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Learning to Share the Road
I was amused to read in the latest issue of Portland Monthly that Editor-in-Chief Ted Katauskas recently got nabbed for blowing a red light – on his bike. Like many others (both drivers and cyclists) he was given the opportunity to reduce the $242 fine to a $30 fee to attend a new “Share the…
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More Red Light Cameras on the Way
Whether you think they’re big brother in operation, or the greatest thing out there for safety, Portland will soon have more red light cameras: CITY OF PORTLAND OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release May 31, 2007 Contact: Cheryl E. Kuck Phone: (503) 823-5552 or (503) 823-5909 cell Email: cherylemma.kuck@pdxtrans.org CITY TO INSTALL RED…
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82nd Ave Safety Open Houses Start Tonight
From PDOT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPEN HOUSES – SAVE THE DATE! 82ND AVENUE OF ROSES HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR SAFETY PROJECT Over the next year the Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be working together to improve traffic and transportation safety along the 82nd Avenue of Roses corridor. We’ll be…
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Grim Crosswalks
Via the Shift list, video of some highly provocative street art.
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Slipping and Sliding
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Chris Monsere, Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Topic: Combining Climate, Crash and Highway Data for Improved Ranking of Speed and Winter-Weather Related Crash Locations in Oregon When: Friday, April 27, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center