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‘How many more people have to die?’ 82nd Avenue claimed 2 more lives in April By Andrew Theen, oregonlive.com
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3 Photos Rep. Khanh Pham being sworn in as a state legislator in January. Pham said the safety issues on 82nd Avenue were a major reason she ran for office. (The Oregonian) Photo Gallery
PORTLAND Two men were struck and killed while walking across the same stretch of Northeast 82nd Avenue in April, a sobering reminder that the east Portland arterial remains one of the most dangerous roads in the Portland metro area.
Fatal crashes, regardless of whether those killed by drivers were walking, in a vehicle or riding a bike, are nothing new on the five-lane state highway that carves through some of the most racially diverse neighborhoods in the city and state and on into Clackamas County. But in the past two years, each marking the deadliest in Portland history since 1996, no one died on 82nd Avenue. In the decade preceding, 16 people w
ODOT asking for $3.3M to improve pedestrian safety on 82nd Avenue
Part of ODOT s plan includes reducing the speed limit from 35 to 30 miles per hour on the busiest stretch of 82nd. Author: David Mann Updated: 7:09 PM PDT May 7, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is requesting approval of $3.35 million to make 82nd Avenue safer for pedestrians, the agency announced Friday.
The money would be part of a $10 million plan for urgently needed pedestrian safety improvements statewide, ODOT said in a news release.
ODOT will ask the Oregon Transportation Commission to approve the funds on May 13. If approved, ODOT says it would quickly launch a series of projects that would be finished by fall 2021.
Oregon Walks requests emergency speed reduction on Northeast 82nd Avenue in Portland
After two pedestrians were killed in a two-block stretch two weeks apart, the pedestrian and safe streets advocacy group wants change now. Author: Chris McGinness Updated: 12:26 PM PDT May 5, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Last month, within a span of two weeks, two pedestrians were struck and killed on Northeast 82nd Avenue within two city blocks: Stephen Looser and Anthony Tolliver.
Now, Oregon Walks, a pedestrian safety advocacy group is demanding the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) place an emergency speed reduction on the road. It s the first in a series of steps that the group says will save lives.