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Without a truly massive surge of political will, this is likely to be, for decades, the only area of Portland where it’s actually appealing for most people to get around without a car.
Leah Benson, owner of Gladys Bikes.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland has a new bike shop. But before you react with, “Really? Another one!?”, keep in mind that unlike any other shop in Portland, Gladys Bikes (Facebook) at 3808 N Williams caters specifically to women. The shop is the work of 30-year old north Portland resident … Read more
The Portland area’s regional government is recruiting three volunteers to join one of the most powerful transportation committees in town.
Just one new job posted to our Job Listings this week. Check out more details via the link below… Installation Tech – Rack Attack
Isn’t it great when a local government agency uses the Internet to make political participation much easier?
“Unfortunately, ODOT has decided to prevent improvement of bicycle lanes on its segments of SW Barbur. More significantly, ODOT is basing its decision on a questionable analysis of conditions.” SW Barbur Blvd should have the same amount of bicycle traffic — more than 5,000 bicycle trips a day — as N. Vancouver Ave. But it … Read more
Gateway Green visionaries and tireless advocates Linda Robinson (2nd from left) and Ted Gilbert (2nd from right) at City Hall earlier this week.(Photo: Friends of Gateway Green) It just happened. The state of Oregon’s first ever public works project that tested the waters of public donations via a crowdfunding campaign has succeeded. The Friends of … Read more
What could protected bike lanes in downtown Portland look like? Well, Vancouver BC just installed some. Here are 12 photographic ideas we should steal from them.
One crisp, sunny September afternoon, I left work early and biked to the east side of the Hawthorne Bridge to conduct a fashion study of Portland cycling.
“This crucial connection to Southwest Portland has been too dangerous for too long and delayed action will almost certainly result in more preventable collisions and injuries.”— City Club of Portland The City Club of Portland, a local civic institution founded in 1916, has added their voice to the growing chorus calling for the Oregon Department … Read more
Screen grab of BTA website. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has stepped up their effort to move the SW Barbur Blvd road diet proposal forward. Their chosen tactic is to urge the Portland City Council to pass a resolution next week that would begin a collaborative effort between PBOT, Metro and the Oregon Department of … Read more
Portland’s eight-page bike parking code is overdue for an overhaul. A Portland planning commissioner is organizing a one-night workshop to get things going, and we’re helping.