Portlanders prepare for Park(ing) Day party
“We’re taking all of the parking spaces on SW Stark between 10th and 11th and turning them into extra bike parking, ping-pong tables, public parklets and outdoor seating for the nearby restaurants.”
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Guest article: ODOT bike/walk committee seeks new student member
Daniel Ronan, outgoing student member of the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.(Photo courtesy Daniel Ronan) This article was written by contributor Daniel Ronan Over the past four years, substantive changes have happened at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Through the pages of BikePortland, active transportation advocates have had the opportunity to view larger … Read more
Careless Driving citation for truck operator who right-hooked teenager on SE 7th
A car turns right onto SE Taylor from SE 7th where a tow truck operator right-hooked a bicycle rider last month.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Police have cited the tow truck operator who drove his vehicle into a 16-year-old who was bicycling on SE 7th last month. 64-year-old Richard Tombleson was cited for Careless … Read more
Portland hosts five ‘Green Lane Project’ cities at reception tonight
Green Lane Project director Martha Roskowski during a Netherlands study tour in June.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland will host bicycle planning leaders from six U.S. cities at a reception tonight to mark the end of the first phase of the ‘Green Lane Project.’ Portland was one of six cities accepted into the program back in … Read more
Jobs of the Week
We had two great opportunities posted to our Job Listings last week. Check them out via the links below… Shipping Specialist – Velotech, Inc. Bicycle Mechanics Instructor – United Bicycle Institute
The Monday Roundup: Bike seizures, ‘black box camera’ & more
The police chief in Victoria, BC, wants to let officers seize the bicycles of people repeatedly caught without a helmet.
Completing the Coast Route – North Bend to Brookings
Exploring the coastline in Cape Blanco State Park.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) I’m back in Portland now, but I’ve still still got 114 stunning miles of the Oregon Coast Bike Route to share. We didn’t have any connection to the outside world on our last night in Arizona Beach on Thursday night. Then yesterday, after our … Read more
PSU traffic engineer adds new criticism of ODOT’s Barbur analysis
Two days after a Metro engineer publicly called out the Oregon Department of Transportation for allegedly misrepresenting traffic data in a memo that dismissed a bike safety proposal for Southwest Barbur, another expert is adding new skepticism.
Green Zebra Grocery wants to be the bike-friendly Plaid Pantry
Lisa Sedlar is on a mission to do for the Portland mini-mart what Burgerville did for fast food and New Seasons did for grocery stores. And it won’t work, she says, without bikes.
Portland police recover transpo chief’s stolen bike
Beatrice, the battered blue bike stolen from outside the Portland Building last week, is back in the hands of her owner, Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Leah Treat.
Metro traffic engineer says ODOT memo overstated effects of restriping Barbur
A state memo that dismissed a set of bike safety improvements on Southwest Barbur Boulevard was “wrong” in its use of traffic data, a traffic engineer who helped prepare the data said Wednesday.
Portland’s 1971 visionary of low-car life says our city needs its next vision
The man who, 40 years ago, proposed that Portland consider an anti-congestion fee, car-free streets, a citywide bikeway network, a bike sharing system and bike traffic signals just said something else interesting.