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The Street Trust’s leader Jillian Detweiler will step down
After three years at the helm of The Street Trust, Executive Director Jillian Detweiler plans to leave the organization. “It is the right time for me to step down,” she said in a statement released Friday. The Street Trust, which was known as the Bicycle Transportation Alliance before a name and mission change in 2016, … Read more
BikePortland will return on Monday, August 3rd
Sorry I didn’t share this sooner, but I’ve been on vacation all week. I appreciate all your messages of concern and I can assure you that BikePortand is alive and well and will return to full strength on Monday. I was reluctant to share this here because I usually work during family time and trips … Read more
Get ready to roll through the heat with these tips
As if we didn’t have enough on our plates, now a heat wave is coming. Given that we’re in the midst of a surge in biking and many of you might not have been through a hot summer season before, it’s worth thinking ahead about how to stay comfortable when cycling gets sweaty. Biking in … Read more
‘Bike Match’ connects used steeds with those in need
A local community group is helping fuel the local bike boom and make sure there are more people of color taking part in it.
PBOT defends bike lane, says federal wall on SW Main is illegal and must be removed
The Portland Bureau of Transportation says a metal fence and concrete barriers installed around the Federal Courthouse yesterday are illegal and they’ve sent a cease and desist letter to the United States General Services Administration demanding that it be removed. As we reported Wednesday, the unpermitted fence blocks an entire lane on Southwest Main Street … Read more
Hood River businesses take over street from ODOT in order to take over street
The Oregon Department of Transportation is trying. The agency that’s pushing to expand freeways throughout the Portland region and has become Oregon’s de facto advocacy organization for car users, wants to be seen as innovative and nimble; but a situation in the city of Hood River shows the lengths businesses had to go just to … Read more
Feds erect wall on city-owned street, blocking travel lane on SW Main
(The fence completely blocks a travel lane on SW Main and partially blocks a lane on SW 3rd. Photos by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)