Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes
Not only are Portland, Oregon's new bike boxes to be accompanied by a motorist safety campaign, they're also making them hard for drivers to miss at street level. Note the "Get Behind It" sign to the right.
By
Brad Aaron
2:30 PM EDT on March 25, 2008
Not only are Portland, Oregon’s new bike boxes to be accompanied by a motorist safety campaign, they’re also making them hard for drivers to miss at street level. Note the “Get Behind It” sign to the right.
Compare the Portland version to a New York bike box:
Could this call for a green paint line item in the livable streets fund?
Photos: BikePortland.org/Flickr
[Portland], Ian Dutton [New York]
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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