Walkenton

  • 701 Sw Broadway Portland, OR, 97205, USA - Downtown

    This is for people who use cable/zip-ties to hang signs on cyclone fences, etc. Common sense says spend a few seconds trimming the ends so they don't protrude into sidewalks like plastic daggers. At least face them in the opposite direction.

    This is general commentary for anywhere beyond just Portland. The city is known for banners, of course. I may add photos later.

  • 1631 Sw Yamhill St Portland, OR, 97205, USA - Northwest
    A typical scene lately is open fires burning near or even inside homeless tents. This was rare inside urban zones until 2020 and beyond. General leniency toward "protester" lawlessness has contributed to others doing reckless things.
  • 11166-11299 Sw Walker Rd Beaverton, OR, 97225, USA - Beaverton
    Someone could easily trip over this rough sidewalk. Top image frame is from July 2019 in Google Maps and bottom frame is my own photo from last week.
  • 2725 Sw Greenway Ave Portland, OR, 97201, USA - Southwest Hills
    This could cause injury if someone isn't paying attention. Six boards in a row are broken or tilted.
  • 7384-7498 Sw Aloma Way Portland, OR, 97223, USA - Garden Home-Whitford

    This branch is blocking most of the trail-width and hasn't been removed for days. A local resident with a saw could take care of it quickly.

    Map location is approximate.

  • 7933 Southwest 40th Avenue Portland Oregon - Maplewood-Ashcreek
    Someone should dislodge this large, sharp branch before it falls on a cyclist, walker or car. Location is approx. but it's hard to miss.
  • 1324 Southwest Vista Avenue Portland, Oregon - Northwest

    Some sort of crash bowed the fence outward and it's not easy to see in the dark. Someone should tie it back to clear the sidewalk and prevent injuries.

    Nothing has been done for many weeks, except hanging yellow tape on a high section that doesn't help much.

  • 405 Bridge Support (Ground Level) Portland, Oregon - Northwest
    On the west bank of the river where the 405 bridge arch touches down, it looks like vandals (or lazy workers?) yanked a thick black cable loose from the top of a horizontal beam so it's hanging down within easy reach. You can see broken mounts on it. It's right above a sign with a large letter "9" and appears to ascend the bridge tower for lights, etc.
  • Springwater On The Willamette Portland, Oregon - Sellwood-Moreland
    Many sections of the Springwater Corridor trail could use a center line for lane discipline, but whoever did this vigilante paint job didn't help much! This wavy mess extends for quite a ways near the lagoon. See photo.
  • 2542-2580 West Burnside Street Portland Oregon - Arlington Heights
    A cluster of hanging branches is blocking the sidewalk across from the Hilltop Condominiums. Further west for 100+ yards the sidewalk is almost entirely covered in gravel from months ago. People could slip and fall into the paths of nearby cars, especially going downhill.
  • 12401-12469 Southwest 5th Street Beaverton, Oregon - Central Beaverton
    Tree roots and/or soil movement have caused the red bricks to stick up several inches in random places on this path. Someone at night could easily trip. Photo shows an example (at center) on the south walkway.
  • 1403-1405 Southwest Harbor Way Portland Oregon - Downtown
    This lawn path is a trip hazard because whatever used to fill the stone-gaps has been sunken for years. You have to walk on dirt (often muddy) to avoid them and many people use the path daily. Is this a low priority for some reason? It seems best just to pave the whole thing.
  • Southwest Sunset Highway Portland Oregon - West Slope

    Some fool put a lot of graffiti on this railing that had been tagged before and partly cleaned up. It could be the same person. This time they wrote "Dream but Don't Sleep" & "Rest" (with 3 stacked ovals as the "e") & "TMC" (with vertical line through C) & "The Madness."

    Further ahead on that Hwy 26 path, east of Finley Sunset Hills, the same person probably painted "Rest and Die" and other deep nonsense on utility boxes in red paint.

  • 2051-2057 West Burnside Street Portland Oregon - Northwest

    Uncontrolled crosswalks at Fred Meyer, with people simply expecting cars to stop, seems crazy. It's mentioned in a 2013 KGW story titled "City to change dangerous Burnside crosswalk" which emphasized construction issues, but the work is done and it's not much less dangerous, especially at night and in bad weather. There are only metal warning signs typically found on slower streets. Cars coming downhill from the west have a lot of momentum, and new-to-area drivers could easily be caught off guard at 40+ MPH. In a normal town, you don't expect people to just wander across a major street, trusting that all 4 lanes of traffic will see them and stop (I also fault many pedestrians and cyclists for being naive). It looks like another "someone must die" before anything changes situation.

    The intersection just east of it (20th Ave. vs. 20th Place) has traffic lights, so why not eliminate the 20th Place crosswalks? It only saves 100-200 feet of walking (depending where you come from) to use the unsafe crossing. The weak or elderly might like that, but staying alive also matters!

  • 358 Southwest Hawthorne Bridge Portland, Oregon - Downtown
    This isn't a "new" issue but it seems odd that people are able to walk and bike underneath a bridge where fluids and parts could fall onto their heads from vehicles overhead. They should at least install netting under the road grate. Ice falling from vehicles in the winter is another risk. Look up for a second and you could lose an eye.