Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland September 4th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
PBOT wants the legal authority to reduce speed limits on neighborhood streets.(Photo © J. Maus) With funding-related legislation a non-starter in Salem this coming session, the City of Porltand Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) instead sees an opportunity to work toward major, statewide policy changes that would support its transportation goals. High atop their list of … Read more
ODOT wants input on transportation safety.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced two meetings where they will solicit public input on their Transportation Safety Action Plan. Last updated in 2004, that safety plan is an important part of the Oregon Transportation Plan and it guides ODOT’s safety budget. Anyone with … Read more
Some Portlanders will resort to anything to slow people down.(Photos © J. Maus) Excessive speed. It’s a killer and it’s on the loose on streets throughout Portland. It’s a problem and there are many ways to combat it. One of those is to reduce speed limits. But, as you’ll find out below, that’s far easier … Read more
Sensible speed limits are key in creating a people-friendly city.(Photos © J. Maus) In America, there are many unseen barriers to creating a more human-friendly transportation system. Many of them reside in national engineering manuals that were created — and continue to be “updated” — by auto-centric engineers. Other barriers are entrenched in policies and … Read more
The BTA’s Stephanie Noll at E. Burnside and 16th.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Students at Buckman Elementary School in Southeast Portland have taken traffic safety into their own hands. Carrying signs that read “Students are Crossing”, the third and fourth-graders have held several awareness actions to draw attention to the unmarked intersection of East Burnside and … Read more
The dreaded small pinky wave.From the RTA campaign Via the BBC The Australian Road and Transit Authority (RTA) has launched a new anti-speeding campaign targeted at young drivers. The campaign is based on the slogan, “Speeding. No one thinks big of you.” According to the BBC,
Oregon state capitol in Salem.(File photo) Before a bill becomes law, it must first pass through both House and Senate committees. If a bill doesn’t move out of committee (and onto a floor vote) it is dead. Today was the final day for bills to pass out of committee so I figured it’d be a … Read more
[Without a new law, this is what some people must resort to.]
I hate to be so blunt, but ever since I attended one of those Bike Safety Workshops, I can’t stop thinking about two things. The difference of a mere 10mph in a car (which is barely perceptible), can mean a vast difference in the fatality rate if that car strikes a biker or walker. Cops … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project