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‘Better Red’ light rail project includes new bike paths near airport, Gateway
A $206 million project that will improve service on TriMet’s Red light rail line will also come with significant benefits to bicycle riders. The “Better Red” project will extend the Red Line further west in Washington County; but what we’re watching closely is how the improvements will impact the I-205 path in east Portland. According … Read more
New volunteer program aims to recruit ‘Slow Streets Superheros’
After launching with a bang in early May, we haven’t heard much about the “Slow Streets” portion of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Safe Streets Initiative. These are the 120 intersections where PBOT has installed “Local Access Only” and “Go Slow” signs along with barricades in a bid to reduce driving and improve conditions for … Read more
The Gorge is healing with less ‘invasive motor vehicle traffic’
July 9th, 2020 – The pandemic kept cars away and gave us a taste of the Gorge’s true potential.
Bike Loud to host Angie Schmitt, author of new book on race, class and pedestrian deaths
At an online meeting next week hosted by local activism group Bike Loud PDX you’ll get the chance to hear from a leading expert on the connection between America’s pervasive car culture and a startling rise in deaths of vulnerable road users. Angie Schmitt’s new book, Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic … Read more
Timberline Bike Park opens tomorrow
After finally opening last summer following years of major lawsuits and then facing impacts of a viral pandemic, Timberline Bike Park has had a rough first year. But with snow clearing from upper sections and thanks to many hours of trail maintenance, the mountain is ready to welcome customers starting tomorrow, July 10th. It’s perfect … Read more
Washington DOT will reallocate highway space as part of ‘Healthy, Active Streets’ program
Unlike our Oregon Department of Transportation whose seems to be carrying out a policy to rid their highways of everything but people in cars, the Washington Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it’s getting on the open streets train. Imagine that. A state DOT voluntarily banning automobile users from lanes and even complete roadways all … Read more
Riders ‘suffer’ to raise money, awareness for “BLMtoPDXBikes’ campaign
Portlander Devin Bailly likes to suffer. He’s known in local cycling circles as that crazy guy who loves climbing and is one of the caretakers of the three toughest bike routes in Portland: Ronde PDX, La Doyenne, and Giro PDX. Those three routes rise an average of over 7,000 feet each in only about 50 … Read more
Steel Bridge to close for month-long TriMet project, but path will remain open
There’s good news and bad news about TriMet’s upcoming project that will close the upper deck of the Steel Bridge for four weeks in August.
PBOT work crews on North Flint not connected to I-5 Rose Quarter project
Note and correction, 7/8: I originally reported this yesterday as PBOT crews defying the City Council work stoppage order issued by Mayor Ted Wheeler on July 6th. I made an assumption after seeing a large work crew in the same general at the same time and on the same date that ODOT had planned to … Read more