“Bike Boulevard” in Sellwood to open in mid-December

By Eric Norberg

The Bee, Nov 25, 2009

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One of the most popular features of the whole project, for the neighbors of Spokane Street, has proven in open houses to be the north-south curb to be placed in the middle of S.E. 13th at Spokane. It has long been illegal for motorists bypassing Tacoma Street, a block to the south, to go straight through that intersection on Spokane. Signs require a right turn only — but drivers regularly have ignored the law, and whizzed straight through across 13th. The new mid-13th divider will make that much harder to do.

Dan Anderson of PDOT says that “the City will be using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus money to add more pavement markings and signs, once the weather gets warm, to help cyclists find their way.”

Eventually, plans include a similar treatment to S.E. Umatilla Street, on the south side of Tacoma.

SMILE, the neighborhood association for Sellwood and Westmoreland, plans a celebration at the Sellwood Community Center, S.E. 15th at Spokane, from noon till 4 pm on Saturday, December 19th. According to SMILE President Paul Notti, it will feature such events as a bike ride or parade, a bike safety demonstration for kids, “fun time”, and a bike raffle and giveaways. It will be open to the public.

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