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Sauvie Island Bridge Headed for the Scrap Heap
Word just in from Commissioner Sam Adams’ office that efforts to move the Sauvie Island Bridge to NW Portland to complete a bikeway on Flanders Street over I-405 are being dropped. The Commissioner’s office indicates that community response was not sufficient to justify the extra cost of moving the bridge (rather than constructing a smaller-but-to-code…
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First They Charge, Then They Offer to Pay…
Last week I railed about the fact that Metro was charging admission to the New Look Regional Forum coming up next Friday. Apparently pre-registration is strong – approaching 300 (no word on how many of those have requested scholarships as I urged). So, Metro is now looking for additional facilitators for the small-group sessions that…
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Bikes in the Spotlight
It’s a good week for bikes: over 300 people have registered for this weekend’s Bicycle Summit (it’s not too late to register). And a new study commissioned by PDOT shows that cycling contributes $63 million annually to Portland’s economy. Check out the story at Bike Portland for all the details. Update: BTA has just released…
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Pushing for Plug-in Hybrids
Jerry passes along word that a number of states are creating incentives for plug-in hybrids and asks if Oregon should do the same. Minnesota and South Carolina Promote Plug-in Hybrids, Alt Fuels Plug-in hybrid vehicles have received a lot of attention in recent months, and now two states are prepared to pursue the vehicles, once…
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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.