The (illegal) use of mobile phones while operating a vehicle is way too common in Portland and more needs to be done to raise awareness of this and other behaviors that lead to distracted driving. I’m sure there was a brief period after January 1, 2010 — when our state’s cell phone law went into … Read more
A $20,000 RTO grant helped the City of Tigard update their bike map.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro’s Regional Travel Options program is now accepting applications. RTO grants, which come from federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds are a popular source of funding for projects that reduce single-occupancy vehicle travel, improve air quality, and, … Read more
A plan to make N. Rosa Parks Way safer for bicycling has been in the works since April 2008.(Photos © J. Maus) As part of my daily work here at BikePortland, I track a lot of projects. The other day, prompted by a question from reader Jessica Roberts, I began to think about all the … Read more
Drawing of the ‘Ped Plaza’ as it would look on N. Mississippi Ave.(Illustration by Joshua Cohen/Fat Pencil Studio)
Front page of today’s Portland Tribune. Few anti-bike ideas are as stubborn as the age-old cries of “Bikes are bad for business!” In Portland, when our bikeway network was gaining steam in the 1990s, PBOT faced battle after battle when they tried to stripe bike lanes on streets adjacent to businesses. As recently as this … Read more
Paul Higgins, as seen from the window of a TriMet bus.(Photos: Screen grabs of Dan Christensen’s blog) At the end of last month, TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen published a shocking essay on his personal blog. The essay was titled “PORTLAND! KILL THIS BICYCLIST!” It went into detail about how Christensen was so frustrated with … Read more
Event flyer. An event tonight being presented by the Community Cycling Center will seek to raise the issue of equal access to bicycling. “Bikes for All: Building a healthier community with bicycles,” is part of the CCC’s ongoing effort to address what they see as a lack of ethnic diversity in Portland’s biking population.
Two crashes involving bicycles have come across my desk in the past few days. People involved in both the crashes have asked for the public’s help in tracking down the suspects. Luckily, she wasn’t riding the bike when the person ran into it.
Someone has stenciled several video game symbols in the N. Williams bike lane.– See the rest of them below – (Photos © J. Maus)
Not recommended unless you are friends.(Photo © J. Maus) This week’s Ask BikePortland question comes from Daniel C. He had a disagreement with someone over how many bikes can fit on one of PBOT’s standard staple racks. Daniel also wants to know if there are manners to keep in mind when sharing a staple with … Read more
Local streets like NE Going are in need of pavement maintenance, but current methods — developed for major arterials — are cost-prohibitive.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is working hard to make the growing network of “next generation” bike boulevards (a.k.a. neighborhood greenway) streets as comfortable for people on bikes as possible. They’ve … Read more
Portland’s crop of bike businesses continues to flourish. Below are a few business updates that have come across my desk in recent weeks. Pedal Bike Tours (133 SW 3rd Ave) Pedal Bike Tours continues to grow as they approach two successful years in business. Owner Todd Roll used to share a space in his brother … Read more