Portland about to win another major battle in its quest to lower speed limits
Controlling our own speeds will mean safer streets.
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Portland ‘Transformation’ bureau unveils a new trick: ’20 is Plenty’ signs
The signs look legal, but aren’t.
‘Aggro’ driving on neighborhood greenways annoys Portlanders in cars too
“I just drove at the speed of the bikes which was around 18 mph. The car that passed me nearly took out a cyclist trying to get back in our lane to avoid a head on collision.”
Speeding is common on most neighborhood greenways in Portland, study finds
The streets’ speed limit is 20 mph, but numerous stretches see large amounts of traffic moving at 26 mph and above.
City engaged in battle against speeding epidemic
More cameras, lower speed limits. At least that’s the hope.
New signs help raise visibility of ‘neighborhood greenways’
Each sign costs about $50, including installation.
State’s anti-speeding photo radar bill flips ‘scofflaw’ narrative
The real promise of speed-detection cameras isn’t that they’d bring in money, or even that they’d impose legal penalties.
City preps to cut speed limit on four mid-sized streets
Three of the four have recently been redesigned to be more neighborhood-friendly.
On NE Glisan, new bike lane character (and lower speed limit) earn clucks of approval
Portland’s creative bike lane characters keep getting more colorful.
Ted’s cure for hopelessness: How to slow traffic when police won’t help
An unsafe street that isn’t being improved can be one of the most frustrating experiences in city life. One of Portland’s most thoughtful safety activists has some smart ideas on what to do next.
First 20 mph signs spotted on N Michigan, Williams
Woohoo!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT will begin installing new 20 mph signs next month
The wait is almost over.(Photo: Michael Andersen/Portland Afoot) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is gearing up to install 300 new speed limit signs throughout the city. The new signs are the result of a law PBOT passed in 2011 that gives the city legal authority to lower speed limits by 5 mph on residential … Read more