The Portland Bureau of Transportation wants to make intersections safer by slowing down drivers making left turns. To accomplish this, PBOT is testing the use of modular speed bumps. The bumps act as curbs that encourage people to take more angular turns instead of cutting them at high speeds. The bumps are made out of … Read more
If I were a betting man, I’d put my money on this becoming a permanent plaza.
Another brick in the wall to stop this project.
Imagine how many flats this guy prevented!
The Bureau of Environmental Services needs to do a sewer repair project that will close Better Naito for a week starting next Monday (4/9). Below is the official notice from BES: The closure will be in effect 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. The project is slated to be complete on Friday, April 13. … Read more
It would be the first piece of the Sullivan’s Gulch path.
Job Title Customer Experience Champion Company / Organization Kenton Cycle Repair Job Description Customer Experience Champion No mechanical experience with bicycles required You just need to believe you are the best at customer service Required Qualifications: Driven to craft friendly and authentic customer interactions from start to finish Comfortable and confident in managing customers on … Read more
This week’s Monday Roundup is sponsored by Treo Bike Ranch in Eastern Oregon, who reminds you that it’s time to plan your 2019 trip! Let Treo pick you up from Portland and whisk you away to an all-inclusive cycling vacation on quiet backroads. And with that bit of business out of the way, here are … Read more
Lids and mere ‘lip service’ to the community are sticking points.
Looking back at yet another eventful week here on BikePortland, I was struck by how many solid comments we had. I couldn’t pick one, so I’ve decided to highlight three.
Oregon’s largest active transportation advocacy group is the latest to request that the Oregon Department of Transportation complete a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for their I-5 Rose Quarter project. In a letter dated today, The Street Trust’s Executive Director Jillian Detweiler says an EIS is needed, “So that project impacts and mitigation can be … Read more
