🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Screen grab of the current beta version. On Friday, October 14th you can get a sneak peek at TriMet’s Portland Regional Trip Planner, which they bill as the “first open-source, multi-modal trip planner produced by a U.S. transit agency.” Over three years in the making, TriMet’s new tool will function similarly to how you get … Read more
Holladay connects to existing bikeways in the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) Because of one powerful stakeholder, the future of a plan to improve bike access on NE Holladay Street through the Lloyd District hangs in the balance. Last week I reported on significant progress for two of the three Lloyd District Bikeway Development projects: … Read more
As part of their N Vancouver/Wheeler Access to Rose Quarter project, the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has added a green box to the median island on N. Interstate.
Approximate location of collision. Another collision on Highway 101, this time involving two people who were riding about 11 miles north of Gold Beach. According to the Oregon State Police (OSP) at about 12:55 pm yesterday, a PT Cruiser driven by a 61-year-old man was southbound on 101 traveling over Ophir Dike when it “struck … Read more
A Lone Wolf Trailer, photographed during a hunting/camping trip this weekend near the Biggs Junction/Deschutes River area in Eastern Oregon.(Photo: Rocky Mackey)
A Wall St. Journal blogger debunks the “soot in your lungs while cycling” stories from last week.(Photo © J. Maus) Here are the news stories that caught my eye this past week… — In recent weeks we’ve been told by the media that riding a bike covers your lungs in soot and that people on … Read more
Big crowds turned out for the Crusade opener, which is typically the largest race of the year.– Photo Gallery – (Photos © J. Maus)
Julie, Claire and Kelly Bosworth joined the ride, which started at Peninsula Park in North Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
The latest news in the search for Mark Bosworth is that his suspected medical condition is likely worsening with each passing hour. That sense of urgency has led to pleas from his wife Julie Bosworth for the public’s help in stepping up search efforts. As I write this, friends, family and volunteers are calling hospital … Read more
This truck has made a habit of blocking the bike lane on N Greeley.(Photos © Brett McLane) A large armored truck has been making a habit of parking in the bike lane on the southbound side of N. Greeley Avenue and a citizen activist has taken it upon himself to make it stop. On September … Read more
Just another day in the Netherlands.(Screen grab) The Dutch Cycling Embassy launched this week. Their mission? “To facilitate cycling worldwide as the most modern, efficient and sustainable means of transportation by sharing our expertise and technology as the world’s number one cycling country.” They’ve also released Cycling for Everyone, a 7-plus minute video that gives … Read more
New striping gives bike traffic a buffer from cars on NE Wheeler behind the Rose Quarter.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has begun implementation of a project to make bicycling near the Rose Quarter more comfortable. NE Wheeler Ave between Winning Way and the Rose Quarter Transit Center now has wider bike … Read more