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Weekend Event Guide: Filmed by Bike, Sunday Parkways, ‘Motherload’ and more

The scene outside the theater on opening night of Filmed by Bike 2023. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)

Happy Bike Month! I rode myself to Bike Happy Hour yesterday and it was so nice to be back out on the streets. I’m hoping the next few weeks I’ll be out there again with my cameras and such.

Also, if you haven’t already done so, now is the time to hit up your local bike shop to make sure your bike is in perfect working order for the upcoming onslaught of amazing rides. Speaking of which, see this week’s picks below. And happy biking!

Filmed by Bike

Don’t miss your chance to see inspiring and beautiful films inspired by cycling on the big screen at the historic Hollywood Theater. Beyond just watching cool movies, Filmed by Bike is about meeting other cinephiles, learning directly from filmmakers, fun parties, prize raffles, and more. The fest kicks off Friday and runs through the weekend. Each screening has a specific theme. For ticket and screening info, check out the official event website. Or go straight to the daily schedule to plan your weekend.

Friday, May 16th

Basic Bike Maintenance Workshop – 3:00 pm at North Portland Library (N)
Hosted by the City of Portland, this event will empower you to fix your own bike. Bring your rig to practice on. More info here.

Filmed by Bike Opening Ride and Happy Hour – 4:00 pm at Steeplejack Brewing Company (NE)
Enjoy a pint at Steeplejack and then join The Street Trust for a ride to the theater where you’ll take a group photo under the marquee before the first screening begins. More info here.

Friday Night Bikes – 6:00 pm in Forest Park (NW)
Roll into the woods for this unsanctioned night of head-to-head racing on a 1.3-mile section of gravel road. More info here.

Saturday, May 17th

Good Dirt – 9:00 am at Rocky Point Trails (Scappoose)
Grab your trail bike and join the good folks from River City Bicycles and NW Trail Alliance for a fun ride followed by a chill and grill session in the parking lot. More info here.

Bike Milwaukie Monthly Ride – 10:00 am at Milwaukie Bay Park
Ride to Willamette Falls in Oregon City via the Trolley Trail and Clackamas River Trail. Expect a chill pace with fun stops along the way for sights and food. More info here.

Saturdays in May Southeast Edition – 10:00 am at Clinton Street Plaza (SE)
Get plugged into bike activism with folks from BikeLoud PDX who will lead this ride while sharing insights on different types of bike facilities and what it takes to make our city a better place to ride. More info here.

Anti-Chevron Ride – 2:00 pm at Irving Park (NE)
Revolutionary Bicycle Club wants you to join their resistance movement against this oil company. They plan to stop at Chevron stations to raise hell and raise awareness of the company’s many misdeeds. More info here.

Ride for Recovery – 4:00 pm at Colonel Summers Park (SE)
Celebrate sobriety and wellness on this ride that caters to folks in recovery, or those helping them along the way. Expect an 8-10 mile route at a casual pace. More info here.

Sunday, May 18th

Sunday Parkways Southwest – 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (SW)
The open streets season kicks off in southwest with a two-mile out-and-back carfree biking route and a separate, 3.6-mile walking route between Gabriel Park and Spring Garden Park. More info here.

“Motherload” Movie Screening – 4:00 pm at Tigard Public Library (West Side)
Motherload” is an award-winning documentary that uses one mom’s relationship with her cargo bike to explore themes of modernity, transportation reform, urban planning, and mental and physical health. More info here.

— Did I miss your event? Please let me know by filling out our contact form, or just email me at maus.jonathan@gmail.com.

A decade in, Councilor Koyama Lane wants Portland to redouble Vision Zero effort

Like a coach at halftime to a team that’s way behind, Portland City Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane wants to remind us that we are still a “Vision Zero” city and we need to get out there and start acting like it. Next month will be the 10th anniversary of when Koyama Lane’s council predecessors passed a high profile resolution that stated, “no loss of life is acceptable on our city streets.” Since then our Fatality Tracker has tallied 564 deaths on our streets.

Councilor Koyama Lane has been a persistent voice in support of Vision Zero since taking her seat in City Hall in January. And she told us she would be. In November 2024 she fought back tears at a rally in front of City Hall to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence. “This shouldn’t be normalized,” she said. “This isn’t a topic that we’re just supposed to talk about when we’re running for office… we will keep fighting.”

