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Bike corral on SE 28th.-Slideshow below/More images–(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation completed the installation of another on-street bike parking corral last week. This one — on SE 28th at Pine in front of Ken’s Artisan Pizza and Bamboo Sushi — is the 20th on-street bike parking facility installed by … Read more
New bike corral installed yesterday in front of Crema at the corner of SE 28th and Ankeny.Slideshow below – (Photos © J. Maus)
An example of rude bike parking on Vancouver Ave. (Photo by Mary)
As we’ve been covering with regularity in recent weeks, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy installing new on-street bike parking facilities. Known as “bike corrals,” they have proven to be very popular with the community and with business owners. Each time we cover a new installation, many people wonder how a … Read more
New bike parking on NE Glisan at 28th gives room to park and room to breathe.(Photos © J. Maus)
New bike corrals have replaced car parking spaces in front of two businesses on N. Williams Ave. (note the one across the street too).–More images–(Photos © J. Maus)
Lincoln Restaurant tries to lure in passing cyclists.(Photo © J. Maus) To accomodate what is probably Portland’s busiest bikeway through a commercial district (outside of downtown), the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is set to install two more of their on-street bike corrals on N.Williams. According to Sarah Figliozzi with PBOT, the new corrals … Read more
The mystery storefront at 515 SW 3rd.(Photo: Dana Troy) Several readers have alerted me to a mysterious sign posted on a vacant storefront on SW 3rd that reads, “Coming Soon… Portland Bike Station”. I made a few calls and couldn’t find out much about it. One source did confirm for me that it is legit … Read more
Prices are going up on lockers managed by the City of Portland.(Photo: PBOT) Beginning July 1st, prices to rent a bike locker from the City of Portland will go up by over 100% — from $45 to $95 at the six-month rate. The increases are a part of a slew of higher fees on everything … Read more
Indoor bike parking at the Gallery Condominiums in NW Portland.(Photo: Dan Liu) The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is working on a package of eco-friendly building code changes that, if passed, would include an improvement to bike parking at apartments and condominiums. The package of new code regulations — which also removes … Read more
The new bike parking, just minutes after it was installed.(Photo: Bryan Steelman) You’ve got to love local business owners like Por Que No Taqueria’s Bryan Steelman. In July 2007, when he wanted on-street bike parking in front of his first location on N. Mississippi, he didn’t wait for PBOT, he did it himself. Then, to … Read more
New bike parking in Northwest Portland at Thurman and 24th in front of Dragonfly Coffee House. (Plans call for rubber bumpers around the edges, like on existing corrals).(Photos by Dan Liu)
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