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“N. Greeley as an alternative to the Cement Road is unacceptable. The trail is to be a Willamette River Greenway Trail, not a tour of a truck route.”— NPGreenway statement The alignment for the North Portland Greenway Trail project being proposed by the Portland Parks & Recreation bureau is continuing to draw sharp criticism from … Read more
Jack Cesareo in downtown Portland last night.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Still from “When I Ride” video.– Watch it below- With the big grand opening of the new eastside/central city loop extension of the streetcar being this weekend, Portland Streetcar Inc. (PSI) has just unveiled a new safety video. The video features (and is narrated by) Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Advocacy Director Gerik Kranksy; but it … Read more
Researcher Kelly Clifton at a presentation at City Hall today.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland State University researcher Kelly Clifton has shared more detailed data on her research into how mode choice impacts spending behaviors. After talking to Clifton at the outset of her research and then sharing some initial findings back in July, I learned … Read more
Karl Moritz is back on the bike.(Photos courtesy Karl Moritz) [Back in June 2010, southeast Portland resident Karl Moritz was involved in a horrific crash while biking on SE Ladd Ave that left him in a coma for three weeks. We’ve shared his recovery since then and posted an update — in his own words … Read more
Detail of proposed NP Greenway Trail alignment. Portland Parks and Recreation has posted maps of the proposed alignment (PDF) of the North Portland Greenway Trail along with an online comment form to gauge public feedback about the routes. The City has been working with an advisory committee since January to come up with the precise … Read more
Active Right of Way (AROW), an all-volunteer transportation activism group, is expressing “serious reservations” with the Draft N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plans. The project is a collaboration between the City of Portland and the State of Oregon that will spend $400 million to widen I-5 through the Rose Quarter and make a number … Read more
Platinum is so 2008.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The League of American Bicyclists announced today that the highest level of achievement in their Bike Friendly Communities program is no longer Platinum: To guide and support the rapid progress in top bike-friendly cities, the League of American Bicyclists has added a new challenge and opportunity for Bicycle … Read more
Ciarlo riding in the 2009 Grand Floral Parade.(Photos © J. Maus) Catherine Ciarlo, who has served as Mayor Sam Adams’ transportation policy director since 2008, has taken a job with private consulting firm CH2M Hill. The Mayor’s office is expected to make the announcement any day now. CH2M Hill is an engineering and construction consulting … Read more
When night starts on the Springwater, so do security concerns.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Springwater Corridor path has been called, “a stunning and well-planned urban connector” that “embodies the spirit of Portland.” During the day it buzzes with all sorts of human-powered traffic. But at night, it’s a completely different story. The path has no … Read more
Chris King, owner of King Cycle Group, at his Gourmet Century last year.(Photo: King Cycle Group) Similar to the “coffee bike arms race” and the well-known links between beer and bikes here in Portland, now there’s a growing bike connection to our vaunted food scene as well. And Chris King, the man behind Chris King … Read more
New sharrows on Main Street in Oregon City. Will they put these on the Arch Bridge too?(Photos: Don Arambula) According to a source close to the project, the Oregon Department of Transportation and the cities of West Linn and Oregon City are strongly considering installing sharrow markings on the historic Arch Bridge when it re-opens … Read more