A great sign for local biking and business.(Photos by The Lumberyard and Josh Harvey)

The Lumberyard, an indoor bike park on NE 82nd Avenue in Portland, is now open for business. The new, privately-owned riding area swung open its doors to the public earlier this month. It's the first facility of its kind west of the [...]

"This counter will raise awareness among all travelers of the significant role bicycles play in Portland's transportation system."— PBOT spokesman Dan Anderson

As we shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is all set to install the city's first automated bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge. The new counter, purchased from a Canadian company thanks [...]

PBOT traffic engineer Rob Burchfield answers questions at the open house.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

After 16 months and countless meetings, PBOT has revealed how they plan to improve bicycle access and traffic safety on N Williams Avenue. And much to the surprise of Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) members, part of those plans include maintaining two full [...]

My low-budget re-creation of this morning's collision at SW Bertha and B-H Hwy. (Bike = green, car = blue.)

28-year old Jessie Belter suffered a broken leg when she was struck by someone driving a car as she rode in the bike lane on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway this morning.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, the collision [...]

Oregon State Police survey the scene. Dayley's bike can be seen in the upper right.

65-year old Camas, Washington resident Steven Dayley was bicycling along the same route as the Reach the Beach ride on Saturday when he was struck from behind by a man driving a pickup. Dayley died from his injuries later that night [...]

A bicycle counter similar to this one will be installed on the Hawthorne Bridge later this summer.(Photo: Eco-Counter)

At long last, Portland is set to install an electronic bicycle counter. The new tool, which will be placed on the Hawthorne Bridge, will provide a daily and annual, ongoing count of the number of people who pass [...]

Back on top where we belong.

Bicycling Magazine has just released their 2012 Bike-Friendly Cities rankings and Portland sits atop the heap once again.
Portland was ranked #2 in 2010, which was the last time the rankings came out. Prior to that Portland had earned the top spot every year since 1995. Our defeat to Minneapolis at [...]

Bike Walk Vote excited an active (transportation) base of Portland voters.(Photo © J. Maus)

Tuesday night's elections were full of good news for Portland's re-energized Bike Walk Vote political action committee.
After being founded in 2004, then lying dormant for several years following the 2008 elections, Bike Walk Vote came roaring back last winter. Boasting some [...]

Lindsay Walker of the Lloyd TMA looks over the project maps with PBOT Traffic Engineer Rob Burchfield and City Bike Coordinator Roger Geller.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Last night the City of Portland and representatives from the Lloyd Transportation Management Association hosted an open house for their NE Multnomah Street Transportation Pilot Project. It was the first [...]

Rolling toward a new bill (finally!).(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

It's been a very long and winding road for the federal transportation bill. And while it looks like the end is finally in sight, there is still some nail-biting ahead.
The law that dictates how the federal government funds transportation expired over 900 days ago and has survived [...]

Portland resident Chris Chapman has launched a new cycling apparel brand called, "It's in my Heart". The business is just getting off the ground; but Chapman, a former brand manager at Castelli/Sportful, says he's already got orders flowing in from all of Portland's major bike shops as well as the Made in Oregon store and [...]

Janis McDonald pumps up the Cyclofemme crowd prior to the ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

CycloFemme — a global ride to honor, celebrate, and empower women — rolled through Northeast Portland during Sunday Parkways yesterday. Women of all shapes, sizes, ages and ethnicities met at Woodlawn Park, attached blue balloons to their bikes, attached "Women on Wheels" [...]

ODOT installed 16 sharrows on the St Johns Bridge Saturday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

On Saturday night, the Oregon Department of Transportation installed sharrows and new signs on the St. Johns Bridge. Their "St. Johns Bridge Safety Awareness Project" was done in order to, "encourage motorists to be aware that the bridge and roadway is a shared [...]

One week from today, Einstein Bros. Bagels will hold a grand opening for 13 stores in the Portland area (the stores were previously Noah's Bagels and Kettleman Bagel Co. locations that they've rebranded).
And, while some local bagel lovers grumbled at the takeover of Kettleman by a national company, perhaps Einstein will fall back into favor [...]

Just one mile away from each other, Gateway Green (L) and The Lumberyard will offerfun new options for riding in outer northeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Trying to get caught up on emails after my 10-day break and I've come across two exciting project updates — both of which are located east of 82nd Ave.
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Cover of Portland Public School's Bike Shelter Project Development Guide.

In an effort to make bicycling even more appealing to students, staff, and parents, Portland Public Schools (PPS) now offers a Bike Shelter Project Development Guide (PDF).
The new guide was developed in conjuction with the City of Portland's Safe Routes to School program. PBOT's Safe Routes [...]

Sharrows, signage on the way.(Photo © J. Maus)

Back in February, we reported that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was considering a slate of changes to the St. Johns Bridge with an eye toward making bicycle travel safer and more pleasant. Now those plans have been confirmed.
In what they're calling their "St. Johns Bridge Safety [...]

Going on a diet.

On May 15th, the Lloyd Transportation Management Assocation (TMA) and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will unveil their plans to significantly alter the roadway design on NE Multnomah Street. Or in their words, give it a "transportation transformation."
The open house announcement for this project — which we first reported on back [...]

PBOT has declared May PDX Bike Month and they're pulling out all the stops to make it a good one. They've got over 30 events listed on their website and they've got a new Twitter account and Facebook page to help promote them.
Here's more from PBOT Transportation Options ringleader Timo Forsberg:
PBOT and many partners [...]

(Via Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot)
Starting on May 17th, BoltBus will take people between Portland and Seattle for as little as $1. The great news is that according a company representative, your bike can come along at no extra charge.

BoltBus is a division of Greyhound (in a 50/50 partnership with Peter Pan Bus Lines) already [...]