STREETCAR SAFETY FOR CYCLISTS SIDEWALKS AND BIKES RESOURCES Rail tracks require caution and special attention because: Many people consider sidewalks a safe place to ride a bicycle. Portland Bureau of Transportation • Bike wheels can get caught in the track Unfortunately, sidewalks aren’t all that safe. Trees, parked cars Order free bike & walk maps: 503-823-CYCL • Tracks can be very slippery when wet and buildings can create blind spots, pedestrians can step Report a pothole: 503-823-BUMP • Tracks may be slightly raised sideways suddenly, a child or animal can run across your path. Report pedestrian or bicycle safety And cars do use sidewalks — at every cross street and driveway. concerns on Portland roadways: 503-823-SAFE Possible solutions: Ride slowly on sidewalks — travel about the speed of pedestrians. PBOT Active Transportation: 503-823-5490 • Don’t ride between tracks; ride in lanes without tracks. It is illegal to ride on the sidewalk in downtown Portland. TriMet (bus and MAX light rail) • Always cross tracks as closely to a right angle as possible. General TriMet information: TriMet.org • Stay upright: don’t “lean into a turn” while crossing tracks. Customer service & rider info line: 503-238-RIDE • Keep a moderate, steady speed — don’t brake on tracks. (includes Transit Tracker arrival times and service alerts) • Lift out of the saddle slightly, shift your weight to pedals and For ADA Title II or Civil Rights Title VI Accommodations, Use your smartphone to get transit info: TriMet.org/apps handlebars. Translation/Interpretation Services, Complaints, or for additional Portland Streetcar Inc. • If you’re uncomfortable riding near tracks, use this map to find information, call 503-823-7699, TTY: 503-823-6868, or use General information: www.PortlandStreetcar.org alternate routes. Oregon Relay Service: 711. Arrival times: 503-238-RIDE UPSHUR 23RD PL HANCOCK HANCOCK LARRABEE 4 WHEELER THURMAN THURMAN Childpeace HANCOCK Montessori FLINT 1ST WILLIAMS 2ND VICTORIA 3RD SAVIER SAVIER VANCOUVER St Patrick’s ROSS BROADWAY Church DIXON NAITO RALEIGH BENTON INTERSTATE BROADWAY PPB Horse 16TH Paddock WEIDLER 9 QUIMBY QUIMBY QUIMBY Portland 15 Bicycle 15TH 20TH Studio 13TH The Fields 19TH 18TH 14TH Neighborhood 2ND Park 3RD PETTYGROVE WINNING 77 CLACKAMAS OVERTON OVERTON Memorial Coliseum WASCO INTERSTATE NORTHRUP Rose WHEELER Quarter Tanner BROADWAY BRIDGE 24TH Springs Rose 70 Legacy Good Park STATION WAY Garden Samaritan MARSHALL Arena Western Bike Works 74 LOVEJOY 2ND 21st Avenue Bicycles Tikitotmoniki Totems Westbound bicycles – use 9th Ave to Marshall 23RD KEARNEY Pacific or Johnson to avoid 77 Northwest Jamison streetcar tracks College of Art Union Station / REI Square Amtrak NAITO 1ST JOHNSON JOHNSON Oregon IRONSIDE Convention Center Ecotrust Peace IRVING IRVING Garden 405 LLOYD Main Post Bud Clark Office Commons 14TH 9TH 17 17TH 20TH 19TH 18TH 11TH 10TH Greyhound STEEL BRIDGE HOYT HOYT Bus HOYT Metropolitan Terminal Learning Ctr Kalkhoff Couch Electric Park Bicycles GLISAN 77 GLISAN GLISAN Friendship NW North Circle Hostel Park Blocks FLANDERS 16TH FLANDERS Portland Lan Su Bicycle Chinese Garden 22ND Tours 5TH 6TH EVERETT 77 EVERETT EVERETT Dog Bowl Gerding Oregon 2ND 1ST 