Packed meeting last night to hear about ODOT's plans for SW Barbur.(Photo: Kiel Johnson)

Advocates are hailing the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) plans for a new crossing treatment on SW Barbur Blvd. The plans were unveiled at a meeting held in Southwest Portland last night.
As we detailed yesterday, the crossing in question is in front [...]

Detail of a new bikeway designconcept under consideration for SW Multnomah Blvd.

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) are teaming up on a project to add sidewalks, stormwater management and bikeways to SW Multnomah Blvd between SW 21st and 31st Avenue. This project is just the first [...]

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Portland Police are investigating a crash resulting in potential life-threatening injuries to a person riding a bicycle near SW Multnomah Blvd and 51st Ave.
According to the PPB statement, the crash happened at about 2:21 pm at the 6000 block of SW Multnomah Blvd. Initial reports were that the collision was a hit and [...]

Entrance to The Strand's private property (looking north from SW Moody).

Residents of the The Strand, a three-tower condominium complex on the Willamette riverfront south of the Hawthorne Bridge, want people on bikes to avoid riding through their private property. Their condo towers face an open courtyard that makes for a tempting cut-through for bicycle traffic. [...]

Getting down to business.- Full gallery - (Photos © J. Maus)

Our 2011 Get Together season got off to a fantastic start last night. About 40 people who live and/or work in Southwest Portland gathered at Macadam's Bar and Grill to hear from advocates and experts, share their experiences, and to meet other fine folks they'd [...]

A bit of guerrilla marketing by our friend Kiel Johnson!

I hope some of you will stop by Macadam's Bar and Grill (5833 SW Macadam Ave) tonight for the first Get Together of the year. We'll learn about bike issues, meet others who care about bicycling, give out some great prizes (thanks to our Get Together [...]

I got the information below from well-known Southwest Portland neighborhood activist (especially on trail and transportation issues) Don Baack. I don't have the time to make this into a Front Page story but wanted to spread the word because it's important. Don wants everyone to know about an important meeting of SWTrails this Thursday [...]

People lit candles and gathered at a gravel turnout on SW Barbur Blvd to remember Angela Burke and to raise awareness of safety concerns.-Full Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus)

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The Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition have just announced a vigil for Angela Burke:
In cooperation with Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. and Friends of Barbur, a quiet vigil for Angela Burke and all who have lost someone close to them on the roadway will be held Monday at 5:30 pm, tentative location near the [...]

Looking south on Barbur about .3 miles south of SW Hamilton. The orange paint is where Angela Burke'sbody came to rest. The apartment complex is in the upper left.(Photos © J. Maus)

Last night I went out to SW Barbur to get a better sense of the scene of the fatal crash that occurred there Wednesday [...]

"They just keep happening. There were two last night... It's hard to keep talking about the same thing over and over again. I feel like I can just cut and paste."— Stephanie Routh, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition

Biking, walking and neighborhood advocates are frustrated and saddened by the news of a fatal crash that claimed the [...]

Red area is approximate location of collision. The woman was walking southbound (west side of street).

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The South Waterfront Greenway Trail will feature separate paths for biking and walking.

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The first customer of the new racks (yes, she's hugging it).(Photo: Dave Johnson)

The Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition -- who we introduced you to back in October -- is celebrating their first real victory. Last Friday, crews installed three bike racks in front of OM Base Yoga in the Hillsdale Town Center (which happens to be [...]

Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition in the news.

From the Hillsdale News comes word of the Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition (HBC), a fledgling bike advocacy group that is already working on its first project.
According to the story, the group was formed to go after a $5,000 grant created through proceeds of a community book sale. They got the [...]

"We are formulating a strong core of people who are in leadership positions in the bicycle community... to discuss how our concerns can be mitigated without simply closing the cemetery to bicycle traffic." -- David Noble, Executive Director of River View Cemetery

David Noble, the executive director of River View Cemetery in Southwest Portland, has planned [...]

Portland's new (and first-ever) cycle track has been installed on SW Broadway near Portland State University.(Photos © J. Maus)

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To make way for the Portland-Milwaukie light rail project, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is drafting a new Concept Street Plan for the South Waterfront district.
As part of that plan, some major changes are coming to SW Moody Ave. Among them are a new, two-way cycle track facility. Art Pearce with [...]

Police Officer Robert Pickett (in jacket, left) was one of about 50 who showed up for our second monthly Get Together event last night.(Photos © J. Maus)

I think this "Get Together" idea just might have some legs. I honestly did not expect many people to show up, but I was very pleasantly surprised when [...]

Greg Raisman (center) from the Bureau of Transportation joined us at our Get Together in St. Johns last month.(Photo © J. Maus)

Tonight, I'm headed to Southwest Portland for the second in our ongoing series of Get Together events. We'll be at the Lucky Labrador Brewpub in Multnomah Village (7675 SW Capitol Hwy.) from 5-7:00pm.
If [...]