PBOT installs bollards to protect Lovejoy ramp bike lane – Updated
New plastic bollards help separate auto and bike traffic — and eliminate the dreaded “track straddle” on the Lovejoy ramp heading into the Pearl District. – More photos below –
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Locked Up: Santa’s sleigh bike on N Mississippi
A santa hat, garland, wreath, tree, and even a flag with a snowball attached!
ODOT considering later weekend shuttles for Oregon City Bridge
Here’s the latest update on ODOT’s Oregon City/West Linn Bridge project… ODOT has released a survey to find out if shuttle users want them to add a later night service on Saturday and Sunday. ODOT has been operating a shuttle for bikers and walkers since construction began. Here’s more from ODOT rep Susan Hanson: “We … Read more
Local startup ‘Athletepath’ lands $300,000 investment
Athletepath President David Embree.(Photo courtesy David Embree) The Oregonian reports today that yet another arm of Portland’s local bike economy is alive and well: Athletepath, a software startup that launched this past February, has received $300,000 from investors. The company was founded by Portland resident and bike racer David Embree as a tool to offer … Read more
In Portland, separation is the new standard
The bridge on N. Vancouver Ave over the Columbia Slough in North Portland is one several recent projects where the bikeway is separated from auto traffic.
San Diego bike shop ‘Velo Cult’ relocating to Portland next month
(Photo: Velo Cult) Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is reporting that Velo Cult, a well-known bike shop based in San Diego, California, plans to relocate to Portland by mid-January: “Boyer has narrowed his location search to two spaces in Portland that are four to five times the 1,200 square feet he has been operating out … Read more
Five year prison sentence handed down in hit and run that killed Dustin Finney
Go inside the courtroom as Finney’s grieving mother stared down the man who hit her son.
PCC Cascade’s parking garage plans go underground
Architect’s rendering of underground parking lot. The street on the lower right is N. Killingsworth. Back in October we shared the news that Portland Community College’s Cascade campus was planning to build a $9 million, four-story parking garage at the corner of N. Michigan and Killingsworth. Now there’s a new option on the table: an … Read more
First Look: ODOT’s new I-5/Delta Park bikeway signage
ODOT has installed 36 new signs to help make it easier for bike traffic to navigate the shared-use path between Delta Park, the Marine Drive interchange, and the I-5 Bridge. As promised, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has installed 36 new signs on the bike path between Delta Park and the I-5 bridge. I … Read more
Study: Health benefits outweigh costs of ciclovia events
Worth every penny.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland.org) Ciclovias, the global term for what we call Sunday Parkways here in Portland, are nothing short of a revolution. Started in Latin America in the 1960s and made widely known by Bogota, Colombia, the events have spread like wildfire across North America in the last decade. But with city … Read more