Beaumont-Wilshire residents profess love for car parking near Wilshire Park
The romance with car parking at a neighborhood park.
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City’s bike committee explores south Portland’s riverfront bikeways
The Bicycle Advisory Committee’s monthly rides are some of the best opportunities to learn about current and planned bike infrastructure.
Podcast: Former Metro President and TransitCenter ED David Bragdon
As a veteran of Metro Council (Portland’s regional planning authority) — including a seven-year stint as president from 2003 to 2010 — David Bragdon has been around the block when it comes to Oregon transportation politics. And for the past decade he’s been executive director of TransitCenter, a nonprofit foundation that funds and conducts research … Read more
‘Bike Bus Bill’ would give school districts more flexibility with transportation funding
HB 3014 may one day be known as the “bike bus bill.”
Portland’s Office of Civic Life previews new district map
It has been wonderful to see BikePortland commenters refer to the Office of Community & Civic Life’s new neighborhood profiles. We reported on them a couple of weeks ago in our Portland Engagement Project post, and I’ve noticed some of you referring to stats from the profiles in your comments. That’s great! Shortly after we … Read more
Shift needs help spreading bike fun in Portland
Bike fun groups says help is needed to keep the scene’s gears greased.
Comment of the Week: Origin of ODOT’s crosswalk closure rationale
Our comment section is filled with experts like Todd.
Monday Roundup: Major doc, your brain on cars, Dubai’s green loop, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
Green bike boxes, bike lanes return to 26th Avenue following tragic death
When the Oregon Department of Transportation strong-armed the City of Portland to remove the bike lanes and bike boxes on Southeast 26th Avenue and Powell Boulevard in 2018, we knew it would make the crossing less safe. But ODOT persisted. In a twisted plan to encourage people to not bike on 26th (lest they get … Read more
Podcast: PBOT and their search for a new leader
What do we want to see in the next leader of the Portland Bureau of Transportation?
Citing safety concerns, ODOT will close 181 Portland area crosswalks this year
53 of them are in Portland. ODOT plans to close 16 crosswalks on Southeast Powell Blvd alone.
New interactive tool shows Portland’s place in the national roadway safety crisis
These maps provide an illuminating look at traffic violence statistics nationwide, giving insight on the different factors that contribute to fatal crashes and where they’re most and least prominent.