A six-point plan to make Portland a better place to grow up
I moved to Portland because it would be the place in the US with the greatest opportunity to bicycle calmly, safely, and in good company. We can keep leading the way. Here’s how.
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Weekend Event Guide: Parkways, parties, art & more
Hope you’ve got some time to sample one of these fine events this weekend: from a bike art showing to MTB demos, we’ve got something for everyone in this week’s guide.
Man injured after being clipped by rear-view mirror on Highway 26
A man riding a bicycle on Highway 26 got clipped by a mini-van mirror yesterday.
PBOT details fix for Marine Drive rumble strip slip-up
The new rumble strips on Marine Drive were installed incorrectly. Here’s how PBOT says they plan to fix it.
Portlander’s ‘protected intersection’ concept gets first on-street demo (in Minneapolis)
A Portland planner’s concept for a way to almost completely eliminate bike-car conflicts from American intersections got its first road test in Minneapolis this month.
Dates announced for carfree riding around Crater Lake
You’ve got three chances this year to experience a carfree Crater Lake.
‘Popcorn plaza’ video shows off benefits of reusing underused street space
One of the organizers for local group Better Block PDX has made a nice video of how Portlanders responded to two temporary public spaces the group created over the weekend at one of Portland’s most interesting intersections.
PBOT hires Margi Bradway as new Active Transpo Division Manager
Meet the new leader of PBOT’s Active Transportation Division: Margi Bradway.
PPB Chief Reese joins a shift with downtown bike patrol
I had an unexpected meeting with Police Chief Mike Reese this morning while he was out on a rare shift with the downtown bike patrol.
Legislator says effort to improve 82nd Avenue is ‘really picking up steam’
State Sen. Michael Dembrow says a window of opportunity is opening for the state to make Portland’s 82nd Avenue a better place.
City Council unanimously supports major re-design, bike lanes on Foster Road
With unanimous support of the (already-funded) $5.25 million Foster Streetscape Plan, city council set into motion major changes to one of Portland’s most dangerous urban arterials.
Bike-to-transit mobile trip planner launches in Portland
A free app that uses the open-source software behind ride.trimet.org is bringing multimodal trip planning to Portland iPhones.