City issues bike parking code violation to Jantzen Beach Home Depot
Bad bike parking options could lead to fines for local Home Depot store.
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Bike rack company touts security at Portland demo event
A better bike rack?
Thief saws through PBOT bike rack to steal women’s bike
Ugh. A woman’s bike was stolen in inner-southeast after thieves sawed through the rack.
First look at TriMet’s new multimodal trip planner
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
Portland’s oldest office building could house major bike parking facility
The Dekum Building could become Portland’s first major public bike parking facility.(Photo: Naito Properties) The Dekum Building on SW 3rd and Washington in downtown Portland was built in 1892. It’s the oldest office building in the city and the former home of famed global ad agency Wieden + Kennedy. Now, building owner and manager Naito … Read more
Citing demand, Parks Bureau doubles bike parking near Saturday Market
The Portland Parks and Recreation bureau is putting the finishing touches on new bike racks near the Naito Fountain area in Waterfront Park. We noticed work crews at the site yesterday and contributor Jim Parsons snapped a photo for us this morning… City crews installing new bike racks near the Saturday Market in Waterfront Park … Read more
Bike parking gets even better on North Mississippi and Williams
All cozy and dry… I think I’ll stop for a meal.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s bike parking offerings continue to improve in both quality and quantity. Recently I’ve noticed two developments in North Portland worth your attention: a new on-street bike corral on N. Williams Avenue and a nice covering of a corral on N. … Read more
How PSU is getting staff and students to leave their cars at home
Over 2,000 bike parking spots are justone reason it’s easy to ride to PSU.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland State University’s location, facilities, and policies to promote options to driving alone are paying off. A survey released last week shows that three in four students and employees at the campus get there without a car. A … Read more
Eugene advocate pushes residential bike parking corrals
Demonstration of a residential bike corral in Eugene by Paul Adkins.(Photo: Paul Adkins) A Eugene resident has submitted a proposal to the City of Eugene to install on-street, residential bike parking corrals. On-street bike corrals are common in Portland, but we’ve yet to extend the idea into residential areas. Noted bike advocate Paul Adkins and … Read more
Portland’s first bioswale bike corral and more bike parking on Williams
BES has taken an on-street bike corral…(Photo © J. Maus) And integrated it with a bioswale!(Photo: PBOT)
Weigh in on proposed bike shelter/art project in Woodlawn
Artist Buster Simpson’s rendering of covered bike rack and green street features. See more at BusterSimpson.net/Dekum
Vancouver (WA) installs four more on-demand bike lockers
A source that works for the City of Vancouver (WA) sent this info over the other day (photos of the new lockers below): “Three weeks ago we installed 4 more Bikelink lockers in our downtown area, bringing the total number of lockers to 9. This project was part of our Destination Downtown project, and was … Read more