TriMet begins work on ‘Bike & Ride’ facility at Beaverton Transit Center
Rendering of Bike & Ride facility coming to Beaverton Transit Center this summer (by Alta Planning and Design).
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City transportation officials unveil Urban Bikeway Design Guide
Screenshot of NACTO’s new website. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) — a coalition of 15 major U.S. cities — announced the official launch of their long-awaited Urban Bikeway Design Guide today. The guide is a product of NACTO’s ‘Cities for Cycling’ initiative that debuted back in December 2009. In a press release, … Read more
Photo Focus: A tribute for International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, I thought it apropos to delve into the photo archives to share memorable images of women. In the photo essay below, you’ll get a glimpse of women on bikes and women that are working the halls of power to make biking easier for the rest of us. They say … Read more
PSU gets ‘Silver’ and other news updates from the Bike Summit
200,000 people have signed up since last year.(Photos © J. Maus) The National Bike Summit doesn’t officially kick off until tonight; but there’s already been several bits of news to leak out of D.C. Check out the roundup below… Portland State named “Silver” bike-friendly university The League of American Bicyclists just announced their first-ever recipients … Read more
Twitter updates from the 2011 National Bike Summit
There will be a lot of people posting updates from the 2011 National Bike Summit via Twitter, so I figured I’d post the widget below. If you’re not adept at Twitter, you can simply keep this post open in your browser to follow all updates from folks posting about the Summit…
Thoughts on first night of the National Bike Summit
Ray LaHood’s speech was the defining moment of last year’s Summit.(Photos © J. Maus) As I write this, hundreds of bike advocates and industry bigwigs from across the country are making their way to Washington D.C. to attend the 11th annual National Bike Summit. They’ll hear inspiring speeches from national transportation figures and elected officials, … Read more
Familiar names on TriMet’s new ‘Safety Education’ committee
PBOT Traffic Safety Manager Mark Lear is a member of new TriMet safety committee.(Photos © J. Maus) TriMet announced the formation of their Safety Education Advisory Committee last night. The committee is part of a renewed effort to improve safety following a high profile, double fatal crash last April. Earlier this month, TriMet began testing … Read more
Your daily dose of awesome (in e-assist cargo bike form)
Check out the image below from local business owner Joel Grover. Joel is the man behind Splendid Cycles, a cargo bike specialty shop on SE Belmont. His work vehicle is a Bullitt cargo bike powered by an electric-assist unit made in Portland by Ecospeed. Joel also uses a custom-made trailer by yet another Portland bike … Read more
Springwater Trail makes triumphant return to Sunday Parkways route
This year’s kickoff event for Sunday Parkways will be in East Portland on May 22nd. Last year, one of the highlights of the East Portland route was supposed to be a freshly repaved Springwater Corridor Trail; but unfortunately, pavement crews weren’t quite ready for the traffic and PBOT had to make a last-minute route change. … Read more
With final comment period, Timberline MTB park moves toward construction
The proposal includes three types of trails, including some single-track.(Photos: USFS) The U.S. Forest Service has begun the official, 30-day public comment period on the ‘Preliminary Assessment’ of the Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills Park Project. The project would include watershed restoration projects and the development of 17 miles of lift-assisted downhill mountain bike … Read more
Rolling with momentum, CRC subject of public forum tonight
Signs of life abound for the controversial project.(Photo © J. Maus) Rolling with momentum in recent weeks from national and statewide elected officials, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project will be the focus of a public forum in Northeast Portland tonight. The event is being hosted by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, an umbrella non-profit … Read more
Photos from a jolly good Tweed Ride
What a splendid day for a bike ride with a rather large group of well-dressed and quite amicable fellow Portlanders! The weather cooperated in a most pleasing way for the 2011 Tweed Ride and a good time was had by all. Observe some of the smashingly dressed folks and fun in the photos and slideshow … Read more