Vision Hyperion: Advocates Sue City Claiming Inadequate Study of Bridge Redesign

Vision Hyperion: Advocates Sue City Claiming Inadequate Study of Bridge Redesign
Streetsblog LA
July 7, 2015

“We hope that with more time and another chance to evaluate the options with open minds, thought and reason will prevail,” Ward concluded. “Our communities deserve a historic bridge that is safe and accessible for people walking and biking and [for] people with disabilities.”

Four Cities Race to Finish the Country’s First Protected Intersection

Four Cities Race to Finish the Country’s First Protected Intersection

Streets Blog USA
May 28, 2015

[…] Fifteen months after American bikeway designer Nick Falbo coined the phrase “protected intersection” to refer to a Dutch-style intersection between two streets with protected bike lanes, the concept hasn’t just ricocheted around the Internet — it’s been approved by four different cities.

The cities of Austin, Salt Lake City, Davis and Boston are now in a four-way race to create the first working protected intersection in the United States. […]

Garbage-truck driver who severed leg of downtown Portland pedestrian sued for $37 million

Garbage-truck driver who severed leg of downtown Portland pedestrian sued for $37 million

Oregonian
Portland, Oregon
May 26, 2015

[…] A 57-year-old man who was traversing a downtown Portland crosswalk with the walk signal when a garbage truck turned into him — severing one of his legs — has filed a $37 million lawsuit. […]