Portland rolls out its latest for family riding
North Portland resident Joe Hagedorn rides a cargo bike from Joe Bike with his son and friends aboard.-Slideshow below/Gallery(Photos © J. Maus)
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BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
River View Cemetery board rules on bike access
An issue that has been simmering since April 2006 has finally reached some resolution. The River View Cemetery Association Board of Trustees has met several times in the last few weeks to address the issue of bicycle traffic going through their property. The issue reached a boiling point in September when the cemetery installed a … Read more
Hey, guy from Vancouver BC, we’re listening
Vancouver gives plenty of space and separation for people walking and biking along their waterfront. We should do the same.(Photos © J. Maus) Tonight, Portland is set to get schooled once again by the highly engaging and sharp Gordon Price from Vancouver B.C. Price is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University … Read more
Greenway Trail gets boost from The Oregonian; but it needs more
Riding along the river on what should be a fully connected and developed trail.(Photo © J. Maus) The North Portland Greenway Trail is on the cover of the “InPortland” section of The Oregonian today. The exposure for the project is an important boost to the project — whose backers need more political support to make … Read more
Company releases analysis of ‘Should cyclists pay road tax?’ ad campaign
Should cyclists pay a road tax? A majority of respondents said no.(Photo © J. Maus) Back in July a local web marketing company Webtrends wrapped a MAX train with the question, “Should cyclists pay a road tax?” I wasn’t too thrilled with it and made my concerns clear in an editorial about the campaign. The … Read more
Report from ‘An Evening with Roger Geller’
Roger and me.(Photos: Adams Carroll) Thanks to everyone who packed into Plan B tonight to listen to my interview with City of Portland Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller. As a special bonus, we also streamed the event live right here on BikePortland thanks to the technological magic of Dan Kaufman from Crank My Chain CycleTV. What … Read more
Burkholder responds to criticism of Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan
Metro is getting heat for their transportation plan.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro’s update to the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) — which will guide $20 billion of investments in our regional transportation infrastructure over the next 25 years — is coming under fire from advocacy groups, Portland Mayor Sam Adams, and others. Among Metro’s stated … Read more
Bricker out as BTA Director: National search for replacement begins
Scott Bricker.(Photo © J. Maus) Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts has announced that Scott Bricker has “left his post” as Executive Director of the organization. Here’s the intro to the statement just released by the BTA: “The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts announced today the need for a change … Read more
Up close and personal on the re-born Morrison Bridge
Bikes will soon have a lane of their own on the Morrison Bridge.-Slideshow below-(Photos: Adams Carroll for BikePortland) The Morrison Bridge project is getting ever so close to completion. Once complete, it will have a separated lane for two-way bicycle traffic and a completely new ramp down to Water Avenue on the east side. We … Read more
Portland Plan public workshops begin tonight
Show up to a workshop and let the City know what you think is important. If you don’t, they’ll listen to someone else. 65% of Portlanders drive alone to work. We travel an average of 16 miles per day by car. On average, we spend about 49% of our family income on housing and transportation, … Read more
The ‘Cycle Tracks’ iPhone app: Let’s bring it to Portland!
Screenshot of Cycle Tracks.(See more below) This morning I learned about a new iPhone app called Cycle Tracks. Created by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, the app uses GPS to record bicycle trips, display maps of rides, and most importantly, logs all the information with transportation planners for use in evaluating current and future … Read more
What would you ask PBOT’s #1 bike guy?
What makes Mr. Geller tick?Find out tomorrow night.(Photo © J. Maus) Whether he’s dancing in the streets, rallying troops for a ride, or looking for money on Capitol Hill, Roger Geller has been on the front lines of bicycle issues in Portland for 15 years. Tomorrow night I’ll sit down for a one-on-one conversation with … Read more