North Portland, the fifth ‘quadrant’ is located to the west of the eastside and north of downtown Portland, and a high volume of traffic between these neighborhoods south and downtown are funneled to the east. Many trips for people who live in North Portland and get around on a bicycle—including to inner Northeast, all of Southeast and most of Southwest require riding on North Interstate Avenue.
N Interstate Ave has single north and south bound motor vehicle lanes of varying widths separated by MAX tracks and bike lanes that are 5 feet wide or narrower. Sidewalks are intermittent. Long, un-signalized stretches and excessive road width accommodates high vehicle speeds.
The quality of access for people on bikes or on foot along N Interstate Avenue is most severely compromised in one section: a half mile between N Tillamook St and the southern outlet of N Larrabee St. In this section, bike lanes and vehicle lanes are at their narrowest, sidewalks are narrow or non-existent and this serves as an important corridor for freight traffic between Lower Albina and Swan Island Industrial District to I-5 at the Broadway Bridge onramps. People walking, riding bikes, and driving cars, buses and trucks (including many double dump trucks) share narrow stretches of road. Road conditions along this route force bicycles and motor vehicles together through confined spaces without warning.
N Interstate Ave has single north and south bound motor vehicle lanes of varying widths separated by MAX tracks and bike lanes that are 5 feet wide or narrower. Sidewalks are intermittent. Long, un-signalized stretches and excessive road width accommodates high vehicle speeds.
The quality of access for people on bikes or on foot along N Interstate Avenue is most severely compromised in one section: a half mile between N Tillamook St and the southern outlet of N Larrabee St. In this section, bike lanes and vehicle lanes are at their narrowest, sidewalks are narrow or non-existent and this serves as an important corridor for freight traffic between Lower Albina and Swan Island Industrial District to I-5 at the Broadway Bridge onramps. People walking, riding bikes, and driving cars, buses and trucks (including many double dump trucks) share narrow stretches of road. Road conditions along this route force bicycles and motor vehicles together through confined spaces without warning.