On Monday, Koyama Lane will return to the City Hall steps to host an event that will mix the seriousness of Vision Zero with a dose of celebration. Before a meeting of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee where Koyama Lane will introduce another Vision Zero resolution, she’ll join Mayor Keith Wilson, street safety advocates, and her council colleagues for an official city proclamation to make the week of May 19th, Portland Walk and Bike to School and Work Week.

“Whereas, creating a bike- and walk-friendly community grows the economy of Portland, advances traffic safety, moves us closer to our climate goals, and supports student learning outcomes,” reads the text of the proclamation. “And Whereas, increasing the number of people safely walking and biking to school or work can reduce wear and tear on our streets, mitigate traffic congestion, reduce noise and greenhouse gas emissions, and improve air quality.”

Koyama Lane wants to strike a tone that is urgent, yet hopeful. “Walking/rolling, biking and transit are the most joyful, healthy, connecting, and cost-efficient ways to get around our city,” reads a statement from her office. “Yet ten years into Portland’s commitment to Vision Zero, we still have a long way to go to ensure that walking/rolling/biking are safe, attractive, and convenient for everyone. We can get there, together.”

While Monday will mostly be an awareness-building effort aimed at increasing the public and political urgency around making streets safer ahead of what’s expected to be a very busy bicycling season; there is one significant piece of policy proposed in Councilor Koyama Lane’s resolution. She wants to re-convene a Vision Zero Task Force.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) created a Vision Zero Task Force as part of an action plan recommendation in 2017. The group’s members were a mix of high-ranking Portland Police officers, community and advocacy organization leaders, city staff, and elected officials. They met 11 times before being unexpectedly disbanded in 2021. At the time — a moment of massive upheaval and re-examination of policies citywide due to the racial justice protests — former PBOT Director Chris Warner said the move was needed to “evolve” the city’s Vision Zero engagement. The idea was to shift away from a traditional task force approach and launch in its place a, “model of community accountability that engages an even broader set of stakeholders.” Perhaps PBOT succeeded with that effort, but after the task force dissolved there was no longer a public and transparent venue to easily keep tabs the city’s Vision Zero efforts. Late last year, the Portland City Auditor gave PBOT mixed reviews in an assessment of Vision Zero work.

PBOT has succeeded in many elements of what it takes to make Vision Zero a reality. They’ve integrated the concept into their policies and projects (they also use the phrase ‘Safe Systems Approach‘ to clarify that Vision Zero is the goal, but ‘Safe Systems’ is how they will achieve it), and they’ve kept the concept relevant and in the public eye. But for most Portlanders, the only thing that matters when it comes to judging the city’s progress on Vision Zero is whether or not fewer people are being injured and killed on our roads. And with an alarming upward trend in traffic deaths every year since 2015 (except for this year), most Portlanders would say the program has failed.

Councilor Koyama Lane wants to turn the tide and raising the profile of the program and reconvening the task force are her first steps.

If city council passes her resolution, they’ll consider (since resolutions aren’t binding, they won’t be forced to) setting up a new Vision Zero Task Force that will be led by Deputy City Administrator (DCA) of Public Works and Public Safety Priya Dhanapal and co-led by the DCA of Community and Economic Development Donnie Oliveira. The task force will be, “staffed with key program and technical Bureau staff from across the City to collaborate on actions that support the City’s goal to eliminate traffic deaths.” The resolution also calls on PBOT to update the Vision Zero Action Plan and calls on the city to develop partnerships with external agencies including ODOT, Metro, TriMet, Multnomah County, and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. The DCAs would then report quarterly to City Council on their progress.

In a scarce funding environment at PBOT and other city bureaus, it will be interesting to hear how new city council members plan to tackle traffic deaths. Will they hide behind budget woes, or will they propose innovative approaches? Either way, at least Councilor Koyama Lane has called the question.

Walk and Bike to School and Work Week Celebration
Monday, May 19th, 8:30 am at City Hall Rotunda
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting, 9:30 am in City Council Chambers (agenda not posted yet)
Join a ride to the event. More info here.

