Tag Archives: Portland

Some Portland weirdness

Posted on January 24, 2018 by jsallen

Oregon cyclist Hal Ballard posted this picture in a Facebook group. (You may or not be able to see the original post). You may click on the image for a larger view. Here is a Google Street View from before … Continue reading →

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Monsere, Dill et al. — Not Yet a Review, But…

Posted on July 1, 2014 by jsallen

M. Kary, who prepared a review of the Lusk et al Montreal study, has had a preliminary look at the Monsere, Dill et al. study of barrier-separated on-street bikeways (“cycle tracks”) which the bicycle industry lobby PeopleforBikes is promoting as … Continue reading →

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Truck side skirts: reliable way to prevent cyclist fatalities?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by jsallen

No, not reliable, though some are better than others. Some are also supposed to confer an aerodynamic advantage. Some have a smooth surface which can deflect a cyclist. That is still no guarantee that the cyclist will escape serious injury … Continue reading →

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Scaling up and scaling down

Posted on September 23, 2011 by jsallen

New York bicycling advocate Steve Faust has stated that some ways of accommodating bicycling do not “scale up” — that is, they work with small numbers of cyclists, but less well with larger numbers. His central complaint is that use … Continue reading →

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What color is your bike lane?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jsallen

Should the pavement in a crosswalk, or special on-street bicycle facility, be painted a special color? Under what conditions? What color? European countries use color. Let’s look at a few examples and see what they might teach us. First let … Continue reading →

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Streetcars and bicycles

Posted on January 28, 2010 by jsallen

The rails for the E line branch of the Green Line subway/streetcar in Boston, Massachusetts, USA occupied the middle of two-lane Centre Street for over 20 years after service was discontinued. There had been a proposal to redo the street … Continue reading →

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Portland, Oregon HAWK Beacon

Posted on February 13, 2009 by jsallen

A HAWK beacon installation at 41st and East Burnside Avenue in Portland, Oregon, is unusual, as it applies to bicyclists, not only pedestrians This posting describes the Portlan HAWK beacon installation and makes recommendations for improvements. Continue reading →

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Hawthorne Bridge discussion gets thorny

Posted on November 9, 2008 by jsallen

Riding a bicycle on a sidewalk is rarely a better choice than riding in the street, but it is better on the Hawthorne bridge in Portland, Oregon, which has a narrow roadway with a treacherous steel-grid deck. I first rode … Continue reading →

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Bike box rationales

Posted on September 22, 2008 by jsallen

On another Web page, I have discussed the features and operational characteristics of so-called “bike boxes”, in which bicyclists wait for traffic signals ahead of the stop line for motor traffic. I recommend that page as background information for this … Continue reading →

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