One year later: A look at the Broadway cycle track
Happy Birthday cycle track!(Photos © J. Maus)
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Ask BikePortland: Any changes planned for NE Ainsworth?
Ainsworth can be a very tight fit.(Photo: Peter Welte) This week’s question comes from reader Kinya Hanada. Kinya touches on a question I’ve wondered myself for several years now. She loves riding on NE Ainsworth because it’s a “nice, direct route,” but wonders if there are any plans to make it more pleasant to bike … Read more
Eugene-based Burley wins gold at European trade show
Burley’s Travoy brings home the gold (and the groceries). Burley Design, a Eugene-based company known for its bicycle trailers, has won big at the Eurobike trade show that kicked off today in Friedrichshafen, Germany today. Eurobike announced today that Burley has won a 2010 Eurobike Gold Award for their new Travoy cargo trailer. The Travoy … Read more
State DOTs call for expansion of highway system: Could bikes benefit?
Wider, smoother shoulders would be nice.(Photo © J. Maus) On Monday, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) — an influential group of state DOT directors — announced a report calling on Congress to prioritize funding for expanded rural highway capacity in the forthcoming re-write of the transportation bill. Spending hundreds of billions … Read more
In London, ’20’s plenty’ fast enough
Sounds reasonable to me. Streetfilms has a new video on 20’s Plenty for us, a campaign in the U.K. working to make 20 mph the standard speed limit in residential areas. The campaign is catching on quickly, with more and more U.K. cities adopting the policy all the time. Given that PBOT might be considering … Read more
Weekend Event Guide
Super D! After several months of jam-packed event calenders this Weekend’s light schedule will give you a chance to go on that ride you’ve been thinking about, revisit your favorite regular events, and for those who have already given up on summer altogether, go shopping for rain gear. Friday, September 3rd 6:30pm: Vegan Dinner Bike … Read more
Another look at the ‘SE Corridor Project,’ Portland’s big TIGER II pitch
The “Clinton to the River” multi-use path is part of the $10 million request.– Larger version here – A month ago I shared details of the big project TriMet planned to apply for (in close collaboration with Metro and other partners) in hopes of garnering a piece of the $600 million available from the Obama … Read more
Springwater Trail repaving update (it’s almost done!)
So fresh and so smooth. A portion of the Springwater near SE Luther Street this morning.(Photos by reader Jonathan Ragsdale)
Boulder’s new way of building “a community of carlessness”
Go carfree on the day that corresponds to your car color (mine would be Tuesday). Here’s a interesting new campaign that would feel right at home in Portland. This Saturday, the City of Boulder Colorado will launch Driven to Drive Less, a new program to get people to go one day a week without their … Read more
Further clarification from TriMet on transit mall bus/bike crash
[Unofficial graphic, not created by TriMet.] Graphic showing location of vehicles just prior to collision.(Graphic: BikePortland)
The Simple Bicycle offers bike maintenance, repair classes
I noticed a flyer on NE 37th yesterday advertising yet another bike-related business that has cropped up in Portland recently… Flyer spotted on NE 37th.
PGE Park, Whole Foods jump on bike parking bandwagon
Temporary bike parking at PGE Park was a hit during a Timbers game last weekend.(Photo: Jeff Castro/Bikeracker)