Anger intensifies in South Tabor after another traffic death on SE Powell Blvd

Another person has been killed while using SE Powell Blvd. While the number of fatal traffic crashes citywide are less than half what we had at this date last year, that is no solace for South Tabor Neighborhood residents who say the dangerous conditions on this state-owned urban highway is “no less than an emergency.”

Police say a motorcycle rider was involved in a collision with someone driving a van around 2:00 pm on Tuesday. The rider sustained serious injuries and died later that day at a nearby hospital.

That person is the 16th road user to be killed on SE Powell since 2022 — half of whom were bicycling or walking prior to being hit. 11 people have been killed on Powell in the four-mile stretch between SE Foster and 140th since Sarah Pliner was killed at SE 26th on October 4th.

South Tabor Neighborhood Association Chair Juan Cummings is beside himself. “In a sane world, we wouldn’t tolerate a single unnecessary death,” he wrote in an email today. “If a factory had dozens of deaths in a few years, the business would cease to exist, and managers would be facing criminal charges.”

Powell is owned and managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), and the agency is working on making repairs and upgrades needed in order to transfer jurisdiction to the City of Portland. That can’t come soon enough for Cummings and other nearby residents who are sick and tired of dealing with this deadly ticking time bomb in their neighborhood.

The STNA will host a meeting Thursday (May 15th) night at 7:00 pm at All City Church (2700 SE 67th). They’ve invited staff from ODOT, TriMet, and the Portland Bureau of Transportation. A staffer from City Councilor Angelita Morillo’s office is also expected to join.

It’s only been two months since the last time these folks came together to voice concerns and demand action from government agencies to help keep them safe. A meeting back in March came after an 86-year-old man was hit and killed while walking across Powell at 67th. I expect calls for action will be even louder this time around.

“We don’t want to talk anymore,” Cummings wrote today. “We want shovels in the ground.”

City reveals downtown Sunday Parkways route, encourages rides from neighborhoods

The City of Portland will bring its popular Sunday Parkways open streets event back to downtown this summer. It will be the first time since 2019 the event graces our wonderful central city; but there’s more to this event than meets the eye. When the Portland Bureau of Transportation announced this year’s four Sunday Parkways back in March, I wondered why the downtown edition was the only one they didn’t reveal any route info for. Last night it began to make a bit more sense.

At a meeting of their Bicycle Advisory Committee on Tuesday PBOT revealed the route (above) of the September 14th Downtown Sunday Parkways. The event will feature a loop of carfree streets stretching from SW Harrison to SW Oak Street. The bulk of the 2.3-mile route will consist of a one-block couplet of SW Park (along the South Park Blocks) and SW Broadway, with an east-west spur from the Park Blocks to SW 2nd via SW Harrison (through Portland State University) and SW Mill. It’s not the highest-profile set of streets we could have had, but SW Broadway through the heart of downtown will be very cool to experience carfree.

Slides shared by PBOT at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday night.

PBOT staffer Rachel Lobo said the route is, “Based on the moment in Portland we’re in right now,” and that they are, “Really wanting to support our local businesses, organizations, and the arts and culture that is downtown and help people rethink what it means to visit Portland’s living room.” The idea, the staffer said, is to, “create a vibrant, block party style event in the heart of downtown.” Highlights on the route will be Directors Park, Pioneer Square, the PSU Farmers Market, Lovejoy Fountain, the Cart Blocks on Burnside, and so on.

And what will make the event even more intriguing is how PBOT plans to tap into the local bike bus revolution and entice Portlanders to come downtown by bike from their neighborhoods. For the first time ever, PBOT will offer guided rides on vetted (and possibly even signed) routes to entice folks to pedal downtown. “We feel this is a great opportunity to showcase to people how to get downtown bike bike,” Lobo said at last night’s meeting. “We feel like the bike bus model, which has been so popular with kids and adults is a great way for us to be that support system for people.”

PBOT is eyeing seven different routes for these “guided neighborhood rides” and is looking for volunteer ride leaders that would ferry folks along each one of them. The rides would begin at community gathering spots like bike shops, community centers, and schools. In addition to getting more folks downtown, PBOT’s goal is to use the rides to educate people about safe bike routes and empower people to ride more — and maybe expand their sphere of confidence beyond their own neighborhood.

