Commissioner Rubio wants to cut bike parking requirements to boost housing production
Less bike parking, more (and cheaper) housing?
Bike Parking
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Developers say bike parking rules are biggest reason for housing delays
Is it really about bike racks?
Sorting out the family bike pile problem
Family Bike Parking Problem #1: The Bike Pile Does anyone else have a “bike pile” in the garage? My kids’ bikes, scooters, helmets, tricycles, and whatever else – jackets, nerf guns, jump ropes–always seem to end up in a giant heap, with the desired bicycle perpetually at the bottom of the pile. After months of … Read more
Bike Parking Review: Portland Community College Southeast Campus
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT pilot program adds secure bike parking for Hacienda CDC residents
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has partnered with Hacienda Community Development Corporation and Andando en Bicicletas y Caminando to build secure bike parking for residents at Hacienda affordable housing communities. As the Community Cycling Center discovered over a decade ago in their groundbreaking “Barriers to Bicycling” report, fear of bike theft ranks high as a … Read more
Bike Parking Review: Renaissance Commons in Kenton
Welcome to our new Bike Parking Review column. Grading bike parking is something we’ve done for years around here, so I thought it would be fun to give it a bit more structure and have some set judging criteria. This will hopefully give people a better guide for how to advocate for and create quality … Read more
City now offers bike parking subsidy for northwest Portland building owners
Northwest Portland is on a roll when it comes to becoming more bike-friendly. The district has projects under construction, a major new plan for more of them headed to city council next week, and now there’s a new funding source for bike parking. Late last month the Portland Bureau of Transportation launched the Northwest Bike … Read more
City of Portland phasing out bike lockers in favor of rooms
PBOT bike lockers inside Smart Park garages. (Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
