What if you could auction off the right to park a car in front of your home?
If you didn’t need it, you could sell it to someone who does.
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CCC’s Tetteh says creating new ‘avenues to advocacy’ is top priority
After his first 50 days as the CEO of the Community Cycling Center, Mychal Tetteh sees a big problem in the local advocacy ecosystem: Too many people aren’t sure how, where and when to get engaged. And as a result, their voices aren’t being heard.
Citizen urbanists launch ‘Better Block PDX’ to perk up public spaces
The indie planners who two months ago reimagined a block of downtown Portland parking spaces as a public lounge have made plans for a sequel.
Portlanders raise $1,500 for charity with Cranksgiving bike ride
In an event organizers said might be the first of a new tradition of charity-oriented bike fun in Portland, 96 cheerful people pedaled across the city Saturday to gather an assigned list of goods from the city’s grocery stores and co-ops.
The Monday Roundup: Arrested for parenting, red lights for speeders & more
A Tennessee dad was arrested this month after being told he couldn’t pick up his children from school on foot. For some reason, this upset him.
Broadway Bridge closed to all crossings for much of Sunday
The Broadway Bridge will be closed to motor vehicles and sidewalk traffic on Sunday, November 24 from 7:30 a.m. until as late as 5 p.m. while crews make a repair to the lift span.
The Friday Profile: Portland’s idea man has a big plan for eastside biking
Two months before his 80th birthday, volunteer architect Jim Howell has designed his first transportation concept that features bikes.
Opinion: American bike infrastructure on steroids
Boston is experimenting with “sharrows on steroids”. I’m not impressed.
Tonight: Register your bike in the ‘Bike Index’ at The Lumberyard
The new Bike Index is a national bike registry aimed at preventing bike theft. Its creators are hosting a party tonight at The Lumberyard.
Guest Article: PARK(ing) Day and Portland’s future for public space
PARK(ing) Day in Portland was a huge success. Now, local urbanist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman wants to keep the momentum going.
Biking continues to have bipartisan appeal, baffling D.C. media
From most of the rest of the country, we suspect that designing safer roads just sounds like good American horse sense.
Travel Oregon wants to develop a statewide ‘gravel riding network’
Oregon is getting serious about the development of a gravel riding network.