The routes are still in draft form and PBOT is asking BAC members, bike bus leaders, and anyone who’s part of an existing riding group to volunteer as ride leaders.

The idea was very well-received at the meeting. Jessica Fletcher, a bike bus leader in St. Johns who was at the meeting to encourage PBOT to do more to make streets on bike bus routes safer, spoke up to say, “I felt like doing a standing ovation, because it really reflects the movement of the bike bus that it is now implemented by the city, and it is very powerful.”

Job: Part Time Bike Mechanic – Wombi – Seattle Store

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Job Title

Part Time Bike Mechanic

Company / Organization

Wombi – Seattle Store

Job Description

Job Summary:
The e-bike Mechanic at Wombi plays a crucial role in ensuring the maintenance, repair, and quality assurance of our eBike fleet. The primary responsibility is to perform mechanical repairs and diagnostics on eBikes, ensuring they meet safety standards and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

– Assembly new bikes in order to keep our shop fleet well stocked for new subscribers.
– Conduct thorough inspections and diagnostics of eBikes to identify mechanical issues and perform necessary repairs or adjustments.
– Perform routine maintenance tasks, including brake adjustments, tire replacements, and drivetrain lubrication, to ensure eBikes are in optimal working condition.
– Diagnose and repair electrical components such as motors, batteries, and controllers, ensuring proper functionality and safety.
– Install and configure accessories and upgrades on eBikes as per customer requests or company standards.
– Assist in maintaining accurate records of service and repair activities using digital systems and paperwork, including parts used and time spent on each repair.
– Communicate effectively with customers to explain repair recommendations, provide cost estimates, and address any questions or concerns.
– Collaborate with other Mechanics and Service Manager to troubleshoot complex issues and develop effective repair solutions.
– Keep abreast of industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in eBike maintenance and repair to continuously improve skills and knowledge.
– Ensure compliance with safety protocols and procedures while performing repair and maintenance tasks, including the use of personal protective equipment.
– Maintain a clean and organized work environment, including the workshop area and tools, to ensure efficiency and safety.
– Ensure all eBike repairs meet company standards for safety and functionality. Minimize return visits and warranty claims by addressing customer concerns effectively.
– Complete repairs and maintenance tasks within established timeframes to meet service goals and customer expectations.
– Maintain positive customer feedback and satisfaction scores through timely and effective communication and service delivery.
– Actively participate in training and development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in eBike maintenance and repair.

Qualifications:
– Minimum of 3 years of experience in bicycle mechanics or related field, with specific experience in eBike maintenance preferred.
– Proficiency in diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical issues on eBikes, including motors, batteries, and electronic components.
– Strong understanding of bicycle components, systems, and maintenance procedures.
– Familiarity with diagnostic tools and equipment used in eBike repair and maintenance.
– Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
– Effective communication skills to interact with customers and team members.
– Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Work Conditions:
– Work primarily takes place in a workshop environment, with occasional outdoor repairs or service calls.
– May require work during evenings, weekends, or holidays to accommodate customer needs and service demands.

Physical Demands:
– Must be comfortable working with various hand and power tools and lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
– Regularly required to stand, walk, and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity for extended periods.
– Frequently required to bend, stoop, kneel, and reach to access eBike components and perform repairs.
– Must be able to lift and maneuver eBikes and equipment safely and effectively.

How to Apply

Contact me, Justin, the GM at justin.scott@wombi.us. Send your resume and a brief intro. Must be in the Seattle area and able to commute to Greenwood for a work-stand trial

Bike Happy Hour back at Rainbow Road this week with special guest Filmed by Bike

This Wednesday (tomorrow!) we’re bringing the Bike Happy Hour gathering back home. After a wonderful winter stint at Migration Brewing on North Williams Avenue, I’m excited to announce that this week we’ll return to Gorges Beer Co on SE Ankeny between 27th and 28th.

You might recall we headed north back in November after Gorges and Ankeny Tap & Table owner Travis Preece temporarily closed down both businesses to re-assess and remodel. Now that Travis has re-opened Gorges (in the space that used to be Ankeny Tap), I’m excited to bring our weekly get together back to the carfree plaza! Rainbow Road has grown into one of the coolest carfree plazas on the east side, and the block is full of energy and enthusiasm. Next to Gorges’ tables is the City of Portland’s public plaza which they recently furnished with gorgeous redwood benches and chairs.

