Pressure builds on Oregon lawmakers to pony up for safer urban arterials
Now it’s the Oregon Legislature’s turn to step up and put more money into this pot. The question is: How much are they willing to spend?
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BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Inaugural Bike Happy Hour recap and pics
See you next week! (Or the week after that, or the week after that, or the week after that.)
Portland activists influence policies at summits worldwide
Portland is lucky to have so many talented and dedicated activists.
Opinion: My thoughts on the cycling decline and a list of theories to explain it
We need to acknowledge the problems that got us here and get everything out in the open. That’s what this post is about.
Community Cycling Center is first Portland bike shop to unionize
The Board voted in favor of the union less than 48 hours after they received the request.
Let’s talk bikes at bike-friendly businesses on a bike-friendly street
A great bike city is (re)built business-by-business, block-by-block, bicyclist-by-bicyclist!
Oregon Senate bill seeks to strengthen bicycle passing law
Indecision about passing can lead to anger and bad choices. This bill looks to prevent that.
PBOT hires polling firm to help understand cycling decrease
The Portland Bureau of Transportation isn’t sitting idly by while their once-heralded bike ridership numbers head in the wrong direction. As we’ve reported, a recent report from PBOT found that bicycling in Portland dropped by 34.9% between 2019 and 2022. The news was not a surprise, but finally having the data (since it was the … Read more
Monday Roundup: Bad drivers, speed cameras, MAMIL research, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
Podcast: Royal Johnson and Timberwolves Cycle Recovery
Royal shares his version of that incident in South Waterfront, and much more.
E-bike rebate bill voted out of committee 9-1
One step closer to cheaper e-bikes.
Oregon City is using AI to help fill potholes
Are robot bike lane sweepers really that far behind?