E-bike rebate bill voted out of committee 9-1
One step closer to cheaper e-bikes.
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BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Oregon City is using AI to help fill potholes
Are robot bike lane sweepers really that far behind?
Revamped ‘bike bus bill’ moves out of committee with unanimous support
Tweaks will make funding harder to get.
How Portland’s chief bike planner explains the decline in cycling
They know. The question is, are they willing to do anything about it?
Podcast: TriMet bus driver Dan Christensen
He’s watched “the Portland channel on the big screen” from his bus seat for 16 years
Beg, borrow, and deal: Lawmakers float $1 billion I-5 freeway expansion funding plan
Is it a sign of progress or desperation for this megaproject?
Monday Roundup: More e-car skepticism, parental sprawl, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
Cop turned lawmaker makes case for removing ‘vehicle accident’ from Oregon statutes
A simple fix, a complicated (for some) concept.
ODOT wants to make SE McLoughlin safer for bikes
A golden opportunity to push for better bikeways on this key commercial corridor.
Podcast: Why reading names of crash victims matters
Ever been to a transportation-related government committee meeting where someone reads the names of recent traffic victims? It’s a practice that has become more common in Portland in recent years as agencies have adopted Vision Zero campaigns. I’m at meetings where this happens relatively often. It’s done at the outset of a meeting and I … Read more
Podcast: Portland’s Cycling Decline
The sooner we face the facts, the sooner we will get back on track.
What really happened with that bike theft confrontation in South Waterfront?
Stories like this are often inherently messy. Let me try to clean it up.