For downtown office space buyers, food carts are the special sauce
In the first six months of 2013, 92 percent of demand for high-quality downtown Portland office space occurred within two blocks of a food cart pod.
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Bikes help ‘Pickathon’ build a city of music just outside Portland
One of the most interesting things about Pickathon is that, befitting a farm-based festival that’s so freakishly close to the big city, it makes a concert series in the countryside feel, in the best sense, urban.
Ten-hut! One-day ‘Bike Scout’ scavenger hunt will roll out Aug. 31
One of Portland’s best-known bike event planners is trying something new this year: A free citywide bike scavenger hunt game that she says is inspired by board games like Ticket to Ride and Agricola.
50s Bikeway project delayed
They’ll have to wait a bit longer for a quality bike route.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has announced a delay in the construction of the long-awaited 50s Bikeway Project. The $1.5 million, federally-funded project that will create an important north-south bikeway along 52nd and 53rd Avenues between southeast and … Read more
A sneak peek at the New Seasons Market coming to North Williams Avenue
First time the bike racks have been open for use.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) New Seasons Market hosted an open house this morning for the media and community members to get a sneak peek into their new store on North Williams Avenue. I wouldn’t usually devote my morning to the opening of a new grocery store, … Read more
Light rail work leads to closures, detours on SW Moody cycle track
Expect the unexpected when you ride on the Moody cycle track forthe next few months.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The hits in our detour-filled summer just keep on coming… TriMet has temporary closures in place on the SW Moody Ave cycle track as part of their ongoing Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project. The closures started last … Read more
Citation for ‘Careless Driving to a Vulnerable Road User’ given in July collision
Amundson’s garbage truck is on the right..(Photo courtesy Jason Lee.) The Portland Police have issued a citation to 39-year-old Christopher Amundson for his role in a collision that happened on Friday, July 12th. As we reported the day it happened, Amundson was driving a garbage truck southbound on SE 17th when he made a left … Read more
Six-week closure of popular River View Cemetery route starts August 12th
Take note: Six week closure coming soon.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A popular bicycle route through River View Cemetery is set to close on August 12th and not re-open until September 27th. Multnomah County officials sent out the traffic alert today, saying the closure is necessary so construction crews can build the new entrance to the … Read more
City drafts new ‘Project Evaluation Method’ for Forest Park
The City’s new evaluation tool could have wide-reaching impact on the future of bicycle accessin Forest Park.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland’s Parks & Recreation bureau recently unveiled a draft document that could act as their guide to the future of how Forest Park is used. The goal of the new Forest Park … Read more
A new ‘Common Sense’ vision for a Columbia crossing
Jim Howell, the longtime citizen activist and former TriMet bus planner who helped lead opposition to both the Mount Hood Freeway and the Columbia River Crossing, has an out-of-the-box idea.
The Monday Roundup: E-trikes, ‘Hobocop’ and more
Here’s the bike news from around the world that caught our eyes this week.
‘Free2go’ bike rack has promise – but will get you kicked off Car2go
Designer Ryan Battle with his creation.(screenshot from Kickstarter.com) An ultraportable $99 bike car rack designed to let people combine bike trips with Car2go’s floating carsharing service was unveiled Thursday afternoon on Kickstarter. It’s an undeniably neat idea. The new product’s mastermind fails to mention an important fact in his enthusiastic video, though: his unauthorized product … Read more