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“Retrofitting the cityscape for bicycles as a primary mode of transportation needs to be a priority.”— Gill Kelley, outgoing director of the Planning Bureau Whether you follow city politics or not, you’ve got to recognize that Portland is at an exciting point in its history. Yes, we face major challenges, but we’ve got a fresh … Read more
You can take a shuttle between conference venues, or a ten minute walk across this gorgeous bridge on Connecticut Ave.(Photos by Elly Blue) Washington, DC is the final stop on my East Coast Tour. I am here for the week-long Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting. TRB is the big transportation conference in North America, … Read more
[This is a dispatch from Elly Blue’s East Coast Tour. Read more here.] Parker and Sturgis-Pascale catch up with their former intern, Reed College student (and New Haven native) Rose Vickery. (Photos by Elly Blue) New Haven, Connecticut is the birthplace of pizza, hamburgers, and the lollipop. It has the highest rate of public housing … Read more
Happy Monday, folks. – First off, some exciting meta-news: our own BikePortland.org has been accepted by Google as a legitimate news source. Now, when you search news.google.com, our stories may come up, depending on your search terms. If you search for “bicycle portland,” a lot of our stories come up. We’ll have a big party … Read more
Midnight Mystery Ride anyone?(Photo © J. Maus) Believe it or not, the sun was actually out for much of the day today. It’s really cold, but at least the ground is dry and we can see the sky — a welcome change after so many days of rain, snow, etc… I hope the weather holds … Read more
He’ll need to be Super-Samto get all this stuff done.(Photo © J. Maus) Mayor Sam Adams has released his list of goals for his first 100 days in office. From the section on transportation, here are some things that pertain to bicycling: Develop a four-year strategic vision for Portland’s transportation investments and infrastructure 1. Appoint … Read more
[Publisher’s note: This is the first product review by new contributor Ellee Thalheimer. Learn more about Ellee here.] The women at Inverness, California based My Alibi cycling apparel are dedicated to ‘making sure you feel beautiful on your bike.’ After spending some time in their “Bloomers” cycling shorts, I’d have to say they’re achieving that … Read more
Here’s an interesting lawsuit filed by a Southeast Portland man. It was featured in a roundup of lawsuits published in The Oregonian yesterday: A man bicycling through Southeast Portland is suing a pair of homeowners after he allegedly crashed into a mound of dirt placed on the side of the street. Jeremy Hooten was pedaling … Read more
ContributorJessica Roberts(Photo © J. Maus) This article was written by contributing writer Jessica Roberts. Jessica is a bicycle planning professional with Alta Planning+Design and she previously shared her thoughts on the notorious Broadway/Williams intersection. Below, she strikes a completely different tone with the first in a series of interviews where she’ll sit down and chat … Read more
“Over the few blocks that I rode, I saw it used in a number of ways, including actual cycling.” While I was in New York City for a few hours on Wednesday on my way from New Haven to Baltimore, I took the Brompton for a rainy ride down the new 9th Avenue cycletrack. The … Read more
Elly Blue is headed to Los Angeles in March. Elly Blue, BikePortland’s nomadic managing editor who’s currently on an East Coast Tour, just sent word that she’ll be a presenting speaker at the upcoming Los Angeles Bike Summit. Slated for March 7th (right before the National Bike Summit), organizers hope the event will tap into … Read more
A sharrow in action on NW 9th in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation and TriMet are discussing the idea of installing shared lane markings (a.k.a. sharrows) on the entire length of the new downtown transit mall. Sharrows are a type of pavement marking that are placed on streets with … Read more