🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Some very choice bike/transportation related job opportunities came in this week. Check out the latest listings below and make sure you tell them you saw it on BikePortland. Account Executive — Brompton Communications Manager – Transportation — City of Portland (PBOT) Systems Admin/Tech Support — Alta Planning and Design
Existing tracks that cross Naito.(Photo: Google Streetview) Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) started on a project this morning to repair their tracks on NW Naito Parkway just north of the Steel Bridge. The existing tracks have large gaps between them that make for a bumpy and jarring experience for people riding bicycles. Yesterday’s announcement didn’t share … Read more
Photo from the scene.(Photo: Oregon State Police) Just before noon today, 81 year old Dale Beacock of Vancouver, Washington died while bicycling on Highway 101 north of Garibaldi. Beacock collided with a logging truck. According to the Oregon State Police, the crash happened around 11:50 am. A truck pulling a loaded log trailer struck Beacock … Read more
Teams assemble for the Relay competition at the final night of Short Track racing on Monday.(Photos © J. Maus)
The Pedalounge on a trial run down N. Mississippi Avenue.(Photo: Pedalounge) Back in April I shared the news that a 16-person party-bike dubbed the “Pedalounge” was all set to hit the streets of Portland. Well, it turns out that the business is on hold due a City permitting issue related to liability insurance. Portland Pedalounge … Read more
(Photo: Wash. Co. Sheriff) A crash between a someone operating a pick-up truck and three people riding bikes on a rural road in Washington County resulted in life-threatening injuries. The crash happened at about 9:00 pm on Wednesday night. According to news reports, the collision took place on NW West Union Road about 1/2 mile … Read more
On Naito looking north just before railroad tracks. A five-day closure of NW Naito Parkway begins tomorrow morning at 7:00 am. The closure is due to a City of Portland Bureau of Transportation project to repair the Union Pacific Railroad tracks that cross the road as it passes under the Steel Bridge. The closure will … Read more
New committee member Michelle DePass speaking with KATU news last night.(Image: Still from video below) Since the meeting last week where racism and gentrification were the main topics of discussion, there have been some developments around the City’s North Williams Traffic Safety Operations project. The official Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met last night at Legacy … Read more
U.S. Department of Commerce staff members chat with Chris Distefano (white shirt) and company founder Chris King (at left) during a tour of the Chris King Precision Components manufacturing facility last month.(Photos: Dylan Van Weelden/Chris King)
See image below for how NE Holladay could be transformed with an enhanced bikeway.(Photo © J. Maus) As I shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is still trying to figure out how to move forward on a project to make NE Holladay Street a high-quality, east-west bike route through the Lloyd District. … Read more
Ambassadors logo Sponsoring race teams and events has been a standard way for bike shops to “support the community” for years. But what about people who don’t race? What about people who just ride in the city to get from A to B? Yesterday, a shop based in Northwest Portland, 21st Avenue Bicycles, launched The … Read more
In Portland’s future?(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is making a big push to bring bike sharing to Portland. They’ve launched a petition campaign to demonstrate public support for the project, they are actively searching for the estimated $4 million in start-up funds, and they are gathering support from heads of transportation … Read more