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Cover of Bike Corrals: Local Business Impacts, Benefits, and Attitudes. –Download PDF– A preliminary study of Portland’s on-street bike parking corrals shows they’ve got widespread support from nearby business owners. The report also found that business owners perceive one out of every four of their customers arrive by bike. The study was done by Drew … Read more
[Contributor Michael Andersen is the editor of Portland Afoot, a forthcoming “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland, especially TriMet riders. Their launch issue comes out June 1.]
Bike corral on N. Russell near Widmer Brewery.(Photo © J. Maus) In an effort to assess the usage rates and demand for on-street bike parking, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation will conduct its first ever bike parking counts this summer. The counts will be done annually and the idea is to tally the … Read more
Newly installed bike shelter at Boise-Eliot.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is putting a roof over the bike parking at four local schools. The work is being done through PBOT’s Safe Routes to Schools program and construction is set to be completed by the end of April. One of the … Read more
New on-street bike corral.(Photo: Jennifer Campos/City of Vancouver) Back in October, we brought you news of an on-street bike parking facility that was planned for installation on Main Street in Vancouver, Washington (just a short hop over the Columbia River, north of Portland). I’m happy to report that it has been installed! Leah Jackson, owner … Read more
A new Bikestation is coming to Hillsboro. (Photo is of Bikestation DC).(Photo © J. Maus) If all goes according to plan, Hillsboro (about 20 miles west of Portland) will be the first city in the Portland region to have a one-stop bike storage, shower, and locker facility — also known as a Bikestation. While at … Read more
Bikestation DC has a location that’s impossible to miss.– Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) Today I took a peek at the latest and most conspicuous addition to Washington D.C.’s transportation infrastructure — Bikestation DC. Opened for business only since last October (it was under construction last time I was here), the facility is striking in … Read more
TriMet has launched an online survey to help come up with a name for their new bike parking facilities. The facilities, funded with $1,000,000 in federal stimulus funds, will provide secure bike parking at the Sunset, Beaverton and Gresham Central transit centers. The survey includes several names to choose from, including “Bike & Ride,” “Bike … Read more
One of three new on-street bike corrals installed in North Portland.-Slideshow below-(Photo © J. Maus) The Bureau of Transportation has just installed three more on-street bike corrals in North Portland. These are just the latest in an ongoing effort to install more bike parking in front of businesses throughout the city. The new corrals in … Read more
More and more local businesses are eschewing the utilitarian and mundane City-issue bike racks and opting instead for a more artistic version. There are a lot of reasons this might be happening: Perhaps it’s a way stand out in the crowd (now that bike parking is no longer a novelty); or maybe it’s a way … Read more
New bike parking in front of Doug Fir.(Photos © J. Maus) Businesses on lower Burnside now have more parking for their bike riding customers. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) just unveiled four new on-street bike parking corrals in the area, bringing their total citywide to 40 corrals and 780 spaces. The latest … Read more
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