New buffered bike lanes for Boones Ferry Road
If you ride Boones Ferry Road south of Tualatin you’ll be happy to know Washington County just added buffered bike lanes.
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Washington County will chip seal several popular rural roads this summer
Chip seal, a treatment used to extend the life of pavement, is coming to several popular rural roads in Washington County.
Washington County commissioner says adjacent landowners should help pay for sidewalks, bikeways
It would be a big change in the way street safety projects are paid for.
Beaverton bars top OLCC list of establishments linked to DUII arrests
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission keeps track of the bars and restaurants where the highest number of DUII suspects claim they had their last drink.
Washington County election hinges on land use and transportation issues
Two months from today, voters in Oregon’s second-largest county will decide who will have their fingers on the region’s biggest sprawl button.
New Washington County bike map worth a look
Great timing for the onset of spring! Washington County has a gorgeous new bike map — and it’s free!
Scofflaws abound on local freeways: Police make 452 stops in five hours
What happens when police are given the proper amount of resources to enforce laws on freeways? They find massive levels of law-breaking and dangerous driving.
At current rates, Washington County bike network will take 62 years to finish
It’s a little odd that the county’s plan seems to contradict the preferences expressed by its voters in the county’s own polls.
Washington County proposes protected bike lane outside Nike HQ
Washington County’s Shelley Oylear said there’s a growing understanding in county government that it’s impossible to build wider and wider roads forever.
Eyes on the Street: New signal for Fanno Creek path at Hall Blvd
There’s finally a more civilized way to cross SW Hall Blvd while using the Fanno Creek Trail in Beaverton.
The Friday Profile: Shelley Oylear, Washington County’s eye on biking
Shelley Oylear, the only public employee in Washington County with the word bicycle in her job title, is the 36-year-old queen of having feet in two worlds.
Priority check: Washington County spending $21 million on Farmington ‘improvement’ project
The project is a reminder of the vast sums being spent in the region every day to speed up auto traffic at the expense of humans. Literally.