Bicycle Master Plan Update
The Bicycle Master Plan is a key document within the City of Portland Office of Transportation. Our current plan was done in 1995 and we are in the process of an important update process.
Browse the stories below for the latest coverage.
“The plan calls for spending approximately $600 million to…” — From a story published today by the Portland Tribune The myth that the City of Portland’s Bicycle Plan for 2030 comes with a $600 million price tag continues to spread among various media outlets, despite the fact that the plan commits the city to no … Read more
— Check out my slideshow and recap of the Build It rally. — Read live updates from the hearing. They’d like to think a few things over.(Photos © J. Maus) The big news from today is that there’s no big news. City Council, expected to vote to adopt the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 at … Read more
[Refresh this story for latest updates. Don’t miss my slideshow and recap of the rally prior to the hearing.] Both levels of council chambers are packed.(Photo © J. Maus) Things are underway here in Council Chambers at the 2030 Bike Plan hearing. Mayor Adams kicked things off with an intro (this update of our 1996 … Read more
Build It!– Slideshow below – (Photos © J. Maus) The “Build It” rally outside City Hall in support of the 2030 Bike Plan just finished up and now folks are settling in for the big hearing. The rally was an informal affair with many supporters (150-200?) holding signs. They all sang Devo’s “Whip It,” substituting … Read more
The Portland Business Alliance released their letter on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 today. The six-page letter signed by CEO Sandra McDonough on behalf of 1,400 businesses expresses support “of the overall goal” of the plan but also calls out some concerns and offers several suggestions. The PBA (download PDF here) calls the plan’s … Read more
I thought it’d be fun to take a quick look at what you might hear from Mayor Adams and his colleagues on City Council at the 2030 Bike Plan hearing today. It’s sort of a foregone conclusion that they will all vote in support of the plan, but with politics, you just never know. Here … Read more
Today’s headlines: Riding into the future on two (expensive) wheels City council to vote on $600 million 20-year bike plan Portland’s $1 Million a Mile Bike Lanes: Vehicle Owners Get the Bill Today is the Big Day for Portlanders — the day City Council holds a special hearing on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. … Read more
Who knew the Charter of Brussels would figure so prominently in Portland’s Bicycle Plan?(Photo: Greg Raisman) Benchmarks are important in order to know whether or not a plan is successful, especially when a plan — like the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 — has a 20-year horizon. That plan has a highly-publicized goal of 25% … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) Yesterday the Bureau of Transportation released the final version of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. This version reflects many changes — some large, some small — to the public comment draft released back in October. Meanwhile, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and a new activism group, TransConPDX are gearing up for … Read more
The Steering Committee hopes the plan stays on course.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s been about a month since we last checked in with the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. The plan is slated to be adopted by City Council on February 4th (at 2:00 pm) — a change just made yesterday (to accomodate Mayor Sam … Read more
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
900 miles of bikeways or 15 miles of streetcar?(Photo © J. Maus) Here are some interesting numbers to help put the funding for bicycle infrastructure in Portland — as laid out in the Bicycle Plan for 2030 — into perspective. According to estimates from PBOT, the full “build-out” of the plan (meaning to complete all … Read more
Comment of the Week: A 45-year bike commuter weighs in