12 feet for bikes on a state highway.(Photo: Michigan DOT) The Michigan Department of Transportation has done something pretty extraordinary for a state DOT. They’ve recently installed a 12-foot wide buffered bike lane on a one mile stretch of Northwestern Highway (Hwy 10). The new bikeway includes a five-foot bike travel lane and a seven-foot … Read more
On FosterUnited.org Citizen activist, transportation planner, and southeast Portland resident Nick Falbo has upped the ante in the grassroots effort to add a high-quality bikeway to SE Foster Road. As we reported last month, the City of Portland and residents are currently working on an update to the Foster Road Streetscape Plan and a new … Read more
Roger Mallette.(Photo: His Facebook profile) Roger Mallette died Sunday from unknown causes after a fall in his Portland office over the weekend. Mallette, 48, was the founder of Retro Image Apparel/Micro Beer Jerseys, a company known for its expansive line of bike jerseys featuring licensed artwork including Star Trek, Dr. Seuss, The New Yorker magazine, … Read more
Rollin’ through the Ice Age.(Photo: Metro) The Tonquin Trail — a 22 mile system of paths that will someday connect the cities of Sherwood, Tualatin and Wilsonville — is now officially named the Ice Age Tonquin Trail. The project has also just completed a master plan that is set to be forwarded onto city, regional, … Read more
PBOT staffer Peter Koonce (L) and Metro Councilor-elect Bob Stacey at Wonk Night.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last night a solid crowd (about 37 people) showed up for our Wonk Night here on the 4th floor of the Title & Trust Building in downtown Portland. We met in the spacious lobby of Lancaster Engineering (which happens … Read more
A sound system, plenty of storage space,high-powered lights… Who needs a truck?!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It occurred to me today that, when it comes to accessories and their presence on the road, bikes are slowly but surely becoming more and more like cars. Consider this: Not only are more and more cities dedicated increased roadway … Read more
As seen just south of SW Whitaker St.(Photos: Jim Parsons) As we reported back in September, PBOT has repaved SW Barbur Blvd just south of downtown Portland. As part of that project, they’ve widened the bike lanes and have painted a striped buffer. The new buffered lanes are about 3/4 of a mile long and … Read more
Emily Finch pedaling talk show host Ricki Lake during a recent trip to L.A.(Photo: The New Ricki Lake Show) When I first saw Emily Finch with her six kids in tow at a local farmer’s market this past summer, I had no idea she would become a bona fide bike celebrity before the year was … Read more
This little device plugs into you car’s diagnostic port and then records mileage and other trip data.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) MetroMile, which launched in Oregon today, is the first company in the nation to offer pay-per-mile auto insurance. The company is targeting its services at the growing number of Americans — particularly those under 40 … Read more
Portland Parks & Rec says they’ll move forward with using this portion of N Interstate for the Willamette Greenway Trail. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The dream for the North Portland Greenway trail project has always been to extend the Eastbank Esplanade to St. Johns along the river. It was envisioned as a path that would … Read more
New bike lanes on Dearborn; just in time for holiday shopping.(Photo: Green Lane Project) Like New York before them, Chicago has just taken a major step forward in becoming a city where biking is given equal respect to driving. Advocates are buzzing today as the Chicago Department of Transportation has striped a new, two-way bikeway … Read more
Carl Larson proves you don’t need a car — or cargo bike — to pick up your tree.(Photo: Carl Larson) Portland not only has more people who use their bikes for transportation than any other major U.S. city, we are also the epicenter of cargo bike construction, sales, and appreciation. Given those two things, it’s … Read more