When TriMet asked for bridge names, bike-inspired ideas rolled in
Here’s a look at a few of them.
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Travel Oregon launches Columbia Gorge Bicycle Trail Survey
Riding the Historic Highway.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) A new online survey just launched by Travel Oregon wants to know more about your bicycling experiences in the Columbia River Gorge. With exciting cycling momentum — both on and off road — in the Gorge, state tourism officials now hope to analyze the impacts of recently completed … Read more
The Monday Roundup: Bronzeville biking, mandatory reflection & more
Chicago’s Bronzeville already has two protected bike lanes and 15 bike share stations; now the city is testing a program, designed by Portland’s Alta Planning, to make biking work better for Bronzeville residents.
City’s ‘Green Loop’ could be ‘Like Sunday Parkways everyday’
The most exciting vision we’ve seen from the city in years.
From mortality to mortification, 25 years of bruises on PDX streets
With 42,000 miles on Portland’s city streets, you’d think I would have been injured by now. But I remain unscathed. Well, almost.
Portland’s best (and worst) elementary schools for biking and walking
Portland seems to be edging toward its transportation goal for elementary schoolers: getting as many of them to walk or bike to school as the average American kid did in 1969.
Jobs of the Week
Start the new year with a new job in the local bike industry. We’ve had three excellent opportunities posted to our Job Listings this week. Check out more details via the link below… Bicycle Sales – Lakeside Bicycles Backup SoupCycler – SoupCycle Account Service Representative – Chris King Precision Components
Portland’s ‘Unipiper’ Brian Kidd on Jimmy Kimmel Live
The young man playing bagpipes on his unicycle, of course, is nothing lots of Portlanders haven’t seen before.
Safety concerns prompt re-design of NW 16th and Everett
Some changes are coming to the bike boxed intersection of NW Everett and 16th.
Eyes on the Street: New signal for Fanno Creek path at Hall Blvd
There’s finally a more civilized way to cross SW Hall Blvd while using the Fanno Creek Trail in Beaverton.
City assembles ‘sales team’ for street fee plan (updated)
The City of Portland is pushing forward its plan to sell voters on a new revenue stream, most likely a per-household and per-business fee that participants say would raise perhaps $25 million a year for street upgrades.
Gaps abound in Portland’s bike network
Riding in standard bike lanes isn’t all that great… So what would our bike network look like without them?