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A scene from last year. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) If you want to join the state’s leading active transportation advocates, policymakers, and citizen activists at the 2nd annual Oregon Active Transportation Summit, mark your calendar for April 16-17th. Cycle Oregon (yes, they put on that big, great ride, but they also do a lot of … Read more
Detail from rendering of dedicated entrance to bike parking facilities. Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) — a school that has grabbed our attention several times in the past for their encouragement of bicycling among faculty and staff — has a new building in the works and they say it, “will set a new standard … Read more
With budget cuts to bike lane cleaning, you might want to carry a broom.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has unveiled a list of proposed cuts intended to slash their discretionary budget by $15-16 million. The unprecedented cuts — which amount to about 20% of $70 million in discretionary revenue — … Read more
We’ve had two great job openings posted this week. Check out the details in the job listings below… Customer Service Representative — Castelli US Development Coordinator — Community Cycling Center
Rendering of plans. New parking garage is in upper left, N. Killingsworth St. is in lower right. Portland Community College has approved plans for a new parking garage at their Cascade campus in North Portland — and it won’t be the four-story, $9 million structure that many people (including myself) were concerned about due to … Read more
Andrew Singelakis at an Active Transportation Forum in Oct 2010(Photos: Will Vanlue) Andrew Singelakis started his job as Washington County’s Director of Land Use and Transportation (LUT) In March 2010. Since then he’s overseen five county divisions, a department of about 300 employees, and an annual budget of just under $200 million. The first 22 … Read more
Riding along the new section of the Fanno Creek Trail.(Photo: Will Vanlue)
TriMet initially intended these railings on the downtown transit mall for people to lean on while waiting for buses and MAX trains; but now they say bikes can use them too. Yesterday morning I took the bus into work. When I got off at SW 6th and Stark I noticed two bikes parked on what … Read more
Photo of the scene.(Photos: Portland Fire & Rescue) Before sunrise this morning at about 6:30 am, a man riding his bike south on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd just past Lloyd Blvd on the I-84 overpass, was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. According to a police statement, the man on the … Read more
Image of the new store from permit application. Some big development news that will impact traffic on the popular Vancouver-Williams bike corridor in North Portland: New Seasons Market has applied for a permit to build a new store on N. Fremont between the heavily traveled couplet.
Previous co-organizer of the event, Evan P. Schneider, at last year’s ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Organizers of the Portland Tweed Ride are stepping down and the hunt is on for new blood to make the ride happen for the third straight year. The ride, which pays homage to classic tweed and bicycling civility and styles … Read more
The new bike lane and bike parking in front of Cesar Chavez School on N. Willis Blvd.(Photo: Gabe Graff/City of Portland) Biking continues to improve for residents of North Portland. The City just unwrapped a small but important improvement that will improve bike safety during pick-up and drop-off on the main road outside Cesar Chavez … Read more