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A scene from a wet Sunday Parkways in northeast Portland in 2011.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced that they’ve cancelled Sunday Parkways due to the severe weather forecasted for this weekend. The event was scheduled for Sunday and this is first time Sunday Parkways been called off since the … Read more
New research delves into the Williams project process and why it turned into such a controversy.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been over two years now since the issue of racism and gentrification became part of PBOT’s North Williams Avenue traffic safety project. As the public process for that project morphed into a citywide dialogue about … Read more
SW 26th Ave is not a nice place to walk. The bad news is that the Portland Police responded to yet another collision on SW Barbur Blvd this morning. The good news* is that help is on the way — in the form of a recently awarded, $1.8 million state grant — to add safer … Read more
The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) at Portland State University continued to raise its national profile with today’s announcement of a $2.83 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. This grant comes on the heels of a $3.5 million federal grant awarded in January 2012 that solidified PSU’s role as one of … Read more
Bicycle riders make up about 20% of the average daily traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Kidical Mass rolls out Saturday.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) NOTE: Due to severe weather, many events have been cancelled. Please call ahead/check with organizers before you make any plans. If you think Portland’s peak riding season has passed than you must be new around these parts. Just because the weather has shifted and the leaves are … Read more
A full closure of the Springwater path at Ross Island will start October 7th. I’ve got a few new details on construction projects that will impact key biking routes in the coming days, weeks and months. This post is part of an ongoing effort (similar to our post on September 10th), to keep you informed … Read more
Immerse yourself in beautiful bicycles this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The sixth annual Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show (OHBS) is this weekend and if you love fine bicycles, this is an event you won’t want to miss. The OHBS promises to be a fantastic showcase of expertly executed designs, meticulous builds, and a chance to meet … Read more
Screenshot of FacesofFatalities.com. A bereaved mother whose 28-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver two years ago while biking on SE Division, has launched a website. Faces of Fatalities: Resources for Hit and Run Victims and Their Families is the work of Kristi Finney-Dunn. Since her son Dustin died in August 2011, Finney-Dunn has … Read more
The view from NW Lovejoy.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) While Portlanders continue to suffer physical injuries and property damage due to falls on streetcar tracks and our local agencies put out safety videos and erect signs warning about the hazards, cities in Europe are actively trying to solve the problem. In the past few weeks we’ve … Read more
Sunrise in Newport.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last week I joined about 50 other folks for a ride down the Oregon Coast Bike Route. In six days of pedaling, we covered about 370 miles — most of it along the shoulder of Highway 101. This route isn’t just one of the premier cycle touring routes in … Read more
Screenshot from NACTO website. The National Asssociation of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released their Urban Street Design Guide yesterday. The new guide is being hailed by its creators as, “a blueprint for the 21st century streetscape” and it couldn’t come at a better time for Portland.