A lane of respect on the Broadway Bridge
A temporary detour is giving people on bikes their own lane on the Broadway Bridge. “Felt like a first-class citizen for the first time in my life crossing the Willamette River.”
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Jobs of the Week
Three excellent job opportunities have been posted to our Job Listings in the past week. Check out the links below to learn more… Legislative Affairs Manager – Cascade Bicycle Club PT Administrative/Accounts Payable/Receivable – EcoSpeed Inc. Program Manager – Community Cycling Center
Police looking for driver in northeast Portland hit-and-run
View of NE Weidler at 104th. The Portland Police are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run that occurred near the intersection of NE 104th and Weidler Street at about 9:00 pm tonight. According to a PPB statement, officers responded to a call of a collision involving a man on a bicycle. When they arrived … Read more
When traffic backs up, so do chances for being t-boned
Watch out for cross-traffic.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Have you ever been happily rolling along in the bike lane (or in the shoulder) as people in cars next to you wait in bumper-to-bumper traffic, and then suddenly there’s a break in the cars at an intersection? This usually happens because the cars going your direction don’t … Read more
Updates on Red Electric, Waud Bluff, and Westside Trail projects
Cover of new brochure to promote Red Electric Trail. My inbox is full of updates on major multi-use path projects happening in and around Portland, so I’ve decided to round them up into one post. (And yes, you’ll notice I don’t like to refer to them as “trail” projects, even though that word is in … Read more
New signal on NE Lloyd gives bike riders a jump on other traffic
The new signal makes it easier for this person to merge left over two lanes of traffic.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) activated a bike-only signal yesterday at the northwest intersection of NE Lloyd Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Bike traffic will get a real lane for remainder of Broadway Bridge project
Portland Streetcar will direct bicycle traffic onto a vehicle lane on the bridge roadway, instead of the sidewalk.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last week I wondered out loud if we could do better when it came to the disrespectful and dangerous detour for bicycle traffic on the Broadway Bridge. Well, it turns out we can and … Read more
Pearl District residents seek expansion of sidewalk bicycling ban
People ride on the sidewalks on NW Lovejoy to avoid the new streetcar tracks.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Pearl District Neighborhood Association wants to expand the area in downtown Portland where bicycling on sidewalks is prohibited. Currently, bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks in the area defined by 13th, SW Jefferson, Naito Parkway, and NW … Read more
Police release details of fatal collision at SE Mill/148th
A man died while bicycling on Sunday night; but the police have been so busy with five other major crashes (including several fatalities), they have only now been able to share more details with us. According to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), at just after 9:00 pm, 48-year-old James Querirolo was riding northbound on the … Read more
Mia Birk of Alta Bicycle Share says Portland’s system “Will allow us to fulfill the 2030 vision”
Get ready Portland, it’s coming!.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Friday afternoon, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced that Alta Bicycle Share had won the contract to operate the Portland Bike Share system. Given Alta’s Portland headquarters, their success in nabbing major bike share projects around the country, and Birk’s own close connections with the … Read more
Accusations, boycott from anti-fascist group puts strain on Citybikes
One of two Citybikes locations on SE Ankeny street.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) A group of anti-fascist activists have announced a public boycott of Citybikes because they accuse its founder and president, Tim Calvert, of holding anti-semitic views and organizing for racist causes. Rose City Antifascists (RCA, also known as Rose City Antifa) have also sent … Read more
Spinlister’s peer-to-peer bike rental service now open for business
A Portland listing on Spinlister. It’s been almost one year since we first told you about Spinlister, an online service that let’s you list your bike for rent. Now the service is out of beta mode and has officially launched. And folks in Portland are wasting no time putting it to use. Here’s more from … Read more