Metro wants our input to help them set priorities on how to spend the $225 million dollars they secured through their Natural Areas bond measure. They’ve had a series of open houses and the comment period ends this Friday (7/6) (you can comment online, see below).
Leader of SWTrails, Don Baack.(File photo) The serpentine, hilly, and narrow roads that make up most of southwest Portland are a far cry from the idyllic bike boulevards of inner southeast Portland. But that hasn’t stopped a year-long effort by citizen activists and a group called SWTrails from working to create similar bike-friendly streets in … Read more
Women cyclists gathered at the Kennedy Schoollast week to share ideas and inspiration.(File photo) If women on bikes are the barometer of a bike-friendly city, a grassroots effort to improve conditions for and understanding of female cyclists hopes to increase the pressure. A group calling themselves Women for Bikes met for the second time last … Read more
The dreaded small pinky wave.From the RTA campaign Via the BBC The Australian Road and Transit Authority (RTA) has launched a new anti-speeding campaign targeted at young drivers. The campaign is based on the slogan, “Speeding. No one thinks big of you.” According to the BBC,
Like I mentioned last week, Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams is embarking on major quest to fix Portland’s ailing transportation system. A key part of his plan is a series of neighborhood town hall meetings being held to allow you to “join the conversation about transportation funding…and be part of the solution”. Adams is about … Read more
Chris Distefano and Tom Miller chat while riding in Forest Park last night.(File photo)Gallery – slideshow below Last night the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) led a group of city staffers on a mountain bike ride through Forest Park. The ride was organized to give key decision makers and city planners an up-close and personal … Read more
(File photo) The Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) want to show Portland officials what singletrack is all about. They’ve sent an invite to City Commissioners, Parks Department staffers and other key stakeholders for a mountain bike ride through Forest Park later this month. According to PUMP, the ride will show “what is possible if we … Read more
It has come down to the final stretch for one of the BTA’s last remaining pieces of legislation. They have worked hard to craft a sensible proposal and move it through the system. Now, H.B. 3314 awaits just one final vote on the Senate floor before becoming law.
Just a reminder that tomorrow PDOT is hosting a special edition of their monthly Bicycle Master Plan Rides. Last month we rode in the wake of a potential funding cut, but now we ride with renewed confidence on our journey to making Portland a better place for bikes.
Gravel roads — like this one in outer SE Portland — are barriers to a successful bikeway network.(File photo)
File photo There’s a new group of two-wheeled advocates in town, and they share many of the same issues as we do. Their numbers are growing and so is their influence in City Hall. On May 10th, Portland City Council voted to form the first-ever Motorcycle and Scooter Citizens Advisory Committee (MSCAC). Similar to the … Read more
The Meyer Memorial Trust, created by the late retail magnate Fred Meyer, announced their latest grant recipients on Friday. Among them is the Beaverton-based has Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition (WashCoBTC). The group has been awarded $7,500 for “strategic planning and board development.”