🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Going on a diet. On May 15th, the Lloyd Transportation Management Assocation (TMA) and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will unveil their plans to significantly alter the roadway design on NE Multnomah Street. Or in their words, give it a “transportation transformation.” The open house announcement for this project — which we first reported … Read more
PBOT has declared May PDX Bike Month and they’re pulling out all the stops to make it a good one. They’ve got over 30 events listed on their website and they’ve got a new Twitter account and Facebook page to help promote them. Here’s more from PBOT Transportation Options ringleader Timo Forsberg: PBOT and many … Read more
(Via Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot) Starting on May 17th, BoltBus will take people between Portland and Seattle for as little as $1. The great news is that according a company representative, your bike can come along at no extra charge. BoltBus is a division of Greyhound (in a 50/50 partnership with Peter Pan Bus … Read more
A tragedy in Vancouver. [The story was written by contributor Michael Andersen.] As Vancouver reels from the death of an 11-year-old boy who was crushed by a C-Tran bus while riding his bike through the intersection of Main and 27th on Saturday, some have noted a common thread it shares with other recent local tragedies: … Read more
PBOT will look to prevent this type of illegal driving.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced that they will analyze traffic behavior on the buffered bike lanes on SW Stark and could make changes to the street to improve bike access by the end of the summer. On … Read more
It’s free for bikes now, but Board vote tomorrow could change that.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners could approve a $2 fee for people with bicycles who hop on the Canby Ferry to cross the Willamette River south of Wilsonville. Facing a strapped operational budget and a costly engine upgrade, … Read more
Authorities on the economy know why transportation bills are in trouble: money. Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Tragically, in Vancouver this weekend an 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by the operator of a C-Tran bus just a short distance from his home. (Editor’s note: … Read more
Watch it below… When PDXCross burst onto the local cyclocross scene back in 2008, the bar was officially raised when it came to cyclocross photography. Simply put, these guys nailed it. There was something special happening in Portland’s cyclocross scene and these guys were telling the story each week with some of the best photos … Read more
I’m looking to share more community voices here on the Front Page. Would you like to be one of them? Contrary to popular belief, I do not have any regular writing staff (beyond Mr. Will Vanlue who is paid for the Monday Roundup each week). That fact not only tires me out, but it makes … Read more
It might not be free for long.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Survey results from Clackamas County show that charging people a fee to roll onto the Canby Ferry with their bikes is very popular idea. The County is in the process of figuring out how to raise money to keep the Canby Ferry afloat. As we … Read more
Two candidates for Portland mayor — Eileen Brady (L) and Charlie Hales (R) — have commented about the future of PBOT Director Tom Miller (center) (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The scene this morning.-More below-(Photo: Gabe Graff) Thanks to a few warm, sunny, and (quite frankly) amazing days of weather recently, Portland’s cycling spring has sprung. Yes, a chill has returned and even some crazy hail happened earlier this week; but the bikeways are still full of people. One neat thing about riding bikes in … Read more