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In 2023, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced plans to close 181 pedestrian crossings, including 53 in the Portland metropolitan area, citing safety concerns. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] ODOT has worked to install pedestrian-activated beacons throughout the metropolitan area, including along Southeast Powell Boulevard, Southwest ...
The Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge, more formally known as the US Congresswoman Darlene Hooley Pedestrian Bridge at Gibbs Street, is an approximately 700-foot (210 m) [1] pedestrian bridge in Portland, Oregon, United States, which opened on July 14, 2012. [2] It connects the Lair Hill neighborhood with the South Waterfront area. [3]
Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward. [1]
Alamy Because of its extensive public transit system, exciting local scene and emphasis on outdoor activities, Portland, Oregon is a decidedly family-friendly city. Families looking to strike a ...
Blocks in the downtown area are only 200 feet (61 m) long. Many streets in the outer southwest section of the city lack sidewalks; however, this is partially made up with various off-street trails. [39] A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Portland the 12th most walkable of the fifty largest cities in the United States. [40]
Ned Flanders Crossing is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge spanning Interstate 405 to connect Portland, Oregon's Northwest District and Pearl District, in the United States. [1] In 2019, the project's estimated cost was $6 million. [ 2 ]
Klickitat Street is a city street located in northeast [3] Portland, Oregon, United States. The main stem of the street is 3.75-mile (6.04 km) long, and runs east-west parallel to—and one block south of—northeast Fremont Street, from the eastern edge of Irving Park to Northeast 67th Avenue. [ 4 ]
Cornell Road is an east–west street and traffic corridor in the Portland metropolitan area, in Multnomah and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. It crosses the Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) between the Willamette Valley and the city of Portland on the east and the Tualatin Valley and the city of Hillsboro on the west. [1]