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Inspired by Cycle Oregon’s visit, the owner of Turtle Time Glass works on a glass bike frame. (Photos: Will Vanlue) [BikePortland contributor Will Vanlue was a volunteer on the Cycle Oregon ride last week. This is his latest dispatch.] Most days on Cycle Oregon riders travel from one community to another, spending just one evening … Read more
PBOT spent $4.7 million paving Sandy Blvd this summer — despite what you might have read in The Oregonian(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Remember back in February when The Oregonian splashed their big, “Portland’s Road to Ruin” story on the front page? The story aimed to create the perception among readers that the Bureau of Transportation … Read more
“Our design standards still point to bike lanes for this particular project… After reviewing the data, a physically separated bicycle facility did not appear to be warranted.”— Jilayne Jordan, ODOT Community Affairs Our story last week about an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) “safety project” on NE Sandy Blvd has gotten the agency’s attention. After … Read more
At the Fiets of Parenthood event, Emily Finch and her seven kids of cargo, hit the teeter-totter ramp with gusto.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
“Finding beer on a bike in Portland is about as hard as finding a duty-free shop in an airport.”–BikesnobNYC on the Hop in the Saddle book Welcome back from the weekend. Here’s the news and other interesting stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Support for building more roads for cars is falling … Read more
People ride outside one of many stately homes in northwest Portland.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) [This story was written by northwest Portland resident and local transportation activist Rebecca Hamilton.] — While our neighbors in southeast Portland emblazon their Neighborhood Greenway intersections with painted sunflowers and north Portland artists envision gold-leaf murals of cycling heroes along popular … Read more
See them up close below.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been way too long since the last installment of our People on Bikes column, so before this sunny and warm weather leaves us for good, I figured it was time for another one. This morning I rolled out to NE Couch (say “cooch”), where it makes … Read more
[BikePortland contributor Will Vanlue is on the Cycle Oregon ride this week. This is his latest dispatch.] Plenty of cones help keep things safe as Cycle Oregon riders roll down Highway 97.(Photos by Will Vanlue) Cycle Oregon’s mission of helping the economies of Oregon’s rural communities keeps the route, for the most part, on quiet … Read more
Bikes are just one small part of the picture in South Waterfront.(Video still – Watch video below) Our friend (and BTA Alice Award winner, Bike Train superstar and bike shop entrepreneur) Kiel Johnson is a close observer of how people are getting around in the South Waterfront area near the tram and OHSU. Kiel runs … Read more
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“We’ll make the best of it and hope we can find good ways to make this work so it doesn’t present a burden or pose unnecessary impacts on communities.”— Travis Brouwer, ODOT Federal Affairs Officials at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) say they are “scrambling” to comply with a provision in the new federal … Read more
Jeff Owen is the new bike guy at TriMet.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) There’s a new planning position within TriMet that deals solely with bicycling and walking and Jeff Owen is the man they’ve chosen for the job. This is great news. Jeff comes to the position with top qualifications and loads of experience. Prior to … Read more