Is your favorite greenway on the map? See larger version below. At their meeting tomorrow, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will ask City Council to adopt a map of streets where they plan to install hundreds of new 20 mph signs. Back in July, I shared details on how PBOT plans to roll out … Read more
Portland is about to embark on a new era in traffic safety. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is prepping plans to install 250-300 new 20 mph speed limit signs throughout the city’s expansive network of bike-friendly streets known as neighborhood greenways. The plans come after the City and advocacy groups worked to pass a … Read more
“Oregon is the odd one out when it comes to the nation’s speed limits. By modernizing our speed limit we can increase the flow of traffic, lower commute times and fast track commerce through the state.”— Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro) Saying that Oregon’s speed limit is “behind the times,” state Senators Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro) and … Read more
Portland hopes new law will lead to 20 mph limit on streets like these.(Photo © J. Maus) As we reported back in October, the City of Portland is working the legislature to gain more control over speed limits. Mayor Sam Adams is aware of the impact high speed motor vehicles have on our neighborhoods and … Read more
New signs on SE 14th Street in Sellwood.(Photos by Lisa S.) We’ve been talking a lot about speed lately. With the City looking to take on the issue in Salem this coming legislative session, and the BTA mentioning the positive impacts of lower speeds at every opportunity, it’s becoming clear that 2011 will have a … Read more
Streets like N. Concord Avenue would have 20 mph maximum speed limit.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has released their draft 2011 Legislative Agenda. As we hinted might happen back in July, that agenda includes an initiative to reduce neighborhood speed limits to a maximum of 20 mph on certain streets. Mayor Adams … Read more
Sounds reasonable to me. Streetfilms has a new video on 20’s Plenty for us, a campaign in the U.K. working to make 20 mph the standard speed limit in residential areas. The campaign is catching on quickly, with more and more U.K. cities adopting the policy all the time. Given that PBOT might be considering … Read more
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