🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
(Photo © J. Maus) The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) will host a presentation and discussion tomorrow night to spur attention on walking issues, or what they call “Feet as traffic.” At the event, the WPC will discuss why advocating for walking is important, how this movement is growing, potential synergies with bike advocates, and what … Read more
A petition on Change.org has over 2,700 signatures. It’s been a rough year for Colorado. First there was the ban on bicycling in Black Hawk, then a candidate for Governor, Dan Maes, likened Colorado’s bike-sharing program to a “U.N. plot” (thankfully, comments like that earned Maes a paltry 10% of the vote). And now comes … Read more
Chuck Ayers of Cascade.(Photo © J. Maus) – When slow and fast sidewalk lanes appeared in NYC last year it was a joke, but now a group of London business owners are seriously lobbying to create a slow lane for tourists on the overflowing sidewalks of Oxford Street. – A slideshow presentation on the little-acknowledged … Read more
A sampling of Portland’s fall colors.(Photos © J. Maus)
Teens are looking past cars these days.(Photo © J. Maus) An interesting article published on MSNBC.com today touched on a trend we’ve been hearing about for a while now — that today’s teens aren’t as excited about getting a car as their parents were. Here are the stats via MSNBC: The percentage of new cars … Read more
Imagine when it goes all the way to St. Johns!(Photo: npGreenway) Just about five years ago, a small group of Portlanders gathered for the first time to share an audacious vision — a dream to extend the Eastbank Esplanade north from the Steel Bridge to Cathedral Park in St. Johns. Since then, they’ve coalesced into … Read more
“… But we’re still not really cracking into the heart of the core [federal] programs in a way that our mode share and crash record really demands.”— Andy Clarke, President, League of American Bicyclists Number-crunching by the League of American Bicyclists shows that the percentage of funds spent by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on … Read more
Waiting to cross near Beaverton City Hall.(Photo © J. Maus) What would happen if police officers in a suburban city went out and did a crosswalk law enforcement action (a.k.a. sting) at a busy intersection? Well, the Beaverton Police Department found out last Wednesday. Beaverton PD officers spent five hours, from 10:00 am to 3:00 … Read more
When it comes to being well-lit, Mark Allyn does it with style.(Photos © J. Maus)
Finding yourself underemployed? Underpaid? Underwhelmed? Go get yourself a shiny new job with one of the following fine companies. You were smart enough to read about the opportunity on BikePortland and that should keep your resume on top of the stack. The rest is all you, baby. Good luck! Follow these links to learn more … Read more
New box at Lovejoy and 9th to facilitate “Copenhagen Left” (instead of crossing new streetcar tracks at a dangerous angle).(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Streetcar Loop Project has brought major changes to bikeways in the Pearl District. With new tracks, new medians and a new recommended route for bikes, PBOT has released a detailed … Read more
Made by Icarus Lights (note: light shown is not most current design).(Photo: Icarus Lights) Icarus Lights is a new, Portland-based company that makes made-to-order bike lights. The company was launched just a few weeks ago by native Portlander and self-described “avid bike racer” (with Team Oregon) Pat Gerke. I came across the Icarus website yesterday … Read more