A design firm’s rendering of how the Bryant St. Ped/Bike Bridge might look in the future (See how it looks now in the photo below).(Design by: Compressed Pattern)

The vision of two North Portland neighborhoods working to improve the neglected Bryant Street Bike/Ped Bridge is moving closer to reality.

The current approach to the bridge.(Photo: Google)

A […]

Former parking lot soon to be garden.(Photos © J. Maus)

With car use in decline across the country, millions of urban acreage currently devoted to parking them will soon go fallow.
What to do with all those parking lots? Depave them!
The International Towards Carfree Cities conference kicked off this morning with a depaving event in North […]

Looking north on N. Mississippi Ave. at N. Graham.(Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Portland plans to re-stripe N. Mississippi Avenue to make room for a new bike lane in the northbound (uphill) direction.
According to a source at PDOT, the new lane will be six feet wide and will grow to seven feet at the […]

PDOT’s list of food vendors and activities.Download (PDF)

On Sunday June 22, the City of Portland will transform a six-mile loop of streets in North Portland into a temporary park. From 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, people will be free to reclaim their streets without fear of high-speed motor vehicle traffic.
The event is called Sunday […]

In an effort to “create the best park system in the world,” Metro is zeroing in on trails.
They’ve formed a Blue Ribbon Committee of regional leaders who are tasked with figuring out how to fund and develop new trails and connect and improve existing ones. Part of that effort is a series of five […]

Construction is underway on ODOT’s I-5 Delta Park Project, and that means much-needed safety improvements are on their way to N. Rosa Parks Way (formerly Portland Blvd.).
As part of project’s $60 million budget, $1 million was set aside for a “Community Enhancement” fund. Among other things, that fund will pay for ODOT to stripe […]

Hit-and-run victim Jessica Osborne in the ICU the night of the crash (4/3).(Photo: Amy Wolf)

Last Thursday, 28 year-old Northeast Portland resident Jessica Osborne was riding her bike to the store when she was struck by a car. The driver paused briefly, then left her for dead on the pavement.
The impact ruptured Osborne’s spleen, cracked […]

U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven Galson, joined the girls from Harriet Tubman Academy for a bike ride in North Portland yesterday.Photo Gallery (29 images)(Photos © J. Maus)

When a dignitary visits Portland, what better thing for them to do than go on a bike ride, in the rain, with a bunch of kids?
The U.S. […]

Screen shot from Cirque du Cycling website.

This summer in Portland, two exciting new rides will look to find their place in bike-lover’s hearts amid an already jam-packed bikey calendar: The Cirque du Cycling (presented by Laughing Planet Cafe) and the Urban Assault Ride (brought to you by New Belgium Brewery).
The Cirque de Cycling will be […]

The City of Portland is holding two public open houses for residents to learn more about their Sunday Parkways event planned for this June in North Portland.
The one-day event (which PDOT hopes to repeat if it’s successful) is an opportunity for North Portland residents to get out and be active in their own neighborhood, without […]

“We want to take a leadership role with this, and we hope that other bureaus and divisions in the city take note.”–Jeff Guard, risk specialist with the Portland Water Bureau

As part of a proactive effort to increase bike safety around their Interstate facility, The City of Portland’s Water Bureau will issue a mandate to employees […]

PDOT unveiled the graphic for their “Sunday Parkways” event at a steering committee meeting last night in North Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

If all goes according to plan, PDOT’s Transportation Options division will launch a pilot of their “Sunday Parkways” event this summer; culminating a major effort they began working on last July.
At a […]

North Portland resident Tony Tapay and ODOT’s Joyce Felton on the Bryant Street Bridge.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

It’s been over a year since I first shared the news that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was considering improvements to the ailing Bryant Street bike and pedestrian bridge.
Now, I’m pleased to learn that the Piedmont and Arbor […]

New on-street bike parking at ¿Por Que No?.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Remember Por Que No, that taqueria on N. Mississippi I wrote about earlier in the week that just installed new on-street bike parking?
I just got an email from owner Bryan Steelman. He said that in celebration of this new bike parking, he’s offering […]

The prime parking spots are reserved for bicycles at Por Que No Taqueria on N. Mississippi.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

I got a call from a happy business owner on N. Mississippi Street this morning.
It was Bryan Steelman, owner of Por Que No taqueria (3524 N Mississippi Ave, just north of Fremont). He wanted […]

Portland’s latest on-street bike parking racks await new home.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

While riding home last night up the Mississippi/Albina Hill, I noticed some familiar looking staple racks in PDOT’s equipment storage yard. It was two, three-staple rack assemblies welded together; the same configuration used in the on-street bike parking corrals that are popping up […]

The roof of the Little Red Bike Cafe.(Photo: ephany on Flickr)

The just-opened Little Red Bike Cafe in North Portland is continuing their march toward the title of Most Bike Friendly Cafe in town.
Their menu features bikey selections, their roof is adorned with a bike sculpture, and this weekend they’ll throw a big grand opening party […]