Just passed by a pretty bad accident on 21st and Powell heading East; the car is overturned on its side and there are police and fire trucks at the scene. I'd take another route if you're heading that direction.
Posted Feb 17, 2016, 3:35 AM UTC
You might have qualms with the city and PBOT, but it is due time that ODOT hands control of this road over to the city. Even without funding, I don't see how PBOT could do any worse controlling roads like Powell. ODOT is beyond incompetent when it comes to safety. They control literally some of the worst and most accident prone/dangerous roads in town according to the data. Powell, 82nd, Lombard, Barbur, etc. All ODOT controlled. All nightmares for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike.
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Well yes I understand how roads are controlled. But you should know ODOT and the city have discussed the possibility of ODOT controlled roads within Portland city limits being handed over to local jurisdiction. Charlie Hales actually brought this up early in his term, and it has been an ongoing discussion but has never amounted to anything serious.
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I've never been anywhere with a higher rate of drivers who blatantly run red lights. It's unreal.
What so they can shrink the road to include bike lanes, drop the speed limit to 30, and then not maintain it? No thanks. The city is already congested due in part to the PBOT and their changes. I remember when there were multiple roads in NE that went from 82nd to downtown that were 35 mph, some even had two lanes! Now there's not one.
The city is already congested due in part to the PBOT and their changes.
But mostly due to all the cars.
As well as shrinking the roads. People like to ignore that for some reason but hey, no one said living in reality is a requirement. It's not hard to see that shrinking the number of lanes will exasperate traffic issues cause by more motorvehicles.
Man, hope folks are okay. That intersection is always fucked with people turning left both ways. I see bikes/pedestrians having close calls there all the time.
I have to cross Powell on my bike commute. I literally wait at least 2-3 seconds after the light turns green to make sure another asshole doesn't run the red light at 50mph and kill me in the process.
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powell is fucking awful.
Powell was slated to become the Mt. Hood Freeway before the public freaked out and canceled the project. Everyone touts that as a victory but the consequences aren't exactly a "win" either, if you ask me.
Not all of Powell was to carry the Mt. Hood freeway. Until about 54th, it was around Division/Clinton, so at 21st, it would've been right through the New Seasons at seven corners. Piccolo park at 27th and Clinton was created because of houses torn down for the freeway before the project was shuttered.
You're right. I just mean we would have had a big 'ol grade-separated highway to carry all that traffic east, and now we have to contend with a bunch of traffic on a surface street. Neither's great for bikes / peds / cross traffic.
DON'T CALL ME LAD, CHAP!
I've lived in that general area for about two years now, give or take a few blocks, and I've been wondering this whole time why it's not a complete intersection with a full set of protected turns. Makes turning on to 21st from Powell a nightmare during rush hour, and it's not anymore fun turning on to Powell from 21st at any other time of the day.
I was wondering what all the sirens were about.
Damn heavy metals.
Memo to self: stay off of Powell forever.
Always
And forever.
a select few of us live on Powell.