Our friends at SWTrails ask you to help prioritize some safety projects: More money might be headed to Southwest Portland to make it safer to walk and bike. Where would you spend it? The Portland City Council recently passed the Sidewalk Improvement and Pavement Program (SIPP), which would direct $200M toward safety improvements in areas of town […]
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Bridge Pedal 8/12 & 13
The Providence Bridge Pedal(link is external) event this weekend will impact traffic on several bridges maintained by Multnomah County. Hawthorne Bridge On Saturday, August 12 starting at 6 p.m. the south eastbound lane, the center westbound lane and the eastbound ramp from S.W. Naito Parkway will close to set up for the Providence Bridge Pedal event. Those […]
Another part of the Ainsworth Safe-Routes-to-School project is completed. A new crosswalk was added and the traffic-slowing diverter has had some wands and signage added for safety. They even repainted road striping and replaced the battered wands and bases in front of the Vista Spring Cafe! These installations have already had a noticeable effect on […]
SWHRL has big news here: previously, SWHRL members cleared up the path behind the guardrail on the last stretch before I-405, and PBOT removed a small section of guardrail at the upper end to allow easy access to that trail. This allowed pedestrians to get out of the road, and has seen heavy use, despite its […]