Springwater now paved — and open — from Portland to Boring
Posted on December 5th, 2013 at 11:33 am.
The beloved Springwater Corridor Trail just grew by 2.25 miles and now extends all the way into Boring.
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First look: New buffered bike lanes on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Posted on December 2nd, 2013 at 2:03 pm.
Newly buffered bike lane on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.(Photos by Barbara Stedman)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy in southwest Portland lately. We recently shared their plans for a new protected bike path on the Terwilliger "teardrop" and BikePortland reader Barbara Stedman has been keeping us in the loop on a host of other, bike-friendly changes [...]
Opinion: American bike infrastructure on steroids
Posted on November 22nd, 2013 at 12:36 pm.
Boston is experimenting with "sharrows on steroids". I'm not impressed.
City will build new separated cycle path around treacherous Terwilliger 'teardrop'
Posted on November 20th, 2013 at 2:07 pm.
A fix is coming to the Terwilliger teardrop.(Red marks the narrow spot that is currently a safety issue.)
A nerve-wracking and dangerous pinch-point on a heavily traveled section of SW Terwilliger Blvd will be the site of Portland's newest separated bike path. The location is the northeast corner of the intersection of Terwilliger and Capitol Highway [...]
Priority check: Washington County spending $21 million on Farmington 'improvement' project
Posted on November 15th, 2013 at 10:21 am.
The project is a reminder of the vast sums being spent in the region every day to speed up auto traffic at the expense of humans. Literally.
By next month, Springwater path will be repaired and lengthened
Posted on November 12th, 2013 at 12:27 pm.
Hang in there. It should be done by the end of this month. (Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)
By next month, the Springwater Corridor bike path will be in the best shape its been in since early 2012. It will also boast a new, 2.25 mile section of pavement at its southern end in the town of [...]
County installs speed bumps to slow down riders on Hawthorne Bridge viaduct
Posted on November 8th, 2013 at 12:20 pm.
Five new bike speed bumps greet riders heading onto the Hawthorne Bridge sidewalk.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
Multnomah County has installed a series of speed bumps (a.k.a. rumble strips) on SE Madison Ave as it approaches the Hawthorne Bridge (westbound). The bumps are aimed at reducing bicycling speeds as riders transition from the on-street bike lane up [...]
An annotated map to the future of bicycling in downtown Portland
Posted on November 8th, 2013 at 9:36 am.
For months, the city has been mum about its ideas for how to spend $6.6 million for better biking and walking downtown. Let's start the speculation now.
Bike lane news roundup: SE Stark, Lloyd District, Williams and more
Posted on November 5th, 2013 at 3:26 pm.
A man rides on the brand new bike lane on SE Stark in Montavilla.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has been busy making bike-related tweaks and additions to several streets across the city. We've noticed a few of them lately and figured it was time for an update...
Wonk Night kickstarts effort to reform Portland's bike parking code
Posted on October 31st, 2013 at 10:33 am.
21) Require different-colored markings around bike racks to clarify where the parking space ends.
