ODOT picks advisory committee for state Bike/Ped Mode Plan update
ODOT is starting an important update to their Bicycle and Pedestrian Mode Plan, and these are the 16 people who will guide its development.
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Big ideas from future transpo leaders will get spotlight tonight
One of Portland’s most remarkable public-policy traditions takes place tonight: A handpicked handful of citizen transportation wonks will present their ideas for how to improve the local streets to a panel of city leaders.
First look: New buffered bike lanes on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Newly buffered bike lane on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.(Photos by Barbara Stedman) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy in southwest Portland lately. We recently shared their plans for a new protected bike path on the Terwilliger “teardrop” and BikePortland reader Barbara Stedman has been keeping us in the loop on a host of other, bike-friendly … Read more
Get Legal with Ray Thomas: Bicycling and Oregon’s passing laws
The legal side of getting passed.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to part one of a three part series on Oregon’s passing laws. Trying to decipher Oregon’s passing laws are a perfect example of how it’s often difficult to know when (and how) a particular vehicle law applies to someone riding a bicycle. Confusion about application … Read more
Jobs of the Week
Due to the holiday, we are posting the Jobs of the Week today instead of Friday. The two excellent job opportunities below were posted to our Job Listings in the past two weeks. Check out more details via the link below… Sales/Bike Builder – Universal Cycles Program Director – Community Cycling Center
The Monday Roundup: The futility of high-vis clothing & more
A small but potentially lethal number of drivers will pass too close whatever you wear, according to a new study.
Holiday weekend event (and shopping) guide
Wondering where the rides and deals are this weekend? We’ve got you covered.
Three things to be thankful for
When the wind isn’t at your back any more, it’s easy to get discouraged. But holidays are for taking your eyes off the handlebars of life for a moment and enjoying where you are.
Portland transportation isn’t ‘stagnating’ after all, city director says
Four months after joining the Portland Bureau of Transportation as its director, Leah Treat is walking back an idea she shared in her job interview.
NE 28th Avenue business owners split on bike access and parking, interviews show
If there’s one thing this project doesn’t have, it’s consensus – not among the bike community (whatever that is) and not among the business community (whatever that is).
After another fatality on Barbur Blvd, ODOT tweet hits a nerve
Another person died while traveling on SW Barbur Blvd this week. It’s the fourth fatality since 2010 on the notoriously dangerous 1.6 mile section of the road between Terwilliger and Hamilton. With a record of so much carnage and rampant high speed and high risk driving, many Portlanders want to see the Oregon Department of … Read more
New event will take riders through the ‘Oregon Outback’
Do you have what it takes to ride 360 miles (mostly off-road) through the legendary “Oregon Outback”?