The future of Portland housing depends on biking, and vice versa
There’s no easy way out. But we must start digging.
Michael Andersen (Contributor)
BikePortland Articles by Michael Andersen (Contributor)
25% of Portland metro residents say congestion could make them switch to biking
Among Portland-area residents aged 18 to 34, the ratio was 44 percent.
Beyond vandalism, Biketown faces ridership test ahead of summer season
Annual memberships aren’t everything. But for Portland bike share, this number is on the same trajectory as Seattle’s failed system.
TriMet lobbies for more freeways in a misguided ‘fix’ for Portland congestion
We don’t need your congestion solutions. Signed, Portland.
Portland’s new surge in bike commuting is real – and it’s gas-price proof
In fact, drive-alone commuting just hit another record low.
Four things I learned by working for the world’s best bike blog
3) There is, and should be, no such thing as unanimity.
Who’s mad and who’s glad about ‘Better Naito’?
And 65 people got in touch to say they liked it.
Bike and Build team rolls through Portland, changing lives all around
Bike and Build, aimed at young adults, is part charity bike tour and part Americorps.
East Portland advocates say they won’t take no for an answer on Powell bikeway
“The safety of people is more important than relationships at this point.”
State says raised bike lanes won’t work on outer Powell after all
A buffered bike lane, perhaps made of concrete like a sidewalk, is the better approach, ODOT staffers said.
One-third of biking injuries in Toronto involve streetcar tracks, study finds
It’s the first academic study in North America dedicated specifically to the danger of streetcar tracks to people biking.
Imagining an inner Powell that would actually solve the street’s problems
The City of Portland and the State of Oregon both say they want to free more of their constituents from traffic congestion.