The latest great news for Swan Island bike commuters now using Going Street to get to work: PBOT just announced that the Oregon Transportation Commission will fund “Going to the River”, a multi million dollar grant proposal that bundles bicycle, pedestrian, transit and transportation demand management to improve access to Swan Island in North Portland. Sidewalks, paths and neighborhood greenways will be built to improve transportation options for both area residents and workers.
The total bill for this project? $2,330,372, with $2,090,372 from the flexible funds grant and $240,000 from local sources. and fully connect Swan Island to Portland’s existing light rail, bikeway and pedestrian networks.
Learn how the City’s plan will fill in missing links in the sidewalk and bikeway network near Swan Island and in East Portland from BikePortland‘s Jonathan Maus. Get the background on the story background on the project here…
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