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ODOT image of fresh pavement on shoulder of Highway 101 south of Florence.(Photos: ODOT) In the latest twist to the ongoing saga of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) problematic paving job on Highway 101, a regional manager announced today that they’ve already made significant progress in making it better. As we first reported last … Read more
We’ve had some stellar job opportunities posted to our Job Listings this week, ranging from local to national positions with huge career potential. Check out more details via the link below… Programs Assistant – Alta Planning + Design Bicycle Friendly Community Specialist – League of American Bicyclists Draftsperson – Chris King Precision Components Bicycle Friendly … Read more
Trillium Charter School on North Interstate.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Schools in Portland are back in session as of yesterday, and that means the biking to school season is upon us once again. (That, combined with the Bike Commute Challenge and the all the regular Portland bike traffic, often makes September feel like the busiest biking … Read more
Less than a day has passed since the ‘Build Gateway Green’ crowdfunding campaign began — and it’s already raised well over $8,000 in donations from over 60 people. The goal is $100,000 and conventional wisdom dictates that if someone raises 30% of the total in the first week, they are likely to make it all … Read more
Dozens of curious Portlanders visited bike-culture hub Velo Cult last night to pore over a series of ideas for how to transform our city in the way the Dutch people decided to start reshaping theirs thirty years ago.
Blue has organized years of observations about the economic benefits of biking into a 194-page book of deeply rational arguments that’s poised to make a splash.
Leave it to the logistics experts at Daimler to calculate that human-powered machines make good sense on the floor of a truck factory.
Dozens of big new apartment buildings that will cater to low-car Portlanders are popping up all over the inner east side, but the one where work started two weeks ago will be the biggest one of all.
Secretary of Commerce (and triathlete) Penny Pritzker.(Photo: US Dept. of Commerce) In the latest nod to Portland’s reputation as an epicenter of the bicycle industry, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will visit United Bicycle Institute (UBI) in North Portland on Friday. The Department of Commerce announced the event as part of Sec. Pritzker’s … Read more
The new bridge over McCord Creek is a highlight of the State Trail.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced that a newly paved section of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail will officially open to the public on October 31st. But there are two ways you can get a … Read more
As public bikesharing systems continue to become standard public services in cities around the country, what’s the deal with Portland’s?
A trip to Delft, a city in the Netherlands that makes ample use of automated bollards to prohibit driving during certain hours, sparked inspiration for “Going Dutch” event.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) By now, we’ve all seen and heard numerous examples of Dutch bike infrastructure; but specific examples of how Dutch-style treatments would look applied to … Read more