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Portland cargo trike delivery company saved nearly 40,000 gallons of gas last year
Portland-based B-Line has stood the test of time. And they also stand as an excellent illustration of how pedal-powered cargo trikes can have a positive, climate-friendly impact on urban freight delivery. In 2020, the B-Line crew pedaled their fleet of electric-assisted trikes a total of 573,160 miles. That’s just one of the eye-popping stats in … Read more
Oregon e-bike advocacy group looks to host rides to educate policymakers
Oregon is home to many electric bike businesses and believers. But so far, the revolutionary vehicles have failed to crack into the mainstream political discourse. Now a group of e-bike advocates will take concrete steps to change that by getting legislators and policymakers into the saddle. Electric Bikes For All (EB4A) is a group that’s … Read more
‘Climate framework’ language for Interstate Bridge Replacement project is too weak, regional officials say
Will the Columbia River Crossing project’s multibillion dollar successor fully integrate climate change into its design and construction? Or will climate change merely be a box that is checked on the way to a wider I-5 that encourages more driving and more emissions? That question took center stage at the July meeting of the Interstate … Read more
ODOT’s new Climate Office director was leader of Seattle bike nonprofit
Hopefully Suzanne Carlson hasn’t forgotten her roots. The newly-hired director of the Oregon Department of Transportation Climate Office got her start in the transportation world in the 1990s by starting Bike Works, a Seattle-based nonprofit that runs a community bike shop and teaches young people how to refurbish used bikes (similar to Portland’s Community Cycling … Read more
Life-threatening car crash on NE Glisan ups urgency for safety project
(Aftermath of high-speed hit-and-run on NE Glisan last week. Photos by PPB)
Errant Portland drivers caused $621,000 in damage to traffic signals and lights in 2020
A small sampling of the destruction.
