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Some interesting items on the agenda for a rare local meeting of Oregon’s official Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (they usually meet in Salem)… Bike/Ped Advisory Committee to meet Feb. 2 in Portland SALEM – The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will meet Wed., Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the … Read more
This just in from TriMet: Starting February 2nd, bicycle traffic will face a detour at the south end of the Eastbank Esplande for “preconstruction work” on the forthcoming Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge over the Willamette River. The detour is between SE Clay and Caruthers and is scheduled to be in place through February 11th. Here’s … Read more
Getting down to business.– Full gallery – (Photos © J. Maus) Our 2011 Get Together season got off to a fantastic start last night. About 40 people who live and/or work in Southwest Portland gathered at Macadam’s Bar and Grill to hear from advocates and experts, share their experiences, and to meet other fine folks … Read more
PBOT chart shows traffic fatalities in Portland by mode between 1996 and 2010.– Download larger image (with additional data) as a PDF –
Hoping to find the final 1% of funding for their $1.49 billion Portland-Milwaukie light rail project, TriMet has set their sights on small pot of ODOT Flexible Funds set aside for non-highway projects. TriMet has requested $1.93 million for the next ten years and they plan to bond against that money. In total, the transit … Read more
A family enjoys a sunny winter ride on SE 52nd Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) Lost in the end-of-year festivities and perhaps overshadowed by a startling number of people killed while walking on Oregon roads in 2010 (60), lies a positive statistic that deserves our attention. In 2010, there were zero fatal bicycle crashes in Portland. … Read more
A bit of guerrilla marketing by our friend Kiel Johnson! I hope some of you will stop by Macadam’s Bar and Grill (5833 SW Macadam Ave) tonight for the first Get Together of the year. We’ll learn about bike issues, meet others who care about bicycling, give out some great prizes (thanks to our Get … Read more
UPDATE: The lower deck has been re-opened as of about 2:45pm on Wednesday. Portland Bureau of Transportation: EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF LOWER DECK OF STEEL BRIDGE – Closed to pedestrians and bicyclists. Effective immediately, the gates on the lower deck of the Steel Bridge are closed and locked on both the west and the east ends … Read more
National non-profit Bikes Belong just launched a new grant program to fund research on how bicycle facilities and events impact the economy. Seems like a very smart way to spur thinking and the public dialogue about this issue. Read the official announcement below… Bikes Belong Foundation launches Bicycle Research Grant Program Boulder, CO—The Bikes Belong … Read more
The fate of Williams is at stake.(Photos © J. Maus) A much anticipated project to improve the bikeway on North Williams Avenue will officially begin on February 1st when the Stakeholder Advisory Committee meets for the first time. But when a hand-picked group of neighborhood leaders and business owners sit down to come up with … Read more
I got the information below from well-known Southwest Portland neighborhood activist (especially on trail and transportation issues) Don Baack. I don’t have the time to make this into a Front Page story but wanted to spread the word because it’s important. Don wants everyone to know about an important meeting of SWTrails this Thursday (1/27). … Read more
As we get ready for our Get Together in SW Portland tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/26), I couldn’t resist sharing the work of local citizen activist Kiel Johnson. He’s gone out and put up signs all along SW Barbur Blvd telling folks about the event… Thanks for helping to spread the word Kiel!