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Portland State University announced today that they’ve been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue work at the federally recognized University Transportation Center — the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) — housed on their campus. They’re also breathing a huge sigh of relief.
ODOT crews repave two hazardous catch basins on Hall Boulevard(Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation) Did you read our story about citizen activist Jim Parsons marking dangerous catch basins on Hall Boulevard? It appears as though the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) may have read the story too.
New Seasons Market CEOLisa Sedlar.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Since New Seasons Market announced they were coming to the Williams/Vancouver corridor in North Portland I’ve been hoping to catch up with CEO Lisa Sedlar to hear more about their plans for bike access and to get her vibe on transportation issues in the area. I met … Read more
Sunday Parkways is not a core city service says Saltzman.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman has fired the first shot across the bow in what is likely just a preview of what’s to come in bruising fight over next year’s budget. On the agenda at the City Council meeting this morning was … Read more
New Seasons Market CEO Lisa Sedlar addressing the Stakeholder Advisory Committee today.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland Less than one week after announcing their new store on N. Williams Avenue, New Seasons Market CEO Lisa Sedlar attended the monthly meeting of the North Williams Avenue Traffic Safety Operations project Stakeholder Advisory Committee today.
At work on Lovejoy.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) PBOT is giving the plastic bollards on the NW Lovejoy ramp another shot. There are 30 or short “wands” installed to keep cars out of the bike lane; unfortunately not more than a few days after they were put in, drivers managed to uproot all but four of … Read more
With the State of Oregon’s bleak transportation funding picture becoming clearer, it was with great interest that I read a report on Publicola today about how Washington state is dealing with the problem. According to a story by Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Governor Chris Gregoire mentioned a new transportation package in her state of the state … Read more
Roger Peet.(Photos courtesy Roger Peet) 36-year old Concordia neighborhood resident and artist Roger Peet got a rough start to 2012. Just about two hours into the new year he was the victim of a hit-and-run in North Portland that ruined his bike, broke his collarbone, and left him with a mountain of medical bills from … Read more
Chart of ODOT’s Capital Program falling off a cliff in the next few years. A memo from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Matt Garrett and ODOT Highway Division Manager Paul Mather to a state Senate committee back in November outlines a dire funding forecast they say will lead to a five percent staff reduction … Read more
Detail of proposed improvements to SW Barbur Blvd. ODOT has whittled down a list of 89 “non-highway transportation projects” vying for $21 million in federal flexible funds, to just 35. Three City of Portland projects have made it onto the second round; but unfortunately, a project that could have built the first segment of the … Read more
Powers (L) and McDonald post-race.(Photo courtesy Rapha/CXMagazine.com) Apparel company Rapha, whose North American headquarters are in North Portland, had a big weekend at the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships. The races, held in Madison, Wisconsin, featured the nation’s top cyclocross talent together to vie for bragging rights in what has become one of the fastest-growing bike … Read more
The subtitle of the article, “City planners hope for more investment in urban renewal district,” is buried under the heading “Beaverton auto sales drive city economy.” Full disclosure: I love bikes. I love riding them, talking about them, taking pictures of them, and just about anything else that involves them. I live in the suburbs … Read more