PORTLAND, Ore. -- Should cars be banned from Northeast Holladay Street? If the Lloyd Transportation Management Association has its way, a stretch of the street will become a car-free corridor.

The proposal is in its early stages, but supporters of the idea said it would increase business to restaurants and stores. The street carries MAX on one side of the street and allows cars on the other side. There's also room for drivers to park their cars.

The transportation group hopes to close the street to cars between the Rose Quarter and 13th Avenue. Once the street is closed, according to BikePortland.org, the city would install bike-activated lights at all signal crossings.

Christopher Dahl, who lives nearby, said he's open to the proposed change.

"If they shut it down, all the better," Dahl said. "If not, that's fine too. It's good the way it is." "I think it would encourage more family-friendly park use -- just kind of a different mood here," said Wenona Friedrich, who lives near the neighborhood.

Organizers sent the proposal to Mayor Sam Adams and city of Portland traffic engineers, but a decision has not been reached.

Stretch Of Holladay Street May Go Car-Free

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