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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
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
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
Proposed rule changes would let ODOT set safer speeds
(Slides from an ODOT presentation explain proposed changes.)
“Slow down!” Neighbors fight back against speeders with signs and cheers
“I’m sick and tired of people speeding around here.”
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.”
Not so fast: Major compromise to speed limit bill ahead of possible House vote
Sausage-making meets speed limit setting.
City Council gives unanimous support to emergency speed limit decrease on Division Street
Current signs will be replaced tomorrow.
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.
Despite safety rhetoric, ODOT looks into raising highway truck speeds
After a bill passed in 2015, lawmakers want to expand higher highway speed limits.
City’s first speed camera already having major impact
Gotcha! You speeding miscreant.