r/CyclePDX • u/champs • 5d ago

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Came across this gem: a manhole cover flipped upside down on the I5 path to Hayden Island. I know that they are extremely heavy but I couldn’t move it at all. This is more than a lighthearted prank, someone put work into that. Anyone know how to report this?

Also: the Slough trail is rougher than usual since they filled in the campsite at the east end with boulders. Several tents are set up along it, and at one point I had to stop because an (occupied) camp was literally blocking the path. I don’t begrudge someone for existing, but I have to live too, and I was on a work errand, not just some joyride.

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u/Sultanofslide 5d ago

I hate how hard it is to ride through Jantzen Beach now, when we did the Christmas lights at PIR we had dogs chase us from a camp that was right on the path near marine drive 

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u/Ex-zaviera 5d ago

This path to Vancouver sucks balls in perfect condition: zigzaggy path, narrow sidewalks, crossing traffic, you name it.
Perfect example of bikes as an afterthought, being treated like second class citizens.

And now this flipped manhole cover? SMDH.

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u/Sultanofslide 5d ago

The connections to the bridge are definitely anti pedestrian, putting you against an off ramp with people exiting well over the posted speed limit is a wild decision 

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u/runrunpukerun 5d ago

I swear that was the right way up this AM when I rode in.

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u/champs 5d ago

…and I could have sworn it was right way up when I rode over it originally!

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u/greazysteak 5d ago

It just means the Ninja Turtles are waiting for a Pizza delivery.

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u/criddling 5d ago

Unauthorized opening of manholes by transients/vagrants is common. It may have been the act of vagrancy related unauthorized access. Storm drain covers also get opened up regularly by them illegally.

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u/TurtlesAreEvil 5d ago

I’d do the PDX reporter right of way obstruction. If it’s not the right category or their responsibility they’ll forward it on to the correct entity even if it’s the state or county.

Or if you want to find out how it should be reported you could try 311 and see what they say. I did that when someone setup a tent in the protected bike lane on Hawthorne. Unsurprisingly PBOT doesn’t consider that to be an emergency. They did confirm that if it’s in the general travel lane it would be of course.

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u/criddling 5d ago

Don't call. It will be difficult to convey the location. Get the coordinates, then report it on PDX Reporter with coordinates and descriptive location in text box. Use "debris in road" tile.

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u/dayyob 5d ago

maybe report it as a pothole and see what happens! at a minimum there should be markers and lot's of orange paint as a warning. but wtf.. needs some fixing for sure.

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u/pdxwanker 4d ago

Criddlers. Today on the 205 path there was a bio crew blocking where someone had gutted a light pole and there were live wires out laying off the side of the path. It's intense out there.

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u/mbogazzi 3d ago

REPORT IT AND EMBELLISH - the goal is to move the authorities to do something

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u/Technical_Yak_8974 1d ago

If you use portlandmaps you can see the asset number and report it to 311. Obstructions in bike lines are something that is supposed to be addressed way sooner than later. It’s easy for City staff to flip over a MH cover and there are PBOT crews working 24/7 to handle this sort of thing. I’m surprised it’s like that. That seems to me to be purposeful…I can’t see any City staff leaving it like that. It’s too much work to flip over the covers like that. You can also call the number listed here - https://www.portland.gov/transportation/maintenance/report-pothole-sinkhole-or-emergency-road-hazard. Narrowing down the location will help them find it.