Remark of the Week: Thanks flaggers!

“I respect that they’ve prioritized our security.”

Welcome to the Remark of the Week, the place we spotlight good feedback as a way to encourage extra of them. You possibly can assist us select our subsequent one by replying with “remark of the week” to any remark you suppose deserves recognition.

Simply off the highest of my head, I can consider 5 feedback this week from readers who had lately ridden by way of an intersection we reported about, or had lengthy expertise with an space. You sharing your ideas finishes the story for us and provides depth to the reporting. This week we present our appreciation by highlighting a kind of feedback.

Pockets the Coyote wrote a candy couple sentences in response to our SW Infrastructure replace in regards to the courtesy and care which flaggers on Multnomah Blvd have proven them. I appreciated the remark as a result of it jibed with my expertise too. The employees constructing the basins are pleasant, useful folks, and the entire PBOT Capitol Freeway undertaking exemplifies wonderful group relations.

Right here’s what Pockets the Coyote wrote:

I commute by way of the development on Multnomah Blvd every day, and in my (morning/night) expertise the flaggers have been fantastic when it was closed to single lane, both giving me and different cyclists precedence by way of the lane, or waving us by way of the coned off lane.

I respect that they’ve prioritized our security.

With reference to security I want to see vital modifications to the Backyard Dwelling/ Multnomah/ SW 69th mess of an intersection on the Previous Market Pub.

You possibly can learn Pockets the Coyote’s remark and the complete remark thread on the unique publish.

Thanks for the optimistic remark, Pockets!

Lisa Caballero has lived in SW Portland for 20 years. She is on the Transportation Committee of her neighborhood affiliation, the Southwest Hills Residential League (SWHRL) and may be reached at lisacaballero853@gmail.com.