Climate rally shuts down SW 4th Avenue, includes call to end I-5 freeway expansion project
In addition to a creative and colorful rally that took over the street, activists staged a sit-in in Wheeler’s office.
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Oregon’s Idaho Stop bill needs your help – this weekend! – to get over the finish line
Your emails this weekend could make all the difference.
PBOT gets council support for Vision Zero, except from Commissioner Hardesty
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is making steady progress on their march toward safer streets. They’ve queued up an impressive slate of capital projects, worked the legislature to gain authority for speed limits and enforcement cameras, and have passed important plans with the policy backbone that enables them to do things like remove auto parking … Read more
PBOT installing ‘left turn calming’ treatments at 29 intersections
Pilot program funded by cannabis tax could be expanded to 40 intersections.
During Vision Zero presentation, Commissioner Hardesty says distracted walkers are ‘huge issue’
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants the transportation bureau to do more about distracted walking.
Stops-as-yields bill up for possible vote in House committee
Senate Bill 998 — Oregon’s version of the “Idaho Stop” law that would allow bicycle riders to treat stop signs and flashing red signals like yields — has finally made it to the House. Since our report on this bill last week, the bill passed the full Oregon Senate yesterday by a vote of 21 … Read more
Advocates will ride with policymakers to urge Off-road Cycling Master Plan completion
It’s been over four years since the City of Portland embarked on an effort to create a master plan for off-road cycling. The draft of the Off-road Cycling Master Plan came out in November 2017.
Bill that could make rural roads safer on its way to Governor’s desk
A bill that has received unanimous support from the Oregon House and Senate will give counties throughout Oregon a new tool to improve safety on rural roads. House Bill 3213 creates a pilot program that will allow five counties to designate a dangerous stretch of road as a “safety corridor”. The legislation is meant to … Read more
ODOT will shrink bike lanes on North Rosa Parks Way
10 months after the City of Portland widened the bike lanes on North Rosa Parks Way (where it crossing Interstate 5) the Oregon Department of Transportation wants to narrow them.
Family Biking: Join Kidical Mass for a weekend camping trip to Oxbow Park
Who doesn’t love a last-minute weekend adventure? We’ve got a few spots left for our annual Kidical Mass PDX family group camping trip this weekend and we’d love to have you come along. There are even still some scholarships available (email kmasspdx[at]gmail[dot]com for scholarship information). Keep reading for all the details!
Pedalpalooza: Photos from Cosplay and Plaid To Plaid rides
We hope you’ve been enjoying Pedalpalooza. From the looks of streets and social media it seems like the rides and events are going very well. To keep you inspired and updated, we’ve got a few photos to share from two rides that happened on Saturday: The Cosplay Ride and the Plaid to Plaid Ride… Cosplay … Read more