Print this coupon and save some cash on a new light! As part of their See & Be Seen safety campaign, the City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) wants to encourage more bicycle riders to use lights. In addition to a marketing campaign and special events, now they’ve got a bike light coupon program … Read more
(Photo courtesy PDOT)
North Portland resident Tony Tapay and ODOT’s Joyce Felton on the Bryant Street Bridge.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) It’s been over a year since I first shared the news that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was considering improvements to the ailing Bryant Street bike and pedestrian bridge. Now, I’m pleased to learn that the Piedmont … Read more
See below. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Sellwood Bridge Project is slowly but surely reaching some important decision points. Since bicycle and pedestrian issues will play a major factor in the design of this bridge, we should all be paying attention.
Karl Rohde(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Karl Rohde, the BTA’s head of public affairs and governmental relations, reports on the BTA blog that he had a “productive meeting” with Captain Vince Jarmer of the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division yesterday. They met to discuss the many enforcement-related issues that the BTA (and many in the community) … Read more
The latest map of proposed bikeway recommendations for Southwest Portland.(Click to enlarge) A group of bicycle advocates in Southwest Portland have unveiled their latest map of proposed bikeway improvements. The group, SWTrails, has been working for nearly a year to come up with recommendations that they plan to present to the Portland Office of Transportation … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) A story in the Portland Tribune today, Fall bounty piles on problems, profiles a Laurelhurst couple who are concerned that leaf piles in their neighborhood might “someday cost a bicyclist or a pedestrian or a motorist his life.” At issue are huge piles of leaves raked into the street by homeowners. … Read more
Thought I’d share the latest bike safety marketing campaign from those creative and innovative advocates in San Francisco. A reader passed along this series of ad graphics which touch on several recurring issues we’ve been discussing a lot lately here in Portland like: blind spots, crossing streetcar tracks, using lights at night, and respecting bike … Read more
A few of the folks behind Bike Farm. L to R: Jennifer Collins, community outreach coordinator; Becca Dillon, co-founder; Ariel Raymon, co-founder.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
Gordon Price(Photo: PriceTags.ca) Next Thursday (11/29) Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments, with an emphasis on land use. Price is a former City of Vancouver, B.C. Councilor and current Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia Professor who teaches, researches, and writes extensively on … Read more
The Multnomah County Bicycle Pedestrian Citizens Advisory Committee (BPCAC) — which advises the Board of County Commissioners and Transportation Division on matters involving bicycle and pedestrian transportation within the County’s road jurisdiction — is announcing an opening for several positions. Here’s the word from Multnomah County’s Michael Lynch: “I just wanted to drop you a … Read more
I know this is a bit late, but I thought some of you might appreciate hearing a few of the speeches from the “We Are ALL Traffic” press conference. This event happened on the steps of City Hall last Friday (11/16) and was a precursor to the big Rally on Saturday.