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Bicycle Boulevards
The new frontier for bike infrastructure in Portland is the bike boulevard, a street where bicycle traffic is given priority and the result is a safer street for everyone.

Below are articles I’ve published on this topic.


BTA’s bike boulevard tour stops in Eugene

Posted on July 11th, 2006 at 2:34 pm.

[Eugene planner Rob Inerfeld and the BTABicycle Boulevard Team.]

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is in the midst of a two-year bicycle boulevard campaign. They’re trying to figure out where to put them, how to educate other advocates about them and most importantly, they’re trying to come up with a clear vision for what these boulevards […]

BTA launches bike boulevard campaign

Posted on June 16th, 2006 at 7:48 am.

Bicycle boulevards are the Next Big Thing for Portland’s bike-friendliness. Both PDOT and the BTA are working on different projects to move the conversation and infrastructure forward.
While PDOT is forging ahead on an infrastructure level (recently asking for over $5 million for bike boulevards) the BTA plans to focus their efforts in a […]

BTA gets grant for bike boulevards

Posted on May 9th, 2006 at 5:01 am.

[via PedalPushers]
The Bikes Belong Coalition just announced that the Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will receive a $5,000 grant to assist in their bike boulevard campaign. According to the official announcement, the money will go to:
“…help promote and develop their campaign for Bicycle Boulevards in Portland. These low-traffic roadways will serve as a way […]

City requests $5.6 million to improve bikeways

Posted on March 29th, 2006 at 1:40 pm.

The City of Portland has just submitted “Notices of Intent” for four major projects they hope will receive funding through the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancements program. Three of these projects, totalling over $5.6 million dollars, would vastly improve our bikeway and trail network.

The projects must still receive approval by ODOT and will then […]

Photos of new bike blvd. markings

Posted on September 1st, 2005 at 6:05 pm.

Snapped a few photos of the new bicycle boulevard pavement markings I mentioned a few days ago. These are the first of “700 or so” that the city will install in the next few weeks. These markings will guide cyclists onto low-traffic through streets and will be yet another sign to motorists that […]

New pavement markings for bike boulevards

Posted on August 29th, 2005 at 8:04 am.

First we told you about the new “sharrows” coming soon to select Portland streets…now I’ve just got word from the city that “700 or so” additional pavement markings will be installed on bicycle boulevards starting next week. Bicycle boulevards are designated, low-traffic bike routes without bike lanes, such as SE Ankeny, SE Salmon, NE […]

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