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(Photo: hollumns on Flickr) Around 60 Portlanders showed up to remember Sheldon Brown yesterday. Brown passed away in early February and was a bicycle ambassador without equal, connecting with thousands through his prodigious website and his infectious and helpful personality. Many participants in the ride showed up with Brown’s signature eagle figure attached to their … Read more
“This project would cost a little more but would deliver huge returns.”–from a BTA blog post In the wake of Mayor Potter’s memo and with a looming City Council vote that could kill the plan to bring the Sauvie Island Bridge span to Northwest Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is sounding the alarm to its … Read more
Download memo (130K, PDF) I’ve finally obtained the memo from Mayor Potter that I referred to in my story about the Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan I published earlier today. The memo outlines Potter’s concerns about the plan and was sent to all four Commissioners and the City Auditor. Potter’s seeming lack of support for … Read more
New bike box on SW Madison at 3rd.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed two more green bike boxes and painted bike lanes; including the first one on the west side of the river. Today, crews finished a bike box and new painted bike lane at SE 11th and Hawthorne, just a … Read more
The sign in front of Alta’s formerlocation. They have since moved to 711 SE Grand Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) Southeast Portland based bicycle and pedestrian planning firm, Alta Planning + Design, will be the subject of an upcoming episode of Big Ideas for a Small Planet, a documentary series which airs on The Sundance Channel. … Read more
Lynn Lindgren-Schreuder(Photo: Willamette Pedestrian Coalition) The Portland-based Willamette Pedestrian Coalition has hired Lynn Lindgren-Schreuder as its first Executive Director. According to a press release issued by the WPC, the new hire, “marks a milestone” for the formerly all-volunteer organization. The WPC was founded 16 years ago and works to advocate for pedestrians and ensure the … Read more
These workshops will comprehensively consider all the issues associated with streetcar development–including potential conflicts with bicycling. If you’re concerned about bicycle operation in conjunction with streetcar, or are simply interested in the opportunities streetcar offers for Portland, don’t miss these meetings! East Portland Tuesday, April 15 7:00-9:00 p.m. East Portland Community Center, Classroom #1 740 … Read more
Read this story for more background. Northwest and Southwest Monday, April 14 7:00-9:00 p.m. Lincoln High School, Room 169 1600 SW Salmon St.
Read this story for more background. North Wednesday, April 9 7:00-9:00 p.m. St. John’s Community Center Auditorium 8427 N. Central St.
Northeast Read this story for more background. Tuesday, April 8 7:00-9:00 p.m. Grant High School Choir Room 2245 NE 36th Ave. Streetcar System Plan
Streetcar System Plan District Workshops Southeast Read this story for background. Cleveland High School Library 3400 SE 26th Ave.
Tomorrow, Portland City Council will decide whether or not the City will re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span for a bicycle and pedestrian-only crossing of I-405 at Northwest Flanders street. The owner of the span, Kuney Construction, is currently under contract with ODOT to demolish the bridge. Therefore, if PDOT wants to continue their effort … Read more