Progress on North Portland Greenway in St. Johns area
A new path and a new bridge are exciting signs of progress for the northern sections of the North Portland Greenway.
Infrastructure
Residents hope the time has finally come for new path to Mt. Tabor Park
An effort to build a multi-use path to access Mt. Tabor from SE Division Street is getting new life from a committee of neighborhood activists.
Student project could become two-way buffered bike lane in Eugene
Rendering of 13th at Oak Street in Eugene.(Image: LiveMove) When we explored four reasons college towns tend to be bike-friendly last month, we left one off: they produce lots of technical experts who are passionate about improving their communities. It looks as if a group of Eugene students is likely to do exactly that. After … Read more
ODOT plan will bring better bike access to Mt. Hood area
Highway 26 through Rhododendron.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Reacting (in part) to the desires of more than 2,200 survey respondents, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is poised to implement several projects in the Mt. Hood area that will improve bicycling access. As we reported back in August, wider shoulders on Highway 26 and Highway 35 … Read more
Springwater now paved — and open — from Portland to Boring
The beloved Springwater Corridor Trail just grew by 2.25 miles and now extends all the way into Boring.
First look: New buffered bike lanes on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Newly buffered bike lane on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.(Photos by Barbara Stedman) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy in southwest Portland lately. We recently shared their plans for a new protected bike path on the Terwilliger “teardrop” and BikePortland reader Barbara Stedman has been keeping us in the loop on a host of other, bike-friendly … Read more
Opinion: American bike infrastructure on steroids
Boston is experimenting with “sharrows on steroids”. I’m not impressed.
City will build new separated cycle path around treacherous Terwilliger ‘teardrop’
A fix is coming to the Terwilliger teardrop.(Red marks the narrow spot that is currently a safety issue.) A nerve-wracking and dangerous pinch-point on a heavily traveled section of SW Terwilliger Blvd will be the site of Portland’s newest separated bike path. The location is the northeast corner of the intersection of Terwilliger and Capitol … Read more
Priority check: Washington County spending $21 million on Farmington ‘improvement’ project
The project is a reminder of the vast sums being spent in the region every day to speed up auto traffic at the expense of humans. Literally.
Study: Half of Portland bike riders don’t know how to trigger green lights
New research suggests that interminable red lights are a particular burden on new bike riders, because pavement markings aren’t easy enough to understand.
By next month, Springwater path will be repaired and lengthened
Hang in there. It should be done by the end of this month. (Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) By next month, the Springwater Corridor bike path will be in the best shape its been in since early 2012. It will also boast a new, 2.25 mile section of pavement at its southern end in the town … Read more
County installs speed bumps to slow down riders on Hawthorne Bridge viaduct
Five new bike speed bumps greet riders heading onto the Hawthorne Bridge sidewalk.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) Multnomah County has installed a series of speed bumps (a.k.a. rumble strips) on SE Madison Ave as it approaches the Hawthorne Bridge (westbound). The bumps are aimed at reducing bicycling speeds as riders transition from the on-street bike lane … Read more