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Kristi Finney (center right) has turned grief into action after losing her son to a drunk driver last August.(Photos © J. Maus) The mother of a young man killed by a drunk driver while bicycling on SE Division last year has become a dedicated traffic safety activist. Since the death of her son Dustin on … Read more
A visualization of plans at Broadway and Marion streets in Seattle as part of their First Hill Streetcar project that breaks ground this month.(Graphics: Alta Planning + Design and Fat Pencil Studio)
Cover of the French Prarie Bike-Ped Emergency Bridge Briefing Booklet (PDF). [Patrick Croasdaile contributed reporting to this story.] This coming Monday, the Wilsonville City Council will convene an important work session that could determine the future of the French Prairie Bike-Ped Emergency Bridge over the Willamette River. The City of Wilsonville was awarded a $1.25 … Read more
If you’re looking to work in one of Portland’s best bike shops, you’ve got two freshly listed job opportunities to check out… Mechanic — Bike N Hike Bike Mechanic — North Portland BikeWorks
This installment in our ongoing Ask BikePortland series tackles a question I’m sure many of you have had. It comes from reader Ian D. “I was yelled at on Tuesday by a bicyclist who claimed I was doing something illegal by jogging on the street. Was he right?” I’ve had this experience too, and I … Read more
Portland would be wise to make bikeways easily visible by all users.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A new study, Improving the visibility of bicycle infrastructure, by researchers at the University of Gronigen (in the Netherlands) shows that roads built with poorly visible markings and obstacles on infrastructure where people ride bikes contributes to crashes and that … Read more
New tracks on Lovejoy.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) There’s been a big development in a legal battle up in Seattle that has similarities to an issue we have here in Portland. As we shared back in June 2010, several Seattle residents who crashed while bicycling across streetcar tracks filed a lawsuit claiming that the City of … Read more
Drawing of project in Hillsboro that will come with a cycle track. I tell a lot of people there are exciting things happening in Washington County and two examples have popped up recently in Hillsboro. First, the City of Hillsboro is forming a new citizen subcommittee to advise the City on issues pertaining to biking … Read more
Fritz (L) and Nolan (R)(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
One would expect the decline to continue.(Graphics: City of Portland/Multnomah County) A new two-year progress report on Portland and Mutnomah County’s 2009 Climate Action Plan released today (PDF) shows per person carbon emissions have dropped 26 percent in Multnomah County since 1990. Overall, emissions are 6 percent below 1990 levels. These reductions come despite a … Read more
The bike parking at Stoel Rives.(Photo: BTA) For the second year in a row, local publication Portland Afoot has released a ranking of the top local employers for low-car commuters — that is, people who get to work primarily via transit, by foot, or by bike. Atop the list is a three-way tie for first … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The article below was sent to BikePortland via email by reader Lisa M. I didn’t ask her to submit the piece it was just there in my inbox one morning a few days ago. I’ve chosen to share her story here on the Front Page because I think she captures some … Read more