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Urban Planning
completed
Division Street Protected Bike Lanes
Portland, Oregon2023-2024
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Collaborative design process for protected bike infrastructure that balanced cyclist safety with business access needs.
Key learnings
- Early business engagement is one way to surface opposition before a design is fixed
- Temporary installations allowed testing before permanent changes
- Temporary installations let a street test safety before a permanent change
- Mixed-use approach accommodated multiple transportation modes
Project partners
Portland Bureau of Transportation
Cyclists
Local Merchants
Residents