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Morrison Bridge dedication event set for next week

Morrison Bridge back in September.(Photo: Elly Blue) Multnomah County has announced details of a dedication ceremony to celebrate the long-awaited opening of improvements to the Morrison Bridge. The event is set for next Tuesday (3/30) at 12:30 pm. Slated to speak are County Commissioners Jeff Cogen and Deboroah Kafoury, ODOT spokesperson Shelli Romero, and Mayor … Read more


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Job of the Week

It is Friday once again and that means at least one thing at BikePortland: JOB CREATION. Each Friday we feature on the front page the job listings sent in during the week. This week’s item is an Information Technology position with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. If you know your VPN from your OSX and your … Read more


Mountain bike group signs historic agreement with Oregon State Parks

Portland-based mountain bike advocacy group Northwest Trail Alliance has signed what they are calling a “landmark agreement” with Oregon State Parks. The agreement — the first of its kind between the agency and a user group — gives the NWTA the authority to design, build and maintain a network of new mountain bike-specific trails in … Read more


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Kids traffic safety curriculum goes open source

Detail from worksheet on traffic hazards from K-3 curriculum. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, with a grant from the Oregon Safe Routes to School program, has developed a curriculum to teach traffic safety to young people. Called Neighborhood Navigators, the curriculum is available for kindergarten through eighth grade and is available free via download from the … Read more


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Burnside-Couch project brings changes to bikeways

Looking north on NE 12th at Sandy/Burnside.(A bicycle-only lane is coming soon).(Photos © J. Maus) The East Burnside Couch Couplet project is nearing completion and the Bureau of Transportation has already begun the “traffic transfer” that will eventually turn Burnside and Couch into one-way, east-west thoroughfares. What will these changes mean for people on bicycles? … Read more