If Phil Goff had his way, his “Greenway Esplanade” concept would have transformed the Morrison Bridge into a biking and walking oasis. It didn’t quite turn out that way.(Concept drawing by Phil Goff)
Joanna Agee hopes The Leftbank Building can help spur traffic safety improvements.(Photos © J. Maus) The fast and busy Broadway and Weidler avenues between the Broadway Bridge and Interstate 5 are like two fast-moving rivers that pose a formidable challenge to anyone who dares cross them. These are multi-lane arterials that funnel onto the freeway … Read more
A scene from the BTA’s Annual Meeting back in January.(Photo © J. Maus) At their annual meeting tonight in Northwest Portland the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will have a lot of questions to answer. Almost a month after they fired their executive director and several months into a re-structuring of their organization, the BTA is undergoing … Read more
Intersection 911 has released its third “Bikes Riding With Bikes” PSA video, this one instructing people to pass each other on the left, using the Steel Bridge and N Williams as examples. The first video in this series focused on helping out other riders in distress, and the second also dealt with safe passing issues.
Biking and walking are good for business.(Photo © J. Maus) The fledgling Bicycle Business League (BBL) and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) have joined forces to garner support from local businesses for the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. The BBL has drafted a letter of support for the plan and the group hopes to get … Read more
Paul Steely White in a still from video.-Watch it below- Since many of us in Portland’s bike advocacy sphere are wondering who will take the reins of our state’s largest bike advocacy organization, I thought I’d share a short video (which I found via Intersection 911) featuring the leader of New York’s Transportation Alternatives, Paul … Read more
Scaled-back CRC plans have not stopped grassroots opposition.(Photo © J. Maus) Last week, Columbia River Crossing project staff and state DOT officials from Oregon and Washington pitched a kinder, gentler version of the controversial project to legislators in Salem. Responding to widespread criticisms that the project is too big and too expensive, CRC backers have … Read more
[This story was co-written by Elly Blue and Jonathan Maus] Scott Bricker(Photos © J. Maus) Last week the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) — Oregon’s largest bicycle advocacy organization — fired Scott Bricker after he served just two years as the organization’s executive director. “What’s going on down there?” we were … Read more
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
Concerned citizens and traffic safety advocates held signs on SE Foster last night at a notorious crossing just east of 80th.(Photos © J. Maus)
“We ask that an immediate analysis, reevaluation and reallocation of transportation dollars spent by the City of Portland become an action item in this Plan.” — The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, in a letter to PBOT In their official comments on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) says the City is … Read more
A woman crossing SE Foster at 80th. (Still taken from Oregonian video — watch it below). Responding to a week where several Portlanders were injured and one woman was killed while walking across SE Foster Blvd, Portland Mayor Sam Adams visited the site this morning. His visit comes on the eve of an awareness action … Read more