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PBOT News Advisory:
Director Treat, Naito Development, Better Block PDX to celebrate safer access to Waterfront Park on Monday
(Aug. 11, 2017) – PBOT Director Leah Treat, Will Naito of Naito Development and Better Block PDX will celebrate the completion of two new traffic signal improvements and a new two-way bicycle connection to the Steel Bridge at a news conference at 10 a.m. on Monday Aug. 14.
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The improved signals at the NW Naito Parkway and NW Davis Street intersection and the SW Naito Parkway and SW Main Street intersection were funded by the Fixing Our Streets Program. In May 2016, Portland voters passed Measure 26-173, Portland’s first local funding source dedicated to fixing our streets.
Who: PBOT Director Leah Treat, Will Naito of Naito Development, and Ryan Hashagen of Better Block PDX
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What: News conference to celebrate completion of a new cycle track and new traffic signals that provide safer access to Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
When: 10 a.m., Monday Aug. 14, 2017.
Where: Intersection of NW Davis and NW Naito Parkway, at Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Visuals: City and community leaders speaking with the news media about the new access to Waterfront Park. A mult box for sound will be provided for news media. PBOT staff will be on hand to show the new bike route, which is intended to reduce bike traffic that cuts through the Japanese American Historical Plaza. New traffic signals include a bike-specific signal at the NW Davis intersection.
A new traffic signal and two-way cycle track at NW Naito Parkway and NW Davis Street makes it safer for people to cross the ramp on a bicycle, provides a more organized connection for people driving and reduces bike-pedestrian conflict in Waterfront Park. (Photo by Hannah Schafer, Portland Bureau of Transportation.)
 A new two-way bike path was recently built on old right-of-way left over from Harbor Drive, which was removed in the 1970s. To prevent conflict between people driving and people biking at NW Davis, PBOT Signals + Streetlight electricians installed two bike signals. (Graphic by Portland Bureau of Transportation.)
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is the steward of the City’s transportation system, and a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides access and mobility. www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation
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