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• City discussing sharrows on new transit mall

  A sharrow in action on NW 9th in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation and TriMet are discussing the idea of installing shared lane markings (a.k.a. sharrows) on the entire length of the new downtown transit mall. Sharrows... Posted Jan 08 2009, 06:03 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, projects, pbot budget, portland mall, transit mall, rob burchfield, michelle poyourow, sharrows

• Willamette Greenway Trail heads to Planning Commission

  Metro trail planner Mel Huie and npGreenway core member PamArden at a 2007 meeting.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight, the Portland Planning Commission — a nine-member body appointed by the Mayor that advises the city on all planning issues — will... Posted Dec 09 2008, 08:15 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, North, Neighborhoods, projects, willamette greenway trail, scott mizee, planning commission, npgreenway

• Good and bad news about Springwater Trail funding victory

  Pavement in limbo due to funding uncertainty.(Photo: Aaron Tarfman) Supporters of a project that would pave the Springwater Trail from SE Rugg Road to Dee Street in Boring are celebrating this morning after news that the Oregon Department of Transportation... Posted Dec 09 2008, 04:43 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, projects, odot, transportation enhancements, springwater corridor trail

• Portland’s first cycle track proposed for Cully

  A cross-section detail of proposed design of NE Cully Street shows 8 1/2-foot wide cycle-track. Nearly two years ago, we wondered whether it was time to try physically separated bike lanes. Now, the City of Portland is poised to build its first-ever,... Posted Nov 20 2008, 08:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northeast, projects, cully boulevard project, cycle tracks

• Bike-only signal eyed as solution at Broadway/Williams

  PDOT is working on safety improvements at the Broadway/Williams intersection.(Photo © J. Maus) This is the preliminary plan for Broadway Williams that was presented at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night.A month ago, PDOT’s top traffic... Posted Nov 13 2008, 06:06 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, projects, bike signal, broadway williams

• Bike/ped bridge part of Sellwood Bridge possibilities

  Let’s help the county pick a better bridge.(Photo ?? J. Maus) Multnomah County has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Sellwood Bridge Project. Included in the DEIS are details of the five bridge design configurations... Posted Nov 12 2008, 07:56 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, projects, Sellwood Bridge Project

• Bureau of Planning: We need more time to look at 7 Corners

  The Bureau of Planning has canceled a community workshop that would have began a discussion about a preferred strategy to tackle a re-design of the 7 Corners intersection (where SE Division, Ladd, 20th, and 21st streets converge). One of the design concepts... Posted Oct 29 2008, 06:08 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Southeast, 7 corners, projects

• Following collision, PDOT puts Broadway/Williams back into play

  PDOT’s Rob Burchfield and MatthewMachado presented ideas for changes to the dangerous the Broadway/Williamsintersection last night.(Photos © J. Maus) The Office of Transportation has struggled for years to figure out how to safely manage bike and... Posted Oct 15 2008, 05:40 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, projects, dangerous intersections

• Planning Bureau unveils design concepts for 7 Corners intersection

  One concept on the table is the creation of a new public plaza at the end of Ladd Ave. As I reported last month, the Office of Transportation and the Bureau of Planning have embarked on a project to improve the 7 Corners intersection (where SE Division... Posted Oct 15 2008, 02:49 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, 7 corners, projects