PBOT says 'Bikes in Roadway' signs aren't the right approach for Sandy.(Photo © J. Maus)

Remember our story last week about NE Sandy Blvd? We shared the experience of riding on that large arterial street through the eyes of Esther Harlow.
Despite a lack of comfortable bike access, many people like Harlow prefer riding on Sandy Blvd [...]

Signs of life abound for the controversial project.(Photo © J. Maus)

Rolling with momentum in recent weeks from national and statewide elected officials, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project will be the focus of a public forum in Northeast Portland tonight.
The event is being hosted by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, an umbrella non-profit that represents [...]

Stakeholder Advisory Committee member Justin Zeulner explains the NE Holladay project to an open house attendee.(Photos © J. Maus)

Last night was the first public open house for the City of Portland's Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects. Within this planning process, PBOT is taking a close look at three projects that could dramatically improve the bicycling [...]

See below for before/after shots.

This morning I shared how PBOT's neighborhood greenways could have a dramatic impact on how it feels to move around our city's residential streets. A perfect case in point is the NE Holman Street project.
Back in May, I took a closer look at the project, with a focus on a [...]

Detail of concept for new shared-use path, buffered bike lanes, and other bikeway elements being proposed for NE 12th Avenue south of the Lloyd District. - Download larger version (PDF) -

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This area is in dire need of help. (Looking west onto the Broadway/Weidler couplet from the Leftbank Building. The Rose Quarter is to the left.)(Photos © J. Maus)

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New bike parking at Doubletree Hotel in Lloyd District.(Photos: Heather McCarey)

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One of the many bike sightings I came across on NE Alberta Street on Saturday. - Slideshow below/Photos © J. Maus)

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PBOT's latest plans for a new, traffic calming park on NE Holman at 13th.

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Positives outweigh negatives.(Photo © J. Maus)

Last night, at a community meeting to hear feedback on the Last Thursday on Alberta event (read my analysis here), Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams heard loud and clear that many people love the event just the way it is.
According to sources at the meeting and reports in [...]

Last Thursday on Alberta: A tough crowd.(Photos © J. Maus)

A community meeting this Monday (2/8) being hosted by Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams could have a major impact on the future of the Last Thursday on Alberta event. The meeting's event page states, "The Mayor and Commissioner are considering options [...]

"The people riding and making decisions about bicycles is a white, middle class group." -- Alison Hill Graves, Community Cycling Center

The staff at Community Cycling Center, a 15 year old Portland-based nonprofit that aims to increase access to bicycling, has been doing some soul searching in the last few years.
In the process, community and [...]

Mike Luther and his grandson, Lucas.(Photo: Family of Mike Luther)

The family of Mike Luther -- the man who was seriously injured while riding his bicycle near NE 122nd and Glisan one week ago -- has released a statement on the eve of a grand jury hearing in the case.
According to his family, Luther, who turns [...]

PBOT Drawing of new streetscape on Burnside.

Portland Mayor Sam Adams and a host of dignitaries and bureaucrats held a groundbreaking ceremony for the East Burnside-Couch couplet project yesterday. The $17.8 million project will transform the streetscape of Burnside and Couch by turning them into one-ways, adding traffic signals, bike lanes, trees, curb extensions, and [...]

A cul-de-sac near Fernhill Park saw a lot of action Sunday.-Slideshow below/Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus)

On Sunday, thousands of Portlanders got a chance to explore Northeast Portland in a way they've never done so before. From the gorgeous homes on the Alameda bluffs to the outskirts of the Alberta Arts district, they walked, jogged and biked [...]

Map detail of Northeast Sunday Parkways event planned for this Sunday.

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Nearby residents Gregg Lavender and Nikki Kress steal a kiss in the middle of Alberta Street last night.- Slideshow below -(Photos © J. Maus)

Last night, warm weather and the onset of summer brought throngs of Portlanders out to enjoy their neighborhood and the riches of their City at the first carfree Last Thursday on Alberta. [...]

A cross-section detail of proposed design of NE Cully Street shows 8 1/2-foot wide cycle-track. Note: Not shown is a wide pedestrian walkway. See below for fully cross-section.

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A banner for the BTA's campaign seenat an event this summer.(Photos © J. Maus)

Back in August, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced that Going Street would be the focus of their first major effort to create a new bike boulevard in Portland.
Since then, BTA staffer Emily Gardner has been busy shoring up neighborhood support for [...]

"Loss of the Colwood open space could also result in a permanent gap in the 40-Mile Loop Bike and Pedestrian Trail."-- Tony Fuentes, NE Portland resident and member of the Keep Colwood Green! Coalition

Citizen activists and a host of environmental organizations and neighborhood associations are hoping to save 138 acres of open space that straddles [...]