Community Input on Bridge to TriMet

From DJC Oregon, "Portland cycling community weighs in on new bridge

The level of involvement of Portland bikers in the design of the new Willamette River Bridge impressed the architect....
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But besides providing a route for the future MAX orange line, the newest bridge to span the Willamette in 35 years will give Southeast cyclists and pedestrians a more direct route to destinations such as Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University.
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“There are different widths needed for people biking side by side, and people walking side by side,” said Poyourow. “We asked TriMet to make those paths as wide as possible. Fourteen feet was the minimum we requested, and that’s what they are doing on each side of the bridge.”
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On the east-side bridge connection, TriMet hopes to connect the bridge into the Springwater Corridor, a multi-use trail that winds from Powell Boulevard up into Gresham and Boring.
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MacDonald will be in Portland on Wednesday to present different configurations for how the bike paths will link into trails on either side of the river. Another meeting of the Willamette River Bridge’s Advisory Committee will be held on Nov. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at David Evans and Associates, 2100 S.W. River Parkway, in Portland.