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Portland should lower more speed limits, legal expert says

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December 10, 2020

Lisa Caballero (Contributor)

88 Comments


Oregon lawmakers vote to give cities authority to set speed limits

A key part of the City of Portland’s 2020 legislative agenda and traffic safety efforts got a boost in Salem yesterday when the Joint Committee on Transportation voted 10-2 in favor of House Bill 4103 which authorizes the Oregon Department of Transportation to delegate authority to set speed limits to cities and counties. HB 4103 … Read more

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February 14, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

13 Comments


Let’s be like Leslie Carlson and make driving the speed limit a hot new trend

“What started as an exercise in modifying my own behavior has become an interesting social experiment in watching other drivers react.”— Leslie Carlson

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January 21, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

69 Comments


A lower speed limit on St. Johns Bridge? Maybe

I have good news to share regarding a little advocacy effort in St. Johns. Remember how the Oregon Department of Transportation lowered the speed limit on the St. Johns Bridge to 25 mph during a recent construction project? They told me the rationale was to protect vulnerable work crews who were walking on the bridge … Read more

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December 18, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

53 Comments


Proposed rule changes would let ODOT set safer speeds

(Slides from an ODOT presentation explain proposed changes.)

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December 13, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

19 Comments


“Slow down!” Neighbors fight back against speeders with signs and cheers

“I’m sick and tired of people speeding around here.”

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September 26, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

12 Comments


National study on risks of speeding shows Portland is on the right track

And to think, the USDOT’s official blog used to be called “Fast Lane.”

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August 2, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

38 Comments


Not so fast: Major compromise to speed limit bill ahead of possible House vote

Sausage-making meets speed limit setting.

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April 11, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

95 Comments


City Council gives unanimous support to emergency speed limit decrease on Division Street

Current signs will be replaced tomorrow.

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March 2, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

16 Comments


PBOT will use little-known “emergency” law to rein in speeding drivers

It’s PBOT’s latest move to tame traffic on outer SE Division Street.

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February 16, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

200 Comments


Despite safety rhetoric, ODOT looks into raising highway truck speeds

After a bill passed in 2015, lawmakers want to expand higher highway speed limits.

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December 5, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

79 Comments


City’s first speed camera already having major impact

Gotcha! You speeding miscreant.

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September 23, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

143 Comments


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