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bus enjoyer
@intersections.bsky.social

Just once I'd love for the city to take an issue like "trees blocking the bike lane throughout the corridor" and just handle it, rather than tell people to file individual complaints. Is it that hard to have staff bike the entire route, document it and then fix the problems?

oregonlive.comNew North Portland bike barriers aim for safety, stir frustrationOfficials say the North Willamette Boulevard project was meant to improve safety on a street that has seen dozens of car, bike and pedestrian crashes.
bus enjoyer
@intersections.bsky.social

All it takes is a couple uses of Rose Parks and Willamette to know the trees and garbage cans have been a perennial issue. How many people want to stop on their commute, whip out a phone and spend 5-10 minutes PER ADDRESS.

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bus enjoyer
@intersections.bsky.social

We rarely get the opportunity for a holistic approach to a corridor like Willamette outside of projects just like this. To have that opportunity and then wave off actionable feedback while crews are still out there is inefficient and leads to further frustration with the overall good project.

bus enjoyer
@intersections.bsky.social

Are we still so stuck in silos that Urban Forestry can't roll up and help out? Is this PBOT saying "not my circus" ? I do have less hope for a long term solution to the garbage can thing.