Example of temporary roundabout that will be installed in the Portsmouth neighborhood.
A mini-roundabout could be coming to a dangerous intersection in the Portsmouth neighborhood of north Portland later this year thanks to an inspiring partnership between the César Chávez K-8 School community and Portland State University.
The intersection of North Portsmouth and Willis has been known for years as a hotspot for crashes and near misses. When a school student was hit by a driver in 2020, local advocates stepped up and nominated the intersection to be part of the Better Block PSU pathway program. As we’ve shared in the past, leaders with nonprofit tactical urbanism group Better Block have forged close ties with PSU urban planning students and the school’s Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC). [Read more…]
The cake from our 10th anniversary party at Velo Cult.
16 years ago today we published our first post as BikePortland (if you see posts before that it’s because I’d been posting since mid-April of that same year for The Oregonian before launching my own thing here).
About 16,000 Front Page posts and 500,000 comments later here we are, still serving this community with news, information, and conversation.
When I think about our time doing this, the word that always comes up is change. Constant change. Everything about the city and the world around BikePortland has changed dramatically since 2005. [Read more…]
A popular mantra in Portland these days, chalked outside Tubman Middle School at a rally in April. (Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Two freeway expansion projects that were due to be approved by Metro Council at a meeting today (7/29) have been taken off the agenda and will be given their own meeting next week. The change is notable because, as we shared last week in an opinion from transportation and climate change activist Chris Smith, the items were previously on a consent agenda which meant there would be no formal vote or discussion.
The newly scheduled meeting on Tuesday at 2:00 pm (8/3) takes the controversial resolutions out of a consent agenda and they will now be discussed and voted on by Metro Council members separately. It’s not a public hearing, and public comment will still only be taken at the start of the meeting, but the move is a small win for activists who’ve flooded Metro Council with concerns about the projects. [Read more…]
A B-line delivery trike in action. (Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Portland-based B-Line has stood the test of time. And they also stand as an excellent illustration of how pedal-powered cargo trikes can have a positive, climate-friendly impact on urban freight delivery.
In 2020, the B-Line crew pedaled their fleet of electric-assisted trikes a total of 573,160 miles. That’s just one of the eye-popping stats in the company’s just-released annual impact report (PDF). The company launched in 2009 and moved their headquarters to the central eastside in 2015. Over the past decade, co-founder and current CEO Franklin Jones has stayed true to the company’s mission. They don’t just deliver freight (everything from bread to sports drinks), they’ve expanded to benefit the community in many other ways.[Read more…]
Metro Councilor Shirley Craddick and her e-bike at a 2017 ride. (Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Oregon is home to many electric bike businesses and believers. But so far, the revolutionary vehicles have failed to crack into the mainstream political discourse. Now a group of e-bike advocates will take concrete steps to change that by getting legislators and policymakers into the saddle.
Electric Bikes For All (EB4A) is a group that’s been meeting since 2019. It started informally thanks to leadership from Joseph Wachunas, program manager for Forth, a nonprofit working to boost electric vehicle use and policy in Oregon. Wachunas shared with BikePortland that EB4A first got together to plan an electric bike expo event. Portland hosted a successful e-bike expo in 2016, but it was cancelled in 2017 when “solar eclipse mania” swept the region and organizers had trouble finding necessary equipment to host the event.[Read more…]
Slide from presentation shared at IBR Program July meeting.
Will the Columbia River Crossing project’s multibillion dollar successor fully integrate climate change into its design and construction? Or will climate change merely be a box that is checked on the way to a wider I-5 that encourages more driving and more emissions? That question took center stage at the July meeting of the Interstate Bridge Replacement project’s Executive Steering Group. [Read more…]
Suzanne Carlson is the new director of ODOT’s Climate Office.
Hopefully Suzanne Carlson hasn’t forgotten her roots.
The newly-hired director of the Oregon Department of Transportation Climate Office got her start in the transportation world in the 1990s by starting Bike Works, a Seattle-based nonprofit that runs a community bike shop and teaches young people how to refurbish used bikes (similar to Portland’s Community Cycling Center). [Read more…]
We meet on SW corner of Pioneer Square in downtown PDX. Meet around noon, departing about 12:15. You'll be back downtown by about 1:30. We ride up to the Fairmount Read More »
"It's time for a lovely cruise on three speed bicycles! This approximately 10 mile loop will meander around the Willamette River from the central city to Sellwood. This ride is Read More »
Treasure hunting at Community Cycling Center is back! Did you miss browsing our used parts selection? We missed you too! Visit us once a week for masked, distanced, and outdoor Read More »
"Meet up at the benches by the tennis court. Bikes kick off at 7:30pm. Be respectful of people space, wear a mask, and have fun. We strive to make this Read More »
"Time for the 4th of 4 Local Focused Mural Rides. Our 4th ride will be centered around Foster and Lents- we'll ride around Foster and the Lents Neighborhood. The Foster Read More »
"Hey Portland friends! Mark your calendar for this Adoptees of Color @pedalpaloozapdx Bike Ride 💛 This ride is for adoptees of color to connect, share space, and enjoy riding bikes together. Read More »
"Time to take the helm at your handlebars and shift gears to Warp 9! Rendezvous at Col. Summers on Stardate 08.05.21 starting at 18:00 for a mission to engage at Read More »
Every Thursday night, meets at Salmon Springs Fountain. TNR is a safe space and consent is required ! "If it's not a HELL YES; then it's a FUCK NO!" If Read More »
"ABBA all night. You can ride, you can jive, you can have the biking night of your life. Be ready for dancing breaks and a stop to refill your Akvavit."
One of many cars now abandoned on the I-205 BIKE path. I’d say contact your city council but we have a failed city government so that is a futile effort. Should we start a… Read Post »
Noticed signs on my commute home via the Springwater that the section between 128th and 158th is going to be closed Aug 16-20 8AM to 4PM. The signs were put up by PGE, so… Read Post »
See the link for a KGW investigation into the poor response time to answer 911 calls in Portland. Don’t depend on your cell phone to bring in the calvary if you have an issue.… Read Post »
The water fountain at the Women’s Forum viewpoint on the Historic Columbia River Highway remains turned off. https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=119 Any thoughts on how we can convince Oregon State Parks to restore service? For cyclists going… Read Post »
Anyone have suggestions for brand and models that would be similar to Biketown PDX, either normal or e-assist? I never enjoyed cycling as an adult until I discovered bike share bikes: Divvy (Chicago), Donkey… Read Post »
We’re looking for witnesses and/or film footage from someone’s dash cam or home security camera… Here are the details: Today 7/26/21 between 7:35-7:40am Posting on behalf of a friend. He was riding his bike… Read Post »
