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Detail of Clinton to the River Multi-use Path project. Learn moreat open house tonight. This is getting out of hand. If you were not convinced that Portland was Transportation Wonk Capitol of the World, consider what’s on the schedule for tonight: Columbia River Crossing: A More Sensible Alternative?: A conversation with George Crandall, urban designer; … Read more
Tom Hughes, president-elect of Metro. You might have missed it on Friday afternoon, but the extremely close race for president of Metro has officially been won by Tom Hughes. Hughes, a former mayor of Hillsboro, won a close contest (less than 1,000 votes in over 400,000 cast) over Bob Stacey, the former director of the … Read more
This area is in dire need of help. (Looking west onto the Broadway/Weidler couplet from the Leftbank Building. The Rose Quarter is to the left.)(Photos © J. Maus)
Door-zone bike lanes got a beat-down last week.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – A reporter had low expectations for his assignment to visit Los Angeles on a budget that did not allow him to rent a car–and had a blast, enjoying the city far more by bicycle … Read more
Detail of Gresham’s new striping on Division.(Larger version) Fresh of their Bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, Gresham (our neighbor to the east) is charging ahead with their bike plans. Thanks to a tip from reader Adam Osborn, we’ve learned about the new, bicycle-only travel lane being installed on SE Division. Similar to … Read more
The South Waterfront Greenway Trail will feature separate paths for biking and walking.
Story written by race reporter/photographer Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action. A scene from past Crusade action at Barton Park.(Photo © J. Maus) The world’s most popular participatory cyclocross series winds up its 2010 run Sunday when Cross Crusade #8 invades Barton Park off of Highway 224 east of Clackamas about 20 miles from downtown … Read more
Our former news intern Adams Carroll wrenching at the free bike repair shop he opened in a pedestrian plaza in St. Petersburg.(Photo: MR7 News Russia) The other day I heard from one of our former news interns, Adams Carroll. We loved having Adams on the team. He’s a great photographer and writer and he loves … Read more
New models could help level the playing field between modes.(Photo © J. Maus) High quality models are essential to making the right decisions about how we build our transportation systems. What do beautiful people have to do with transportation? Nothing! I’m talking about transportation models. For instance, if your model includes motorized vehicle “traffic flow” … Read more
Two distinctly different positions on a singular topic are up for grabs this week. The topic is “racks” and the job opportunities go from administrative support to hands-on. So whether you type a mile a minute or you can install a set of crossbars in your sleep, there is a spot for you in our … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) Back in February we shared a sneak peek at a study done by Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) that tracked bike commuters and monitored the types and severity of injuries they received during a one-year period. That study has now been published and is embedded at the end of this post.
Cascade’s David Hiller with a souvenir newspaper clipping from a trail access battle.(Photo © J. Maus) The twists and turns to the bike advocacy drama up in Seattle just keep on coming. After Cascade Bicycle Club — a non-profit bike event and advocacy group with 13,000 members — abruptly fired its longtime leader Chuck Ayers … Read more