9TH 4TH 3RD 8TH Jewish Theater at PARK Museum the Armory BROADWAY DAVIS DAVIS 23RD 22ND 21ST 20TH 20TH 15TH TRINITY Cathedral School 12TH COUCH Powell’s 12 BURNSIDE City of COUCH Books The Shang Dynasty 17TH Emerson Replica China GREEN 15 18 School Gate Performance 20 BURNSIDE YAMHILL Bicycles Pod BURNSIDE BRIDGE MORRISON 19 BURNSIDE Facing Campbell ANKENY 12 the Crowd Fountain Burnside Facing West End ANKENY Skate 21ST the Crowd Bikes 11 Park CEDAR ALDER New Avenues for Youth Ankeny ASH Plaza Jeld-Wen Pedal PARK Field Bike Tours O'Bryant Waterfront MORRISON Square Z 2ND PINE Bicycles OAK ASH 17TH KING SALMON Bike MAIN A Central YAMHILL Y 3RD 16TH STARK 16 63 15TH KINGS CT B MADISON Oregon Alluvial Wall SALMON X Maritime Recyclery Museum 13TH 20TH OAK 51 C 19TH W 9TH ALDER WASHINGTON Vista Portland Bridge 18TH Bike Station Ghost Ship STARK TAYLOR Pioneer D Courthouse Square Lincoln HS 4TH Director Park MORRISON 3RD Youth Progress WASHINGTON PROS The Z 2ND Learning PE C Jefferson Northwest Bike Center T Academy 2ND Street Park Gallery 3RD MARKET 15 MORRISON BRIDGE 14TH Outside In YAMHILL JEFFERSON SALMON A ALDER Y 16TH Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade 12TH River City Bicycles 11TH TAYLOR 6 B 15 X 17TH 10TH CLAY Mexican 1ST Mill 26 Ends Consulate 4 C Gov. Tom MADISON MAIN 9 Park McCall 15 MARKET BROADWAY W Waterfront 18TH Lownsdale Park 5 Square Park D Portlandia Frank L 8 Chapman NAITO YAMHILL Knight PARK Square CANYON Property 13TH PARK 10 12TH 7TH 7 CABLE Z Plaza TAYLOR MONTGOMERY 6TH Block CARTER 5TH C JEFFERSON MARKET University 4TH SALMON UPPER HALL Firehouse Station MILL Post Office Theater 3RD Vera Katz MONTGOMERY statue MONTGOMERY HARRISON MONTGOMERY Police WATER COLUMBIA 2ND Memorial JACKSON MAIN 1ST HAWTHORNE BRIDGE Cobbletale Hall Z Ira Willamette River HALL and St Mary’s Keller CLAY NAITO Inlay Map 51 14th MILL Academy Fountain MADISON Park 4 10 3 HARRISON 19 South Park 94 CLIFTON Blocks HAWTHORNE VISTA COLLEGE 1 2 BIKING, WALKING, TRANSIT & MORE Portland Boat State Yankee House University Champion 4TH MYRTLE HALL PARK HARRISON PSU Boat Multi-use path Bus route & stops PARK Bike Launch CLAY Hub Pettygrove CARDINELL 1 Park (no19TH motor vehicles) 68 LAUREL MAX route & stops HALL 6TH 17TH MARKET Neighborhood 5TH Ainsworth ES D HARBOR WAY Greenway/signed 16TH Streetcar route & 1 ELM COLLEGE 32 15TH Parking and marked route stops Lot MONTGOMERY SPRING Salmon Totem JACKSON Shared roadway Park Lovejoy 3RD Fountain HARBOR DR (lower traffic street) MYRTLE Riverplace PARK HARBOR WAY and Marina ELIZABETH Bike shop Chimney South Oregon Fountain Waterfront Museum Bike lane 35 Park of Science & Industry (painted lane on higher Community garden LINCOLN 405 36 (OMSI) RIVER traffic street) LINCOLN 38 HARBOR PL Drinking fountain HALL HIGH Governors 5TH 45 Park MYRTLE Shared roadway MARQUAM BRIDGE Grocery store 54 RIVER (moderate traffic) DAVENPORT Portland 55 Center willamette river Hospital BROADWAY 56 WATER Difficult connection CHELMSFORD River SHEFFIELD 92 (use caution, use Library Shift HOFMAN International sidewalk, or find a School different route) Point of interest BRAEMAR 19 CARUTHERS SHERIDAN Difficult intersection Post office TANGENT 43 (use