First look at PBOT’s new ‘buffered bike lanes’ on SE Holgate
Looking east on SE Holgate.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Weekend Event Guide
Kidical Mass. Tonight!(Photo © J. Maus) Another weekend full of excellent and fun bike events is upon us (we are lucky aren’t we!?). Here’s the rundown: Friday, August 21 4:30 – 6:30pm: Bikes, Boheme, and Beer The Portland Opera wants to hang out with all the people on bikes that pass by their headquarters on … Read more
Widmer will celebrate new bike corral with ‘Bikes and Brews’ event
Crews installed the new bike corral this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) The folks at Widmer Brothers Brewery are so excited to have a new, on-street bike parking corral in front of their Gasthaus Pub (on N. Russell at Interstate), they’re planning a party to celebrate. On September 2nd they’ll host an event called “Bikes and … Read more
Chris Smith appointed to Portland Planning Commission
Chris Smith, newest member of Portland Planning Commission.(Photos © J. Maus) Citizen activist Chris Smith is the newest member of the Portland Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is a volunteer body that advises City Council on “any proposal that directly affects any goal or policy related to any element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan”. Smith … Read more
Jobs of the Week
Two great job opportunities came up on the BikePortland Job Listings this week. Check out full details in the links below: Administrator — Community Cycling Center Customer Service Admin. — Rapha
PBOT to stripe buffered bike lanes on Holgate this weekend (Updated)
(*Note: After PBOT said they had changed the design of the buffered bike lane since I last reported on it, I updated the cross section drawing below). Holgate will get a new traffic lane just for bicycles this weekend. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation will re-configure SE Holgate Road this weekend and install … Read more
Utrecht’s ‘traffic garden’ helps kids become responsible road users
Kids pedal cars around a “traffic garden” in Utrecht, Netherlands.(Photo © J. Maus)
In Beaverton, Safe Routes challenges hit home
Signs don’t work as well as crosswalks.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s common at advocacy-oriented conferences to hear the latest horrible stats about how bad things are and how it’s up to the great work of advocates to charge into a new era and change the world. At the Safe Routes to School National Conference being … Read more
Portland gets automated car parking: Will robo bike parking be next?
A new, LEED Silver Certified apartment complex in Southeast Portland includes all the expected eco-friendly bells and whistles. But The 20 on Hawthorne will also include the nation’s largest automated car parking system. Check it out in the video below:
UBI now taking registrations for Portland campus
Ashland-based United Bicycle Institute (UBI) is now open for registrations at their new Portland campus. UBI has been remodeling an existing building at N. Williams and Shaver in North Portland since they signed the lease back in May. Today I spoke with UBI owner Ron Sutphin. Ron said that their first class — a two-week … Read more
Burley trailers, Felt cyclocross bikes on CPSC recall list
One of two Burley models involved in a voluntary recall. Yesterday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced recalls for three bike-related products. Two of those three — a child trailer and a cyclocross bike — are popular items in Portland. The CPSC announced a voluntary recall of about 2,700 2009 “d’lite ST” and “Solo … Read more
National organization finds that bike-to-school bans are on the rise
Robert Ping from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.File photo(Photos © J. Maus) Robert Ping, the State Network Coordinator for the Safe Routes to School National Partnership shared a startling bit of information during his presentation at the Safe Routes to School Conference today. In communities throughout America, students are being told they are … Read more