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Report on Bicycle Transportation in Portland, OR
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013Innovative Cities – Eugene, Oregon
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013Oregon Passenger Rail Interactive Study
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ODOT has created an online interface that allows users to learn about future plans for passenger rail in Oregon. At any point, users can offer their input on plans and routes through a comment form.
Portland, OR: Moving the Sellwood Bridge
Thursday, January 24th, 2013It’s been there for over 87 years. But on January 19, 2013, the Sellwood Bridge was moved, 20 feet on the East and 60 feet on the West, to form a temporary span while a new bridge is constructed on the site of the old. – Mike Lloyd on YouTube
View this complete post...Searching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 1
As we enter the New Year (and begin our 24th year of publication), the debate about transportation funding is taking a new turn. Talk of raising the federal gas tax has become muted and even the efficacy of the gas tax itself is being questioned. And no wonder: vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient, CAFE standards are becoming more stringent, vehicle use is leveling off, and hybrids and electric vehicles are expected to slowly but surely increase their market penetration.
Bicycle-Specific Traffic Signals: Operational Guidance
Friday, December 7th, 2012The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ [AASHTO] 1999 Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities recognizes that the greatest risk for cyclists at an intersection is when crossing. This is especially so during periods of low traffic flow at actuated signals where the minimum clearance interval for waiting cars may be inadequate for cyclists entering during the yellow phase.
View this complete post...Eugene/Springfield, OR: I-5 Willamette River Bridge Project
Monday, November 12th, 2012–OregonDOT on Youtube. Leaving the area better than we found it The parkland surrounding the Willamette River Bridge replacement project is much beloved by athletes, commuters and outdoor enthusiasts. These same park paths and natural areas also play a very important role in our construction story. Jyll Smith, ODOT public information officer, explains that while […]
View this complete post...Gold Hill, OR: Kane Creek Fix
Monday, October 29th, 2012Backhoes, dump trucks and other heavy construction equipment typically aren’t the machinery that comes to mind when you think of fish habitat restoration, but at Kane Creek, a Rogue River tributary near Gold Hill, these resources and more are clearing obstacles for the upstream migration of steelhead and other species. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Vernonia, OR: Beacon Buddies Get a Brake
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012Funded by Oregon DOT, Oregon Safe Routes to School and the U.S. DOT, this video demonstrates how rectangular rapid flashing beacons work at a crosswalk. Oregon DOT just installed a rectangular rapid flashing beacon in a school zone crosswalk in Vernonia as part of a project to enhance safety at the intersection of Bridge and […]
View this complete post...Portland, OR: Nation’s First Bike Counter on Hawthorne Bridge
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012Good news for mathematicians who love watching throngs of cyclists stream by: Portland, Oregon just became the first U.S. city to install a bicycle counter! You’ll find the digital “bicycling barometer” on the AM inbound side of the Hawthorne Bridge. It was made possible by the non-profit group Cycle Oregon which purchased the machine with […]
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