East Portland Sunday Parkways: Photos, recap, your feedback
Sunday Parkways got off to a solid start in outer East Portland yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Jobs of the Week
The following businesses are searching for somebody to round out their respective teams. Maybe they are looking for someone you know. Maybe they are looking for you. Check out the details of each below and be sure to tell them you read it here. Good luck and happy Friday! Shipping Specialist — Velotoch Inc. Retail … Read more
Riding Portland’s first (real) cycle track on Cully Blvd.
The new cycle track on Cully, part of a large-scale road reconstruction project, is now complete.(Photos/video © J. Maus) As strange as it may sound, Cully Boulevard in outer Northeast Portland is now home to the most significant piece of bike infrastructure in our city. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has just completed a … Read more
‘Bike boys of Portland’ pose for water project fundraiser
One of a series of “Bike Boys of Portland” postcards being used to raise money for a local cause. A calendar is in the works too.
Weekend Event Guide
Racing returns to Mt. Tabor.(Photos © J. Maus) The weekend is right around the corner. We’re almost afraid to talk about the nice weather we’ve been having; but let’s hope some of this sun sticks around for the great events below. We’re looking forward to a picnic and some great local bike racing at Mt. … Read more
Editorial: Bicycling, the forgotten piece of energy policy
Whose cars? Our cars! An economy putting the pinch on pocketbooks, rising gas prices, foreign oil imported from terrorist havens, a bankrupt federal infrastructure budget — all of these factors (and others) are creating a perfect political storm that could lead to a significant change in U.S. energy policy. With about 2/3 of our country’s … Read more
PBOT to make portion East Portland carfree on Sunday
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.(Photos © J. Maus) PBOT has once again decided to create a loop of streets in East Portland carfree for five hours this Sunday. This crazy scheme to force people out of their cars and into the streets to meet their neighbors and enjoy their community is called “Sunday Parkways”. … Read more
Disappearing bike lane case settles out of court
Where the bike lane ends. Remember the disappearing bike lane case? I’m happy to report that it reached a positive conclusion — at least in the civil case of Carmen Piekarski. First, let’s go back to December 2009… Piekarski was riding her bike eastbound on SE Hawthorne approaching SE 10th Ave. While in the intersection, … Read more
Bryant Street Bridge to close for upgrades
Bryant Bridge over I-5.(Photo © J. Maus) The Bryant Street Bridge over I-5 in North Portland will close for two days next week. The closure is good news; it means a project that we first reported on in August 2006 is finally moving forward. The Piedmont Neighborhood has been working on this project since 2007. … Read more
Clackamas voters say no to $5 Sellwood Bridge fee
No love from Clackamas residents.(Photo © J. Maus) In case you haven’t heard, Clackamas County voters soundly rejected (63-37 percent) a $5 annual vehicle registration fee that would have raised $22 million to help pay for the ailing Sellwood Bridge over the Willamette River. The fee was passed by the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners … Read more
Follow-up: No ‘Bikes in Roadway’ signage for Sandy Blvd
PBOT says ‘Bikes in Roadway’ signs aren’t the right approach for Sandy.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember our story last week about NE Sandy Blvd? We shared the experience of riding on that large arterial street through the eyes of Esther Harlow. Despite a lack of comfortable bike access, many people like Harlow prefer riding on … Read more