Fifty years ago this week, the Oregon House passed HB 1700, the bike bill, whose chief sponsor was Don Stathos, a Republican from Jackson County and a resident of Jacksonville.
Where did the bike lane go?
Written August 16th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Here’s a question for the Benton County road department: Why did you do away with the bike lanes on Independence Highway when you restriped the road this summer?
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Tags: Benton county roads, chip-seals, fog line placement, Oregon Bike Bill, Polk County roads
Tags: Benton county roads, chip-seals, fog line placement, Oregon Bike Bill, Polk County roads
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55 years ago: Oregon Bike Bill enacted
The reason we have pretty good bikeways and lanes in Albany and in cities all over the state is the Oregon Bike Bill of 1971.
Tags: bike lanes, bikeways, Don Stathos, ODOT, Oregon Bike Bill