Can You Bike From North Portland to the Airport?
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Yes! There are some unsafe gaps, but it's possible.
In a previous video, I showed you a new bike path that leads directly into the Portland Airport. But what's it like to actually get to that path?
In this video, I ride from Peninsula Park in north Portland to the start of the new airport path near NE 82nd Way and Air Cargo Rd.
Along the way you'll see a great neighborhood greenway, really bad bikeway network gaps, learn how the gaps will soon be fixed (hopefully), and more.
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It's great to know they're addressing some of those gaps! I didn't know about Pocket Park, I'd love to see more more more of that!
Thank you for taking this brave journey. It has a long way to go before I'd feel safe to bike to the airport. Even the neighborhood greenway sections scare me a little.
Recently rode a good portion of this route on the way back from the podiatrist.
Shared greenway bike lanes with cars are such a joke. They didn't work in Berkeley when I lived there and don't work well here either. So many times I've been on one and have had a car on my ass that doesn't understand why I'm taking up the lane. Especially the newer independent delivery drivers whose livelihood depends on making as many deliveries as possible. It's a very half-assed solution.
They work pretty well here, but they shouldn't be on every road. This doesn't look like a good place for one. Although they're not approachable for new riders, probably seems extra sketchy to ride with vehicles.
@@TheJohnreeves Tell that to the guy in the newer Kia that was a couple feet from my rear tire for a couple of blocks on a greenway in North Portland a couple of days ago. Until there's any enforcement, Portland drivers will be Portland drivers. Without that, these shared lanes seem aspirational and might even give riders a false sense of security, especially on older greenways where the painted graphics are super faded.