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“I’d like to think through a little further of what the impact would be.” — John Carroll, real estate developer with Carroll Investments On Wednesday, I published an article that incorrectly stated that the Portland Planning Commission had voted to approve a zoning code change that would make a major increase to the minimum number … Read more
[UPDATE 10/16, 9:53am: Planning Commission has not voted in favor of this increase. They are still considering it after some follow-up testimony that was not in favor of it. I received conflicting accounts of what transpired at the hearing and I am working on an update now. Stay tuned for a follow story. I regret … Read more
City of Vancouver employees measure out future on-street bike parking.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) By the end of this year, transportation planners with the City of Vancouver plan to have their first-ever on-street bike parking corral. The new bike parking is slated to be installed in front of Angst Gallery at 11th and Main Streets (maps). The … Read more
An example of a curb extensionwith a bioswale (at SE Clay and 11th)(Photo © J. Maus) The city plans to turn SE Division Street into a “green main street” between SE 6th and SE 39th. Division Streetscape and Reconstruction project manager Elizabeth Mahon presented draft intersection redesign plans to the city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee last … Read more
New parking for bikes on Russell at Interstate.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night Widmer Brothers Brewery held a celebration for their newly installed, on-street bike parking corral. A party for bike parking is one thing, but last night’s event was a bigger deal because Mayor Adams led a bike ride to it from City Hall … Read more
Some folks are confused about these rack-shaped objects on the new transit mall.(Photos: Victoria Gilbert) Here’s a bit of good, bad, and confusing news about bike parking on TriMet’s transit mall in downtown Portland (we’ll get to the issue of actually riding on it in a separate story). Back in January, we reported on how … Read more
Crews installed the new bike corral this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) The folks at Widmer Brothers Brewery are so excited to have a new, on-street bike parking corral in front of their Gasthaus Pub (on N. Russell at Interstate), they’re planning a party to celebrate. On September 2nd they’ll host an event called “Bikes and … Read more
A new residential bike parking shelter on SE Washington near Laurelhurst Park.(Photos © J. Maus)
Reader Tomas Quinones and a friend made this bike rack out of bamboo, rope, and used bike tubes. (Photo by Flickr user TomasCoSauce in the BikePortland Photographers pool)
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)