caution) BUCKINGHAM Public art 66 DIVISION PL Duniway Pedestrian path/trail Park Restroom 1ST 4TH BARBUR 96 Stairs ARTHUR WATER School 6TH 44 3RD MEADE TRANSIT MALL BUS STOPS HOOKER 4TH A W Nat'l College Lines 9, 17, 19 Lines 8, 9, 17 Lair Hill of Natural Medicine Marquam Art Center Nature TERWILLIGER Lair Hill B Lines 4, 31, 32, 33, 99Park X Lines 35/36, 44, Park PORTER SHERWOOD 54/56, 99 C Lines 35/36, 44, 54/56 SPRINGWATER WOODS ROSS ISLAND BRIDGE Y Lines 4, 31, 32, 33 D Lines 1, 8, 12, 94 2ND 13TH 10TH Oregon Health GROVER Z Lines 1, 12, 19, 94 Sciences University GROVER 11TH GIBBS 9TH Portland SW Terwilliger Aerial Tram Blvd Portland Parkway GIBBS GIBBS Aerial Tram ADDITIONAL POINTS OF INTEREST Gibbs Ped/Bike Bridge GIBBS 13TH Marquam WATER Nature 10TH WHITAKER Park 1 PSU Smith Memorial 7 City Hall CAMPUS Student Union 11TH CURRY 8 Portland Building CURRY CURRY 2 PSU Urban Center RIVER PKWY 9 Multnomah County CURRY VETERANS HOSPITAL 3 Keller Auditorium CourthouseGAINES PENNOYER 13TH MOODY BOND KELLY MACADAM HOOD 12TH L 4 9TH PortlandIL Art Museum 10 Justice Center H M GAINES UA 5 OregonRQ Historical The trails are intended for MA 11 Saturday Market GAINES Society recreational purposes. Many of the LANE 12 Japanese American LANE trails are located on unimproved public 6 Arlene Schnitzer Plaza CORBETT right of way. The City does not maintain Concert Hall CONDOR LN CONDOR AVE the trails and the footing may be uneven. ABERNETHY While we have made every effort to provide a high quality, accurate and 6TH DR THOMAS useable map, the information is advisory FAIRMOUNT MILES THOMAS only. Map users assume all risks as to the 1 1 VIEW POINT quality and accuracy of the map information, 0 /8 /4 LOWELL LOWELL and agree that their use is at their own risk. 6TH DR CONDOR HOMESTEAD BANCROFT BANCROFT HAMILTON CT HAMILTON BANCROFT OBEY ALL SIGNS & TRAFFIC LIGHTS CHOOSE THE BEST WAY TO TURN LEFT RIDE CONSISTENTLY Bicycles must be driven like other vehicles if There are two ways to make a left turn: Ride as close as practical to the right. they are to be taken seriously by motorists. A Like an auto: look back, signal, move into the Exceptions: when travelling at the normal Never ride against traffic. left lane, and turn left. B Like a pedestrian: speed of traffic, avoiding hazardous ride straight to the far-side crosswalk, then walk conditions, preparing to make a left turn, or your bike across, or queue up in the traffic lane. using a one-way street. CHOOSE YOUR LANE POSITION DOWNTOWN USE CAUTION WHEN PASSING AVOID ROAD HAZARDS When there’s no bike lane, riding in the center Motorists may not see you on their right, so stay Watch for sewer grates, slippery manhole of the travel lane makes you more visible and out of the driver’s “blind spot.” Be very careful covers, oily pavement, gravel and ice. Cross reduces conflicts with turning vehicles and when overtaking cars while in a bike lane; drivers railroad tracks at right angles. For better opening doors. Downtown traffic signals are don’t always signal when turning. Also be alert control as you move across bumps and other set at a speed that allows cyclists to keep up for: car doors opening and cars pulling out from hazards, stand up on your pedals.