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Another Perspective on Crosswalks
There’s a great discussion on sidewalks, driver behavior in multiple lane situations and pedestrian safety going on over at Blue Oregon.
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New Idiom in Traffic Signaling
The City of Portland is trying a new approach to “left turn yield to oncoming traffic”: City of Portland installs new experimental Left-Turn Signal with Flashing Yellow Arrow. The City of Portland’s Office of Transportation will be activating a new flashing yellow arrow left-turn display at NE 82nd and Tillamook on Tuesday, June 6th at…
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Mayor Calls for Safer Streets and Sidewalks
And he’s not talking about traffic safety… Dear Community Members, I’m pleased to announce the Street Access for Everyone (SAFE) Initiative. At next week’s Council session, I’ll be introducing a resolution to find citywide solutions to the issues of street disorder and sidewalk nuisances. I’ve been hearing concerns from the business community and residents-downtown and…
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Better at Cycling than Driving?
As reported in the Tribune, apparently drivers in our region have more accidents than our neighbors in Seattle. Maybe we don’t get enough practice? The article advances several other hypotheses.
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PDOT Devalues Crosswalks
Following a tragic pedestrian death in January, the NW District Association asked PDOT to implement a number of safety improvements, including striping crosswalks at all intersections on NW 21st and NW 23rd. PDOT has issued a draft report in response to this request. While the report does recommend a number of safety improvements, most importantly…