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Contesting The North Williams Traffic Operations And Safety Project, Amy Lubitow, Thaddeus R. Miller
Contesting The North Williams Traffic Operations And Safety Project, Amy Lubitow, Thaddeus R. Miller
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
The North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project, overseen by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), was proposed in 2010. With an initial budget of $370,000, the project was designed to reduce conflict between buses, bicycles and motor vehicles on North Williams Avenue and improve the overall safety and accessibility of the street. As is common practice, PBOT’s first step in this project was to organize a stakeholder advisory committee (SAC) of interested business owners, neighborhood association representatives, residents, and key stakeholders living or working along North Williams Avenue who would be tasked with advising the city on the project. However, …
Categorizing Cyclists: What Do We Know? Insights From Portland, Or, Jennifer Dill
Categorizing Cyclists: What Do We Know? Insights From Portland, Or, Jennifer Dill
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
PDF version of a presentation given at the Velo-City Global 2012 conference in Vancouver, BC, in June 2012. Discusses the different kinds of urban cyclists, issues that encourage or hinder cycling choices, and summarizes research research around cycling and cycling behavior.
Health, Transportation And Bicycling: Connecting The Dotted Lines, Jennifer Dill
Health, Transportation And Bicycling: Connecting The Dotted Lines, Jennifer Dill
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
Powerpoint presentation by Jennifer Dill at the Dudley H. Davis Center, University of Vermont, on November 17, 2010. Reviews current research on the relationships beetween health, transportation policy and bicycling. Discusses the role of psychology, thoeries of planned behavior, and future developments.
Equity Analysis Of Portland’S Draft Bicycle Master Plan – Findings, Jennifer Dill, Brendon Haggerty
Equity Analysis Of Portland’S Draft Bicycle Master Plan – Findings, Jennifer Dill, Brendon Haggerty
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
Portland's current bicycle network has brought the city into the national spotlight as a leader in the provision of cycling infrastructure. As the city looks forward to 2030 with ambitions of becoming a truly world-class bicycling city, it is clear that if the Draft Plan is fully implemented, nearly all of the city will be covered by a dense network of bikeways. The question of equity in the future is therefore not so much one of network coverage or lack of coverage, but of project priority and timing of implementation. The current network, while outstanding relative to other cities, nevertheless …