Leah Treat appoints Greg Jones to PBOT deputy director position
PBOT Director Leah Treat has appointed a bureau veteran to take over day-to-day operations and management of the agency’s 700+ employees and complex project and funding programs.
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Novick asks Santa for $1.3 billion for streets and talks of new fee for infrastructure
The city’s transportation commissioner said ‘repetition, repetition, repetition’ is the way to get the message to voters that Portland needs more money for street repairs and improvements
Biking the Big Easy: A guest series
A Portlander now living in New Orleans shares a look at how bicycling is faring in what she calls Rebirth City.
PBOT unveils “compromise option” for Foster bike lane connection to 52nd
Will the new bike lanes coming to SE Foster Road connect all the way to 52nd? PBOT’s latest idea gets you tantalizingly close; but would route the bikeway north through neighborhood streets in order to preserve on-street auto parking.
Bicycle rider hospitalized after northeast Portland collision
A rider was taken to the hospital last night after being involved in a collision with someone driving a car at the intersection of NE Skidmore and Mallory.
Three local agencies just endorsed these visions for better streets (Images)
When it comes down to curbs and crosswalks, a great street is as much a product of design as a great mobile app.
The BikePortland Podcast will now take your questions
Here’s how it works: You ask us something (anything) about the transportation-culture-bike-media sphere in 2013, and if we have time, we answer it.
Holman Lane makes key connection through Forest Park, but only in one direction
Holman Lane in Forest Park could be an excellent connection between downtown/northwest Portland and the west side — but unfortunately it’s only open to bikes in the uphill direction.
Local riders team up to help families have a merrier Christmas
Santas in spandex ‘Pay it Forward’ by delivering Christmas presents by bike to families in need.
After complaints, Amtrak clarifies: folding bikes always allowed as carry-ons
A late-night incident in which Amtrak workers awoke two Portlanders to tell them, incorrectly, that their folding bikes weren’t allowed as carry-ons has led the agency to clarify its policy.
Bend cyclocross race leads to global bicycle brake recall
The bike industry is abuzz with news of a global recall of 19,000 sets of high-end SRAM hydraulic road brakes; and it turns out a cyclocross race in Bend, Oregon on December 7th had a lot to do with it. SRAM made the voluntary recall announcement on December 13th, citing, “last weekend’s Cyclocross racing in … Read more