Also this week we’ll be joined by the new crew behind Filmed By Bike, Portland’s homegrown bike movie fest that happens this coming weekend, May 16th, 17th and 18th. Alden Roth and Erik Douds will be on hand to share the scoop on all the bike fun goodness coming your way as part of FBB. They’ve put together an exciting mix of rides, filmmaker events, and parties to go along with the fantastic films that made the cut for this years screenings.

So come on out and join us!

As always, everyone is welcome at Bike Happy Hour. Don’t wait for an invitation to come and talk with us! If you have something to share — a project you need help with, an event to promote, a speech you want to give — just grab the mic and go for it. I’ll be there from 3:00 to 6:00 if you want to chat. There will be free appetizers coming out around 4:00 and we do announcements and open mic at 5:30. Remember to bring your name tags and get your sticker for showing up, or get a tag from me if you need one.

What else can you do at Bike Happy Hour? Bring bike gear to swap or sell, bring a craft to do and/or share with others, eat yummy food and enjoy great drinks, geek out at the cool bikes, and so on and so forth.

Can’t wait to see everyone in the plaza!

UPDATE, Weds 5/14: New special guests added! Come out and meet the crew from Cycle Homies, who’ve been chosen to lead the annual Bike Summer Kickoff Ride on June 1st. And we’ll also have Shay from the Kernside Business Association!

New bus service gets you (and your bike) to the Oregon Coast carfree

The northern route stops in Astoria. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)

Just in time for summer fun, there’s a new transit option to the Oregon Coast — and if you book your tickets in advance, you can even take your bicycle along with you.

The North Coast Express is a new shuttle service that will depart Friday through Sunday mornings from Sunset Transit Center in Beaverton. There will be two routes to choose from: a northern route that makes stops in Seaside, Cannon Beach, and Astoria; and a southern route with stops at Rockaway Beach and Tillamook Creamery. Round trip tickets cost $49.99.

The service will be operated by Ecoshuttle and is funded through a mix of ~~Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and~~ federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants, as well as funding from Travel Oregon, Travel Portland, and other tourism development agencies. Set up as a pilot project, the goal of the new service is to demonstrate how popular and effective a shuttle bus can be in reducing single-occupancy vehicle travel. If all goes according to plan, the agencies behind the ride hope to solidify the service as a long-term option.

The buses are equipped with free WiFi, charging ports and restrooms.

If you want to bring your bike, make sure you book a “large items” ticket and do so in advance because there’s limited availability to store large items on each trip. If you book a large item ticket, you can bring a bicycle that weighs up to 50 lbs (which excludes almost every e-bike) and measures 70 x 41 x 8.5 inches (what North Coast Express calls a “regular size” bike). Also note that you will be responsible for loading your own bicycle in the storage area.

The North Coast Express launches Friday May 23rd and will operate Fridays through Sundays through the end of August. Tickets and more information here.

CORRECTION, 5/14 at 9:30 am: The North Coast Express website and press materials incorrectly stated that part of the funding for this pilot was provided by ODOT. That is incorrect. ODOT has not funded this pilot, because they already fund an Oregon Coast transit service called POINT.

Sewer pipe project comes with bikeway upgrade on SW Terwilliger, and advocates want more

A sewer pipe replacement project will bring a major upgrade to the bike network in southwest Portland next year; but advocates are pushing the City of Portland to seize the opportunity to go even further.

As part of their Sheridan Trunk Sewer Project, the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) plans to replace 1,600 feet of old, worn-out sewage pipes that run below Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard between Marquam Nature Park and Duniway Park. In order to keep bicycle riders and walkers safe during construction, BES has agreed to upgrade bike lane striping and designs within the project area, then make the changes permanent once the project is complete.

Since this is a sewer project, BES will pick up the tab. That’s good news in terms of saving the Portland Bureau of Transportation money, but it also means the scope of the work doesn’t go as far as PBOT and cycling advocates want. The city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee and veteran southwest Portland cycling advocate Keith Liden hope PBOT will seize this opportunity and fully connect the bikeway on this crucial portal into downtown from southwest Portland.

