🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
The new buffer will be completed this week (brown area is parking lane).(Photo: PBOT) The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is taking advantage of a paving project to improve bicycle access on a major street in northeast Portland. On Friday, PBOT announced a new buffered bike lane is coming to NE Cully Blvd between Prescott and … Read more
“People who drive less than average tend to subsidize their neighbors who drive more than average.”— Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute Welcome to Monday. We’ve got a lot of great stories to bring you this week. But before we do, below are a few of the noteworthy items and other fun stuff you might … Read more
This east Portland resident knows how to roll in Sunday Parkways.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) We’ve got another weekend full of great bike events here in the Portland area. As you plan things out, peruse some of my selections below… Saturday, May 11th Sharrows to Sparrows Southeast – 9:00 am This ride is all about accessing … Read more
This week’s Portland Business Journal. I just want to clear up a few things about the future of BikePortland. Some of you have read in this week’s edition of the Portland Business Journal that I am at a “crossroads” with the site. A teaser article posted yesterday by PBJ Managing Editor Erik Siemers with the … Read more
St. Johns resident Walker Leiser (and his daughter) have seen their neighborhood transform in part because of the tree-lined, traffic-calmed street that runs through it.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) What the Bureau of Transportation has done in the past few years to develop a low-stress residential street network has revolutionized Portland neighborhoods. The changes aren’t always … Read more
New street tree on N Central Ave neighborhood greenway.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) For years now, local transportation agencies have embraced trees as a key component in street and path design. In Portland, there has also been a strong connection between people who ride bikes and those who care about street trees. Now a national non-profit, … Read more
If you’re looking for a bike or transportation-related job in the Portland area, look no further than the five excellent opportunities posted to our Job Listings this past week… Programmer/IT Support – Castelli USA Sales Coordinator / Tech Support – Stages Cycling Junior Warranty Technician – Chris King Precision Components and Cielo Bicycles Transportation Options … Read more
“I thought it kind of strange that bikers can’t enjoy the same convenience as drivers.”— Brenda H. on being refused service at Walgreens People in Portland who shop at Walgreens stores on a bicycle are being refused service at outdoor service windows (also known as drive-thrus). Several people have contacted BikePortland over the years to … Read more
Tim Goodall works with a family during a fitting appointment yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) There’s a new bike company based in Portland that caters especially to kids. Islabikes, a seven year-old company based in Shropshire, England, opened their North American headquarters in southeast Portland back in March. To set up their U.S. operation, Islabikes sent … Read more
It’s been another big momentum-building week for bicycle tourism in Oregon. Yesterday, during a special hearing on bicycle tourism at the House Transportation and Economic Development Committee in Salem, representatives from Travel Oregon released a major new report on the economic impact of bicycle-related travel. Also yesterday, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department named two … Read more
This should do the trick.(Photo: Bob Kofstad/Washington DOT) Last month, a woman driving a medium-sized sedan somehow managed to travel nearly two miles on the I-205 bike path before she panicked and a passerby on a bike called 911. And it turns out this was the second such incident in the past few months. That’s … Read more
Big turnout at an open house last night shows support to improve Lombard Street.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The fact that 100 people showed up to last night’s Lombard Re-Imagined open house, is a clear sign that a group of Portland State University graduate students has spurred an important conversation about the future of Lombard Street. … Read more