Dear Commissioner Adams,

Please include the Rose Quarter Transit Center Multi-Modal Safety and Access Improvements in your "Safe, Sound and Green" plan. The proposed Rose Quarter Improvements will add a traffic signal and roadway striping to accommodate two-way, separated bike passage on NE Wheeler. The proposed improvements will also re-route buses so that there is reduced chance of bike/bus conflict.

From the perspective of a cyclist that regularly transits this congested transit hub, these are extremely important safety improvements. I have had way too many close calls cycling through here - and I am a 'conservative' (i.e., I follow all rules of the road) cyclist. I am really surprised we haven't had a bike fatality here yet.

The proposed improvements will also improve pedestrian pathways and crosswalks, and provide ADA compliant access at the transit center.