Here’s what’s in the BES has planned…

Note upper right where current plans transition raised bikeway back onto the street. (Source: BES)

BES plans to restripe SW Terwilliger with a wider westbound (southbound, away from downtown) bike lane and add a two-foot buffer zone to separate bicycle riders from car drivers. South of SW Sheridan, there’s a curve in SW Terwilliger that is stressful for some bicycle riders to navigate and the unprotected bike lane is frequently encroached on by car users. Also as part of this project, BES would extend the westbound/southbound bike lane all the way to the intersection on SW Sam Jackson Park Road (it currently drops prior to the intersection, forcing riders to share the lane and merge in order to make a left turn at the signal).

At the SW Sam Jackson Rd intersection, bicycle users who want to turn left and stay on SW Terwilliger (the most common movement here), would roll up an ADA-compliant ramp to a new, paved waiting area at the north end of the intersection and then cross with a new bike crossing marking. The existing slip lane at the southeast corner would be removed, in order to shorten the crossing distance and provide ample width for walkers and bikers to use the corner. The Sam Jackson and Terwilliger intersection would also receive two new high-visibility crosswalks.

BES will also extend the bike lane on SW Terwillger south of the SW Sam Jackson intersection (adjacent to the gas station), to completely close the gap.

View eastbound (toward downtown) just before the curve.

For eastbound (northbound, toward downtown) riders, BES will construct a seven-foot wide, sidewalk-level bike lane on SW Terwilliger. A bright yellow rumble strip would be installed to separate bicycle users from walkers (similar to the design on westbound Hawthorne Bridge as it approaches SW 1st).

The plan from BES is to transition this raised bike lane next to Duniway park back to street level, right where the park’s walking path comes out and just before SW Terwilliger curves toward Sheridan. Liden thinks that design is unsafe and he’d like to see the raised bike lane continue another 200-feet to the intersection with SW Sheridan.

“This, in combination with the improvements planned on SW 6th between Caruthers and Broadway and implementing the bike lane improvement at the 6th/Jackson (SWIM project BP-02), would create a very good bike route on the Terwilliger/6th corridor between downtown and Capitol Hwy!” Liden wrote in a memo to PBOT project managers back in March. “We are so tantalizingly close – can’t we get this over the finish line?”

Detail of plan concept created by PBOT that would expand on BES project that would add protection to the southbound bike lane and connect northbound riders to intersection of SW Terwilliger and SW Sheridan.

Liden pushed PBOT to develop a plan (detail above) and cost estimate for expanding on the BES plans to provide more protection for bicycle riders in the curve on SW Terwilliger south of SW Sheridan. In response, PBOT mocked up a design that would add concrete curbs to the southbound bike lane and extend the raised bike lane to the SW Sheridan intersection. The design has been approved by PBOT’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinators.

Unfortunately, the cost would be around $476,000 (one utility pole would have to be moved) and PBOT has not committed the funding yet. According to Liden, the agency should have an update on the financial feasibility this coming fall.

The BES project will being fall of 2026. Hopefully by then, PBOT can find the money to capitalize on it and finally connect an important link in the southwest Portland bike network.

Monday Roundup: Trump and traffic stops, ‘silver tsunami’, Waymo safety, and more

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you are all looking forward to the week. Remember Bike Happy Hour is back on Rainbow Road Plaza on Wednesday. I’m eager to see how that spot feels after our winter away and hope you can join us to meet the folks behind the upcoming Filmed By Bike festival!

Here are the most notable stories that came across my desk in the past week…

Traffic stops: The Trump Administration coupled ICE officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for an enforcement action that targeted drivers’ immigration status. (AP News)

Tour de France fundraiser: A Beaverton man will ride all 21 stages of the Tour de France as a fundraiser for his mom’s medical condition. (Kerry Eggers)

Silver tsunami: Is Portland ready for a large wave of aging residents who might not want to — or be physically able to — drive a car into their golden years? A noted voice in transportation says cities need to prepare for a low-car future when older folks stop driving. (Streetsblog USA)

Way-mo safer?: I’m very skeptical about robotaxis, but with every year they are on the road, I feel like I need to at least be open to the data. And a major new report from Waymo shows very clearly their cars are safer for non-drivers than human-driven cars. (Mashable)

