Could the route for the streetcarbecome a bicycle highway?(Image: Metro) After what the Oregonian called “persistent doubts from suburban taxpayers and a wealthy enclave of homeowners” the Lake Oswego streetcar project is on the rocks. Concerns about construction and operating costs of the streetcar were the reasons for its demise, but over $2 million has … Read more
Cycle Oregon’s Executive Director Jerry Norquist addressed volunteers and staff last night.(Photos: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) Volunteers and staff gathered in the World Forestry Center over the weekend to toast the past year and look ahead to the 25th annual Cycle Oregon. At the front of everyone’s minds was Mark Bosworth, the Metro employee and Portland resident … Read more
One UC school is home to four new bike repair stands(Photo: Will Vanlue) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – Portland didn’t make it to the top of The Fixie Index but we did come in at the top of The Guardian‘s five best places to live in the world. One … Read more
This job has been filled. Job Title Bicycle Product Manager/Head Mechanic Company/Organization Renovo Design Job Description Renovo Hardwood Bicycles is hiring a product manager/head mechanic in Portland. Renovo is the world’s premiere manufacturer of high performance wooden bicycle frames with sales worldwide. We have showrooms in Portland and San Francisco. The majority of frames sold … Read more
Proposed alignment of the new trail from a City of Tigard leaflet The City of Tigard (COT) has announced plans to close a gap in the Fanno Creek Trail located about 10 miles south of downtown Portland along Highway 99.
Training for a lifetime of bike rides(Photo courtesy of the BTA) Remember the old saying, “If you give someone a fish, they will eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and they will eat for a lifetime”? The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is applying the idea in their Walk+Bike Jump Start program by … Read more
[Note from publisher: Before Will shares a post from the Portland Bike Forums, I need to address a few things: Our server expert and I are currently working on issues with the forums related to spam user accounts. None of these accounts are visible, but hundreds of thousands of them have been created and they … Read more
At a public hearing on Tuesday, Sherwood police and city councilors clarified the purpose of a proposed city ordinance that prohibited the use of bicycles and other “wheeled activities” within 30 feet of a public space. According to officials, the ordinance is not aimed directly at bicycles nor will it apply to all areas of … Read more
Time for a change?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) City and county officials throughout Washington County are in the process of reviewing a $140 million list of transportation projects that will fund improvements throughout the county over the next five years. The money comes from the county’s Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program, known as MSTIP. The program … Read more
Bob Oxford proudly displays his personal ride(Photos: Will Vanlue) What do bicycles and wastewater treatment have in common? Well, plenty, if you work at CleanWater Services in Tigard. My morning routine usually includes riding past CleanWater’s Durham Facility and every time I go by I see employees using bicycles to get around the sprawling, 20-acre … Read more
Bike share programs are the “gateway drug” to bicycling, according to one news editor.(Photo: Will Vanlue) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – Another one bites the dust… After doing a little reasearch, city officials in Ottawa recently determined the cost of implementing bicycling licensing will outweigh the benefits of such … Read more
ODOT crews repave two hazardous catch basins on Hall Boulevard(Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation) Did you read our story about citizen activist Jim Parsons marking dangerous catch basins on Hall Boulevard? It appears as though the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) may have read the story too.
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown