new bike infrastructure. The Portland Bureau of Transportation will be completing the SW 35th Ave Bike Lane project this month, re-striping SW 35th Ave to install bike lanes from SW Ridge Drive to SW Arnold Street, as well as adding some pedestrian facilities and crosswalk upgrades. These bike lanes, first … Read more
Project updates: NE 12th, NE 47th, Outer Stark, and more
With an unprecedented number of projects in the pipeline, it’s hard to keep up with all the work being done by the Portland Bureau of Transportation these days.
Here’s how we make southwest Portland better for biking and walking
If you care about making streets in southwest Portland better for biking and walking, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has just done you a huge favor. Yesterday the bureau released the draft version of the Southwest in Motion (SWIM) plan. It’s an impressive, detailed, and easy-to-use blueprint for activism that should lead to projects on … Read more
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown