Finally! An easy web tool to track city transpo projects
Isn’t it great when a local government agency uses the Internet to make political participation much easier?
Michael Andersen (Contributor)
BikePortland Articles by Michael Andersen (Contributor)
A preview of Portland? Vancouver BC’s new downtown bike network (photos)
What could protected bike lanes in downtown Portland look like? Well, Vancouver BC just installed some. Here are 12 photographic ideas we should steal from them.
A real estate Wonk Night: Let’s reform Portland’s bike parking code
Portland’s eight-page bike parking code is overdue for an overhaul. A Portland planning commissioner is organizing a one-night workshop to get things going, and we’re helping.
The Monday Roundup: Toddler bike ban, tiny urban trucks & more
“A three-year-old girl has been banned from riding her Barbie bike in a quiet cul-de-sac by a Dagenham [England] housing association because of fears the tearaway toddler might damage residents’ cars.”
Bike Commute Challenge check-in: Intel & Nike, neck and neck
In Oregon’s epic battle of nerds versus jocks, the nerds are winning.
Census: Portland biking stalls for fifth year while other cities climb
Source: Census American Community Survey. Image by BikePortland. Portland’s hard-won status as “America’s bike capital” hasn’t looked less secure since it claimed the title in 2005. The number of Portlanders who get to work primarily by bike was statistically unchanged in 2012, ticking from 6.3 percent to 6.1 percent of the city’s working population. Across … Read more
Two PBOT job openings will shape our transportation vision
New PBOT Director Leah Treat said in an interview last week that upon joining the department, she personally rewrote the hiring description to fit her goal of finding “an unconventional person” for the role.
City Council backs $21 million for better walking and biking, citing boost to economy
The ways people talk about active transportation seems to be changing in Portland, both inside and outside of government.
Here’s your chance to improve cycling on the central eastside
The presence of streetcar tracks on the MLK/Grand couplet has degraded the bicycle network on the central eastside. That’s one of many reasons we need smarter planning in this area.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) One of the most important neighborhoods in Portland, the central eastside industrial area, is changing fast and the City of Portland is … Read more
Family turns to fundraising as search for Interstate hit-and-run driver continues
Flyer for Mike Cooley fundraiser. Friends and family of Mike Cooley are holding a fundraiser this Friday (9/20) to support his recovery, as the search for the man who drove the white Ford pickup that hit him enters its fourth month.
Portlanders prepare for Park(ing) Day party
“We’re taking all of the parking spaces on SW Stark between 10th and 11th and turning them into extra bike parking, ping-pong tables, public parklets and outdoor seating for the nearby restaurants.”
The Monday Roundup: Bike seizures, ‘black box camera’ & more
The police chief in Victoria, BC, wants to let officers seize the bicycles of people repeatedly caught without a helmet.