🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Bike? Walk? Bus? Metro wants to know more about how you get around.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro has launched a survey to learn more about how Portlanders get around without a car. The survey is part of a multi-year effort to create a Regional Active Transportation Plan (ATP), a first for Metro. The survey went … Read more
Nope.(Photo © J. Maus) Scientific American has unearthed an amazing bit of bike history from their archives that shows the popularity of fixed-gear freestyle is nothing new. In a blog post on Friday, the magazine shared images from an article they ran in 1899 featuring “two well-known trick riders,” N.C. Kaufman of Rochester, NY and … Read more
Still from video of Ventura Park pump track in action.– Watch it below – The new pump track at Ventura Park in East Portland is well on its way to being completed and we’ve got video proof of how awesome it is. Since volunteers began slinging shovels and dirt last month, the track has taken … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – A three-day outage of Blackberry phone service resulted in a big decrease in traffic crashes in the Middle East – 20% in Dubai and 40% in Abu Dhabi. – In Seattle, a fatal hit-and-run back in July is being called just another “tragic accident”. … Read more
Bibiana McHugh of TriMet gave a special sneak preview of the tool today.(Photo: Michael Andersen) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine and wiki for transit commuters. Already known internationally for its top-notch website and pioneering use of open data, Portland’s transit agency is about to take another leap … Read more
Carfree SW Ankeny.(Photo © J. Maus) On Wednesday, the Portland City Council decided to extend the temporary permit for a carfree SW Ankeny Street between SW 2nd and 3rd Avenues through January 31st of next year. The project is supported by adjacent businesses, who have agreed to pay the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation … Read more
“We’re in the business of transportation… we are looking at other modes of transportation because not everybody wants to get around in a vehicle and not everyone needs to own a car.”— Tom Henderson, GM Media Relations Last night I got a phone call from General Motors’ self-described “PR Guy” Tom Henderson (actual title is … Read more
If all goes well, this will becomea more frequent sight in East Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) As we shared on Wednesday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is ready to roll on a set of projects that are likely to give a major jolt to the anemic active transportation network in East Portland. The draft East … Read more
Like bikes? Need a new job? Two great opportunities have been listed this past week. Check them out via the links below… SoupCycler — SoupCycle Mechanic/Sales Person — Lucky 13 Bikes
The Springwater at I-205.(Photo © J. Maus) Far from just a recreational trail, the Springwater Corridor is a vital active transportation route for thousands of Portlanders. Unfortunately, it’s also a place many people don’t feel safe bicycling through. In the past few weeks I’ve heard a growing number of concerned citizens who feel like certain … Read more
Detail of Giant Bicycles response to GM ad.-See it below- It’s been two days since we first shared the “Stop pedaling… Start driving.” General Motors ad and the story — and the ad itself — is still getting a lot of attention. GM themselves has responded by saying they’ll pull the ad out of rotation, … Read more
Ellen Vanderslice of PBOT presented the report at a meeting last night.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released the public draft of their East Portland in Motion report, a five year strategy that sets a blueprint for improving biking and walking conditions in East Portland. Work on the report has taken … Read more