 Interim design: PBOT will install concrete curb and posts in early 2018 to protect people traveling outside autos on a segment of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
Vision Zero prioritizes fixing Portland's most dangerous streets in Communities of Concern. There are 21 High Crash Network streets receiving safety fixes in 2017. Major additional fixes are set for construction in 2018.
Safety fixes underway and coming soon include improvements on segments of:
The Vision Zero site has more information about projects on High Crash Network streets.
 PBOT is closing the slip lane, pictured above on the right, to make SE 148th & Division safer.
In addition to street segments, PBOT uses crash data to focus resources on Portland's most dangerous intersections.
Intersection projects set for 2018 construction include:
- 122nd & Stark: bike lane extensions, green conflict markings
- 148th & Stark: new signal, access management for safer turns
- 148th & Division: southbound slip lane removal, shortened crosswalks, protected bike lane
- Glisan & Interstate 205: safety fixes for walking and biking
You can view Portland's 30 most dangerous intersections online (newly updated with the most recent crash data) along with recent and upcoming safety fixes.
Tighter restrictions on driving while using mobile devices take effect on Sunday, October 1.
The restrictions make it illegal to drive while holding or using an electronic device, including phones, tablets, and laptops. ODOT has released a one-page summary of the new law.
The City of Portland supported passage of the new law as part of its Vision Zero work.
 PBOT staff will go in-depth on street redesign at the next Vision Zero Task Force meeting on September 21. All meetings are open to the public.
Using the ongoing Division Street project as an example, a lead PBOT traffic safety engineer will explain how the bureau uses data to make street design decisions, weigh trade-offs, and incorporate community input in the process.
 KOIN-TV reporter joined Police in a ride-along, highlighting Portland’s Vision Zero goal, with a focus on distracted driving.
On August 31, Police Traffic Division officers, PBOT Vision Zero staff, and community partners from the Rosewood Initiative completed a second Vision Zero Street Teams mission.
The mission was on SE Stark Street, which is among Portland’s most deadly streets for all three modes of travel: driving, walking and bicycling.
During the mission, Vision Zero staff and community members spoke with people walking to and from the bus stop to share Vision Zero goals, tips and the reason police were on the street. Police officers enforced the most dangerous behaviors on the street, including speeding and distracted driving.
 Speed is involved in nearly half (47%) of Portland’s traffic deaths. With a Vision Zero lens, PBOT continues to manage speeds on Portland streets in multiple ways: street design, education, automated speed safety cameras, speed enforcement and posted speed reduction.
In August, PBOT lowered the speed limit from 35 to 30 mph on SE Stark and SE Washington (the couplet), 92nd to 108th. The easternmost segment will soon drop to 35 mph.
ODOT recently approved speed reduction on an additional nine streets, including four on the High Crash Network: SE Stark (108th to the city limit), SE Holgate (92nd to 136th), SE 92nd (Tolman to Johnson Creek) and N Lombard (Richmond to Philadelphia). An additional 21 speed reduction requests are waiting for ODOT review.
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