Metro is gearing up for a series of open houses to let the public weigh in on their Westside Trail project. The project spurred controversy earlier this summer when residents of the Oak Hills area of unincorporated Washington County objected to plans to have the shared-use path run through property adjacent to their homes. The … Read more
Group stops happen.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the latest installment of Ask BikePortland. Today’s question comes from reader Ruben G. Ruben is curious about a topic on a lot of people’s minds today: stop sign behavior. Ruben wants to know if people on bikes who arrive at a stop sign together are allowed to … Read more
Portland based bike part and accessory designers Portland Design Works is celebrating four years in business with a big get together at Velo Cult Bike Shop tonight. PDW has built a solid reputation for their nifty, affordable, and well-made lights, racks, fenders and other accessories. They’re also known for throwing great parties (remember the mini-velodrome? … Read more
(Photos: Lee Hansen) The Bike Rack, a bike repair shop located in a food cart pod right off the Springwater Corridor path, is up for sale or rent. The Bike Rack opened in July 2011 when owner Lee Hansen set up shop at “bicycle-centric” Cartlandia, a fledgling food cart pod along SE 82nd Avenue and … Read more
Trucks in bike lanes leads topeople in streets.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation says they’ll step up enforcement of illegal parking on SE 4th Avenue just south of Caruthers. On Monday, we pointed out that large trucks servicing industrial businesses along the street are parking in the bike lanes that connect the … Read more
This morning I heard from a few people curious to know more info on a collision that happened last night at SE Hawthorne and Grand. Here are the details, as provided by the PPB: 08/29/12 @ 9:25 p.m. SE Hawthorne Blvd & Grand Ave Driver: Alexis R. Hay, 20 (female) 1990 Geo Storm 2dr, red … Read more
Still from new Travel Oregon video. Travel Oregon has just released the first in a series of new videos in their ongoing effort to promote Oregon’s burgeoning network of officially designated State Scenic Bikeways. Last week we shared a bikeways marketing push that made its way onto a jumbotron in New York City’s Times Square. … Read more
The scene at Flint/Broadway last week.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Once again, two of the city’s most infamous stop sign locations are being targeted by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). This morning, and two other days this week, multiple motorcycle cops have stationed themselves at the intersections of N. Flint and Broadway and SE Ladd Ave … Read more
What you see driving north on MLK Jr. Blvd at NE Going Street. Noted local lawyer, bike law expert, and veteran advocate Ray Thomas has penned a new article about what he feels is a safety issue at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd (MLK) and N Going Street. Thomas is known for … Read more
After many years of toying with the idea, I’m finally moving forward with creating a BikePortland jersey. Our friends at Retro Image Apparel/Micro Beer Jerseys are putting it together. I’ll have full details once the samples come back; but for now, I’d love to hear your feedback on the design. It’s pretty far along already … Read more
New gate up at The Strand to prevent people from “racing through” on bikes. (Photo: Gretchin Lair) Owners at The Strand, a multi-tower condominium complex just south of the Riverplace marina, have erected a gate to prevent people from bicycling through their courtyard. The Strand’s courtyard makes for convenient and safe access from SW Montgomery … Read more
Free riders.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s a common refrain during civic debates about bicycling: People on bikes get a “free ride” and it’s just “not fair” that any public subsidies should go toward making bicycling better because people who ride “don’t pay their way” and they are scofflaws to boot. It’s that type of perspective … Read more