The scene at Flint/Broadway last week.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Once again, two of the city's most infamous stop sign locations are being targeted by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). This morning, and two other days this week, multiple motorcycle cops have stationed themselves at the intersections of N. Flint and Broadway and SE Ladd Ave at [...]

Once again we find ourselves in the midst of the big debate: Should bike riders be required to have a license?
This time it comes up following a decision by the City of Portland to partially close N. Wheeler Ave. The closure prevents all vehicles (not just cars and trucks) from turning right from Broadway and [...]

Bicycling on the paths in Waterfront Park is how many Portlanders get from point A to point B. But they're also popular with tourists, people strolling during the lunch hour, jogging, and so on.

(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The issue of new apartments being built in close-in neighborhoods without (or with very little) auto parking has been making headlines in Portland recently. I'm glad to see this story getting the attention it deserves. Portland has a parking problem and the first step to fixing it is awareness that it exists.
In [...]

We could do this if we wanted too.(Image: JC Choblet)

Oh Paris, first you helped me fall in love with bike sharing thanks to your revolutionary Velib system. Now you've captured my heart once again by giving your iconic riverfront back to the people. I can only hope it sparks as many copycats as Velib did.
As [...]

A reader just made me aware of a recent editorial in the Portland Business Journal that deserves wider attention.
Given the fact that there remain some powerful business interests who feel that Portland's inevitable march toward better bike access on our roads is at odds with their bottom lines, the PBJ editorial board stood up [...]

It happens.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

One of the biggest urban bicycling planning conundrums facing Portland (and other cities?) right now is how to decrease the prevalence of right-hook collisions.
The majority of our bikeways here in Portland are to the immediate right of right-turning motor vehicle traffic at intersections. That scenario brings with it some inherent safety [...]

PBOT's new campaign.(Photo: Alberta Main Street/FB)

An interesting development in the main-street vs side-streets debate was brought to my attention by a reader this morning.
As part of a marketing campaign around their marquee bike boulevard, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has placed several signs on NE Alberta Street to encourage folks to ride on [...]

Much has been debated about the how the use of helmets impacts bicycling rates (or doesn't). Now the debate is finding a new battlegrounds among the burgeoning crop of bike-share systems throughout North America.
Vancouver B.C. is an interesting case. The city is lauded as a leader in bicycling (they're even hosting the major international [...]

Looking west on Broadway with a van turning right on Wheeler.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Yet another person has been injured due a collision on North Broadway where it crosses Flint and Wheeler (map). This has been a known problem spot for years and just last week there was a collision that ended up with a man [...]