Tag: bike boxes

September 29, 2010

What’s that green thing in front of the police station?

It’s a bike box. As we’ve reported before, bike boxes are a method to help protect bikers by making them more visible at intersections. They can also help with turning maneuvers.
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tagged: bike boxes, right turns on red, spd
September 28, 2010

City announces arrival of Capitol Hill bike box

SDOT announced today the official arrival of the bike box at E Pine and 12th that we reported about earlier. Right turns on red by motor vehicles are restricted, and new signs will help all road users understand the facilities. As we reported before, a recent one-year review of Portland’s bike boxes showed they worked.…
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tagged: bike boxes, capitol hill, pine, sdot
September 23, 2010

Bike box coming soon to 12th and Pine, Portland study says theirs worked

The spray paint outline is down on Pine for a bike box at 12th, in front of SPD’s East Precinct. This is one of several bike boxes scheduled to go in this year. Bike boxes will be installed on Madison northbound and southbound at 12th, and one will be installed on 7th Ave S northbound…
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tagged: bike boxes
July 28, 2010

Bike boxes headed to Cap Hill, International District

SDOT is installing bike boxes at three intersections to help bikes make left turns and avoid right hooks (see #5, #6 and #7 at BikeSafe). From the P.I.
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tagged: bike boxes, capitol hill, international district, p.i., sdot