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Detail from rendering of dedicated entrance to bike parking facilities. Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) — a school that has grabbed our attention several times in the past for their encouragement of bicycling among faculty and staff — has a new building in the works and they say it, “will set a new standard … Read more
Just noticed this announcement from local non-profit Upstream Public Health. I’ll put something on the front page when I get more details… Save the date! February 6th, from 7pm-8:30pm at Portland State University, we’re co-sponsoring Local Motion: Portland Mayoral Candidates Discuss Active Transportation with Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, … Read more
With budget cuts to bike lane cleaning, you might want to carry a broom.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has unveiled a list of proposed cuts intended to slash their discretionary budget by $15-16 million. The unprecedented cuts — which amount to about 20% of $70 million in discretionary revenue — … Read more
This coming Tuesday, Governor Kitzhaber’s Sustainable Communities and Transportation Policy Advisor Lynn Peterson will speak in downtown Portland. Peterson is the former Chair of Clackamas County who was picked for her post by Kitzhaber back in February of last year. The talk is being hosted by the Oregon chapter of the international Women’s Transportation Seminar. … Read more
Rendering of plans. New parking garage is in upper left, N. Killingsworth St. is in lower right. Portland Community College has approved plans for a new parking garage at their Cascade campus in North Portland — and it won’t be the four-story, $9 million structure that many people (including myself) were concerned about due to … Read more
TriMet initially intended these railings on the downtown transit mall for people to lean on while waiting for buses and MAX trains; but now they say bikes can use them too. Yesterday morning I took the bus into work. When I got off at SW 6th and Stark I noticed two bikes parked on what … Read more
Photo of the scene.(Photos: Portland Fire & Rescue) Before sunrise this morning at about 6:30 am, a man riding his bike south on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd just past Lloyd Blvd on the I-84 overpass, was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. According to a police statement, the man on the … Read more
Great news from our friends at the Safe Routes to School National Partnership… The non-profit announced this morning that their main source of funding, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has renewed their commitment to Safe Routes. Read the full press release below ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION RENEWS FUNDING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP … Read more
Image of the new store from permit application. Some big development news that will impact traffic on the popular Vancouver-Williams bike corridor in North Portland: New Seasons Market has applied for a permit to build a new store on N. Fremont between the heavily traveled couplet.
Previous co-organizer of the event, Evan P. Schneider, at last year’s ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Organizers of the Portland Tweed Ride are stepping down and the hunt is on for new blood to make the ride happen for the third straight year. The ride, which pays homage to classic tweed and bicycling civility and styles … Read more
(Screenshot of ABC News by Todd Boulanger) Eagle-eyed reader Todd Boulanger sent in the image above last night. It’s a screenshot of ABC TV news coverage of the Iowa Caucuses and it shows an AARP logo with the words “Vote Retirement Security.” It’s great to see that the AARP thinks having pleasant places for older … Read more
The new bike lane and bike parking in front of Cesar Chavez School on N. Willis Blvd.(Photo: Gabe Graff/City of Portland) Biking continues to improve for residents of North Portland. The City just unwrapped a small but important improvement that will improve bike safety during pick-up and drop-off on the main road outside Cesar Chavez … Read more