More transit funding: Transit advocates and a growing group of lawmakers in Salem say the proposed framework for a statewide transportation package doesn’t go nearly far enough. (Portland Mercury)

Transit talk: Portland-based transit consultant Jarrett Walker gives a very informative overview of the state of public transit in the U.S. in this podcast episode (transcript available too). (Volts)

Congestion pricing success: The evidence is crystal clear that charging people to drive cars into Manhattan is a resounding success. Now we just need replicate it in more cities — understanding that it’s only possible when driving alternatives are widely available and competitive. (NY Times)

Automated camera politics: Interesting dynamic around automated traffic enforcement cameras going on up in Seattle as local and statewide policies evolve in an attempt to improve traffic safety without police. (The Urbanist)

Local influence: What could help with the governance of big transportation projects? A greater understanding of how local elected officials can sway the outcomes and a statewide mandate for a quicker timeline to force key decisions. (Urban Institute)

Thanks to everyone who sent in links this week. The Monday Roundup is a community effort, so please feel free to send us any great stories you come across.

Podcast: In The Shed Episode 38

My co-host Eva Frazier and I are back with another fun chat about all things bikes and Portland.

In this episode, Eva and I talked about:

My recent total knee replacement surgery
Cycle Oregon Block Party
Why we need to visually capture bike traffic in Portland
Bike Summer for newbies and veterans
Recent Portland City Council topics
Why it’s time for Portland to empower citizen volunteers to improve our streets
Unhinged Nextdoor posts about Rose City Golf Course trail plan
How it’s nearly impossible to ride a reverse steering bike… and the challenges of super tall bikes.
and more!

Listen in the player above or wherever you get your podcasts.

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OSU is new owner of Rocky Point Trails and promises to maintain public access

Oregon State University (OSU) and Trust for Public Land (TPL) have acquired over 3,100 acres of forest off Highway 30 south of Scappoose. If that parcel sounds familiar it’s because six years ago the Portland-based nonprofit Northwest Trail Alliance signed a lease with timber company Weyerhaeuser to manage the land and the off-road cycling group has since developed nearly 40 miles of singletrack trails.

The Rocky Point Trail System, a mere 10 miles northwest of St. Johns, has become one of the most popular mountain biking destinations in the region. News of the purchase rippled through cycling circles today as folks worried that the change in ownership from a commercial entity to a conservation group, might impact cycling access. A statement about the purchase today from NWTA calling the move “excellent news” have calmed those fears.

“The intent is — and always was — to include and enhance public access to the property as part of OSU’s research, education, and outreach priorities for the forest. There is no indication that recreational access, specifically mountain biking, will be removed from the property. NWTA is supportive of and excited for the potential under this new partnership.” NWTA wrote on their website about the news.

The land was acquired by TPL and they’ve transferred ownership to OSU. The school’s College of Forestry will manage the lane as a demonstration project and it will be known as the “Tualatin Mountain Forest.”

NWTA says they’ve signed a partnership agreement to remain trail stewards of the land. All current NWTA members who have access to the Rocky Point Trail System will maintain that privilege and no immediate changes to the permit program are in the works.

If you care about these trails, this is good news. It means the public access is no longer at the whim of Weyerhaeuser. TPL clearly sees public access as an asset to the land, not a burden. “Conserving and opening access to the Tualatin Mountain Forest is an investment in the health and well-being of communities across the Portland metro area… We’re deeply grateful for the collaboration between partners, which will help ensure that everyone can connect with the outdoors and experience the benefits of nearby nature,” said Kristin Kovalik, Oregon Program Director for Trust for Public Land.

A statement from TPL said they plan to develop a visitor use and recreation plan in the coming years that, “ensures ecological integrity of the forest and community benefit, as well as alignment with active forest management.” New educational programs for Portland-area youth are also in the future plans.

Weekend Event Guide: Filmed by Bike, Sunday Parkways, ‘Motherload’ and more

Filmed by Bike

Friday, May 16th

Saturday, May 17th

Sunday, May 18th

A decade in, Councilor Koyama Lane wants Portland to redouble Vision Zero effort

Anger intensifies in South Tabor after another traffic death on SE Powell Blvd

City reveals downtown Sunday Parkways route, encourages rides from neighborhoods

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