First look at new, left-side buffered bike lanes on NW Everett
PBOT has striped a new, 10-foot wide bike lane on NW Everett street west of I-405.
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As Congress drops Safe Routes to School, advocates ask Metro to step in
A Safe Routes to School ride in Portland in 2010. A new BTA campaign suggests tapping federal funding allocated to the Metro regional government to offer the program in suburban schools, too.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) Second in a week-long series about the BTA’s five new advocacy campaigns. Over the last two years, people trying to reverse the … Read more
Q&A: How Minnesota saves lives by spreading safety money thinly
Sue Groth, director of traffic, safety and technologyfor the Minnesota Department of Transportation,has been nationally recognized for overseeing rapiddrops in traffic fatalities.(Photos: MnDOT) Sue Groth’s job: use math and millions of dollars to stop injuries before they happen. The team Groth leads at the Minnesota Department of Transportation has probably saved a few hundred lives … Read more
Advocates work to build retailers’ consensus around a big city investment in NE Broadway
More than anything else in central Portland’s bike network, commercial corridors are the missing links.
National org wants to know: What should we call this thing we do everyday?
A national advocacy group wants your input on what to call everday cycling that’s not about recreation or fitness.
A community on bikes rallies against violence in the streets of north Portland
A rally for peace on the streets of north Portland.
The Monday Roundup: Biking to the Emmy Awards, removing lanes for safety & more
“Are you Uber? Well can you just be? Can we go?”
Comment of the Week: A good review for Director Treat
Portland’s top transportation bureaucrat is part of a class of bike-friendly Generation Xers moving into the top perches of government.
Weekend Event Guide: Parkways, community building, a kermesse, and more
You never know what you’ll see at Sunday Parkways Southeast.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. Summer might be waning, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop riding bikes! Whether you miss Pedalpalooza or you want to test … Read more
Jobs of the Week
Two new opportunities have been posted to our Job Listings this week. Check them out via the links below… Graphic Designer – e-commerce Consumer Service Rep – Yakima Products, Inc.
City switches plan for Division detour: Signs will point to Powell, not Clinton
Electronic signs will instruct drivers heading east at 26th Avenue to turn seven blocks south to Powell Boulevard rather than one block south to Clinton.
‘Grand Prix of Portland’ race will come to downtown in 2015, organizer says
“The race would cover about 115 miles, with a one-day format that would be run like a stage of the Tour de France.”