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Portland lowers 122nd Avenue speed limit to 30 MPH April 21 2021 The move is intended to reduce crashes on the five-lane road, according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Portland has given a haircut to the speed limit on 122nd Avenue. Crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation posted new 30 MPH speed limit signs along a 5.5 mile stretch of the five-lane roadway on Wednesday, April 21 — a five mile reduction from the previous speed limit. "122nd Avenue is a reall...

PBOT to spend $4 million on Fremont Street upgrades April 16 2021 The Portland Bureau of Transportation says the improvements include repaving roads, adding street signs and curb ramps. Northeast Fremont Street is getting a little TLC from the Portland Bureau of Transportation. PBOT is spending roughly $4 million to upgrade and refresh a stretch of the bustling east-west corridor between North Williams and Northeast 59th avenues, with the improvements including repaved and restrip...

Pedalpalooza, Sunday Parkways, and Bridge Pedal are still figuring out how to return in 2021 By Julia Silverman 4/6/2021 at 1:00pm Sunday Parkways, in pre-pandemic times. On the long list of options that a pandemic has closed off to many Portlanders—consensually smooching a stranger at a crowded bar, going on vacation to Canada, full-time public school—riding a bicycle has been a continual blessing in this most bike-friendly of American cities.  After all, riding a bike is built-in...

Fortress Apple: Metallic fencing shields reopened downtown Portland store Updated Mar 01, 2021; Facebook Share An imposing fence surrounding the Apple store in downtown Portland is not a permanent fixture but could remain in place through mid-April, according to the company and city officials. The tall metallic barrier appeared suddenly last week as boards covering the building came down and the store reopened for the first time since late May. Its presence has prompted comparisons to a prison...

Despite Pandemic, Portland Sees Most Traffic Deaths Since 1996 There were 54 traffic-related deaths in Portland last year even as the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of people to stay home much more than usual. The city wants to eliminate all traffic-related deaths by 2025. Andrew Theen, oregonlive.com   |   January 6, 2021   |  News (TNS) — Catherine Randolph was struck and killed on New Year’s Eve while walking across cavernous 1...

54 people killed in Portland traffic crashes in 2020 – the most since 1996 – despite the pandemic Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 The scene on Southeast 122nd Avenue of the final traffic death of 2020, where a woman was struck and killed by what police said was an impaired driver. Facebook Share Catherine Randolph was struck and killed on New Year’s Eve while walking across cavernous 122nd Avenue in Southeast Portland, the 18th and last pedestrian to die in 2020. Police said ...

Fifty-one people have been killed in Portland traffic so far in 2020. With two weeks left in the year, 2020 has eclipsed the 50 traffic fatalities in 2019. Last years figure was the deadliest year on Portland streets since 1996, when there were 59 traffic deaths, according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The high number of 2019 deaths prompted hand-wringing at City Hall and a pledge to redouble multimillion-dollar efforts to reduce traffic deaths. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic cutt...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The City of Portland Wants Visitors to Come Back Downtown—but It Hasn’t Given a Food Cart Pod Permission to Operate The two dozen food carts—which once anchored the city’s oldest and largest pod on what’s now the construction site of a Ritz-Carlton hotel—have been refugees. CLOSED FOR BUSINESS: Two dozen food cart own...