City lunch panel this week recalls ‘Portland before Platinum’
The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s monthly bike-themed lunchtime speaking series has a particularly intriguing agenda this Thursday.
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Proposed plaza outside Voodoo Doughnut could be permanent by year’s end
One of Portland’s top tourist attractions seems poised to become dramatically less car-oriented by the start of 2016.
Touring Tilikum: My first walk across the new bridge (photos)
Join me on a walking tour of the bike path on the new Tilikum Crossing Bridge.
Affordability alliance? Some neighborhood leaders back low-impact infill ideas
Allowing kinds of housing that offer more density than new single-family houses but less than four-story apartment buildings.
Riders rally at River View, urge city to reverse biking ban
Over 300 people who showed up at River View on the first day of the new ban on mountain biking.
As Clinton Street’s bikeway turns 30, locals plan a celebration
The Clinton Street bikeway is one thing for sure: beloved.
River View update: Protest ride, OPB radio coverage, new video
Get updated on River View news.
The Monday Roundup: Peak bike in Sausalito, engineering revolt, beach biking & more
This week’s best bike links start with the long-term plan of Germany’s second-largest city.
Comment of the Week: Bicycling and the future ‘Golden Age’ of Portland
It’s a pretty bold claim, but I was inspired.
Statement from BES Commissioner Fish on River View biking ban
Nick Fish.(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland) We’ve finally heard a response from Commissioner Nick Fish on the decision to prohibit bicycling at River View natural area. His policy director Jim Blackwood just emailed us the following statement: “River View provides a link for local wildlife to Forest Park, and includes special habitats including wetlands, interior forest, and … Read more
Bill in legislature would legalize safe crossings against unresponsive red lights
Here’s how Oregonian reporter and columnist Joe Rose and his editors chose to explain this bill:
Biking in River View: A broken process and many unanswered questions – UPDATED
“There’s a public process we tried to go thru but got abandoned… now we’re supposed to be advocating for another public process?”— Kelsey Cardwell, NW Trail Alliance president It’s been 12 days since Commissioners Amanda Fritz and Nick Fish unilaterally decided to ban bicycling in the River View Natural Area and many people in the … Read more