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There are now 587 more electric scooters on Portland streets than this time last year. In the first 10 weeks of the current pilot program, the City of Portland says 16 of those scooters were involved in a collision. We can confirm that at least two of those collisions involved a bicycle rider. There was … Read more
As classes begin for thousands of students around Oregon today, schools around the state will get a bit safer thanks to $2.3 million in projects announced yesterday.
In what would be a stunning development, the Willamette Week is reporting that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to do a full Environmental Impact Statement for their I-5 Rose Quarter Project. Here’s the scoop from the Willamette Week reporter Nigel Jaquiss: Critics of the proposed $450 million-dollar expansion of Interstate 5 through the … Read more
It feels strange to write this during a heat wave, but cyclocross season is here. And if you’re new to Portland’s bike scene, let us be the first to tell you this is a very big deal.
“We’re incredibly lucky,” Lumberyard co-owner Will Heiberg said this morning from the roof of his building on Northeast 82nd just south of Siskiyou. “If you would have talked to me last night at about 6:30 I would have said it was all gone.”
**READ THIS UPDATE WITH NEW PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE** A large brush fire that became a major fire at about 6:30 pm this evening has caused damage to the Lumberyard Bike Park.
A project on North Lombard Street that aims to reduce driving access and the injuries and crashes that come with it, will now include upgrades to a key intersection.
For five precious hours yesterday, the City of Portland gave us a gift: They prohibited the use of cars on a loop of roads through downtown and the Central Eastside.
This week’s Roundup is brought to you by the Tour de Lab, coming to a brewpub near you on September 1st. Here are the most noteworthy items we came across in the past seven days…
Over 40 years have passed since former Portland Trail Blazer Bill Walton brought NBA championship glory to our city.
Job Title Speedvagen Customer Service Company / Organization Speedvagen / The Vanilla Workshop Job Description Primary Duties Communicate with Speedvagen customers professionally over the phone and via email Manage general inquiries by phone and email, forward relevant communications to appropriate team members Schedule customer visits and custom bicycle fits Coordinate Speedvagen deposits and orders Create … Read more
As this week’s cover story in the Willamette Week makes clear, we aren’t doing enough to make our streets safe for everyone. On Wednesday we had the 36th fatality on Portland roads, two more than all of 2018. While those who work at PBOT and City Hall struggle to make progress on Vision Zero goals, … Read more