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This just in from the US DOT office: MONDAY: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood to Bike to Work with DOT Employees On Monday, June 6, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will bike to work with a group of DOT employees. The route will begin at the Washington Monument, and will end at DOT headquarters. The group … Read more
Just got word of yet another bike book… The Urban Biking Handbook. It’s not out yet, but you can pre-order from Powell’s. Here’s a blurb from the publisher: The Urban Biking Handbook The DIY Guide to Building, Rebuilding, Tinkering with, and Repairing Your Bicycle for City Living by Charles Haine Bicycle culture is bigger than … Read more
Give people choices and they’ll use less oil says Blumenauer.(Photo © J. Maus) In a press conference in Washington D.C. this morning, the Congressional Livable Communities Task Force released a set of policy proposals they say will lead to “Freedom from Oil.” The task force, which is made up of House Democrats and chaired by … Read more
Still from “Beacon Buddies” video produced by PBOT.-Watch it below- The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a new animated video to educate the public about “rapid flash beacons.” As we reported back in November 2009 the beacons are PBOT’s preferred tool to improve the safety of mid-block crossings. Why? They’re cheap and they work. … Read more
On the road to economic development.(Photo © J. Maus) The Washington County Visitors Association has awarded a $20,000 grant to the organization that puts on the Harvest Century bike ride. Rebecca Miller, the Development Director for Community Vision, Inc. the organization that puts on the ride, says they’ll use the money to try and lure … Read more
The largest street painting in Portland, as seen from a roof on the northwest corner of the intersection.(Photos © J. Maus)
The info below was sent to Lloyd District project stakeholders by the City of Portland’s project manager (we’ll have more analysis on the front page later): This message is an update on the test process for the traffic signals in the vicinity of the NE 12th Avenue overcrossing. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has installed … Read more
We’ve got to hand it to US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood. Whether it’s showing panache by hopping up on a table for a speech at the National Bike Summit, or creating a buzz about biking on Huffington Post — this guy understands how to communicate and he keeps bicycles in the limelight while doing so. … Read more
On Friday, June 10th, the Lord Mayor of Sydney Australia will be in Portland to present on “Sydney’s Cycleway Network”. The event is hosted by Portland State University’s “First Stop Portland” program. See flyer below…
Support from Portland Streetcar Inc. will raise the local political profile of bike-sharing.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight in downtown Portland, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will ask for feedback on their draft list of projects in the running for a key pot of federal funding. Portland is in line to receive $6.6 million in “regional … Read more
PBOT wants to create a high-quality, two-way bikeway on NE Holladay. One of the issues with the project is how to deal with on-street parking.(Photo © J. Maus) Last month, a representative from the Portland Development Commission (PDC) said they’d oppose any on-street parking removal on NE Holladay as part of a plan to create … Read more
New law would make it easier for cities to lower speed limits on residential streets.(Photo © J. Maus) House Bill 3150 took a very big step toward becoming reality today. The bill, which would give cities the authority to lower the speed limit on residential streets by five miles per hour (from 25 to 20 … Read more