Portland School district policy provides (1) “No domesticated animals, including dogs, cats, primates, birds, or livestock shall be allowed in school buildings or on grounds while school is in session…” and (2) No animals will be allowed free range in the facility or grounds.

Dogs running freely without a leash is certainly against the law. The risk to students with parents bringing dogs to school is great. Most dog owners can’t appreciate the risk and most believe that their dog would never bite anyone – that is until it actually happens.

Dogs bite children and students frequently at school because pickup and drop off times are so chaotic.

In Oregon, day care facilities must be licensed to be able to conduct business. And though daycare employees must be trained it is possible for injuries to happen to children while at day care.

When this happens it can raise a host of issues the first being is the facility or home licensed. A second issue when a child is hurt is whether there was adequate supervision and finally how timely was post injury follow up made.

I have experience with day care and school claims and its rather critical to get a prompt investigation undertaken by the state right away.

Its now a first that bikes are legally OK in the Rose Quarter Transit Center. I bet that TriMet bus versus bikers will result in injury crashes despite the coordinated efforts to develop a plan by TriMet, BTA and the City.

Among the multiple point safety precautions like rerouting some buses there will be a Max warning sounding horn to alert bikers.

So given that this bike corridor is sorely needed and will be among the most used it remains to be scene whether safety will come out on top for Oregon bicyclists.