How TriMet’s big service changes would impact Portland’s largest employer
One of the most decisive changes is the discontinuation of five express lines from various points in the city to the Marquam Hill campus.
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Reimagined curb zones in Amsterdam show Portland’s potential
If Portland planners come at their upcoming pilot project with similar fervor, I think we could see the same kind of results.
Bike-on-bike collision on Sellwood Bridge path leads to serious injury, safety concerns
There are no warning signs to tell westbound bike riders they should expect people cycling toward them.
Advisory bike lanes: Utrecht versus Portland
Much has been made about advisory bike lanes in Portland over the last few months; and it just so happens I’m currently in the Dutch city that helped inspired them.
Monday Roundup: e-bikes for clunkers, pricing over pavement, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
PSU artists and transportation researchers team up on new comic book
This subject should start making its way into popular media as much as possible.
Family Biking: What is car culture and how does it affect us?
Even today, I am struggling to root out some of these deeply entrenched car-biased behaviors and ways of thinking, even where I can see their dangers and negative consequences.
Jobs of the Week: OTTOLOCK, Ride w GPS, CCC, p:ear
Get your foot in the door or move up the ladder in the bike industry!
PBOT staffer urged volunteer advisory committee to edit letter on controversial project
Regardless of PBOT’s intent here, the episode has left a bad taste in the mount of many committee members.
Ira Ryan has left Breadwinner Cycles, will restart solo brand
It’s the end of another era in Portland’s rich history of custom bike builders, and possibly the start of a new one.
No, those aren’t ghost bikes popping up around northeast Portland
Ghost bikes are poignant and tragic reminders of a loved life lost. They are placed at locations where a bicycle rider died in a traffic collision. So when one appears at a new location, people notice. For the past week or so now I’ve been getting messages and phone calls about several such bikes. People … Read more
Portlanders speak out against I-5 expansion at ‘People’s Public Hearing’
The nonprofit group asked for a public hearing, but ODOT said no. So NMF held their own.