An annotated map to the future of bicycling in downtown Portland
For months, the city has been mum about its ideas for how to spend $6.6 million for better biking and walking downtown. Let’s start the speculation now.
Infrastructure
Bike lane news roundup: SE Stark, Lloyd District, Williams and more
A man rides on the brand new bike lane on SE Stark in Montavilla.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has been busy making bike-related tweaks and additions to several streets across the city. We’ve noticed a few of them lately and figured it was time for an update…
Wonk Night kickstarts effort to reform Portland’s bike parking code
21) Require different-colored markings around bike racks to clarify where the parking space ends.
New route through rail yard could link up North Portland Greenway
As the route of the long-planned North Portland Greenway comes before city council this week, there’s a new possibility in the mix that could shape the bikeway every Portlander knows ought to exist.
Portland to illuminate bike lanes with solar-powered LEDs
The latest in bike lane technology.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation will install the city’s first illuminated bike lane markers next week (sorry, it’s not the glow-in-the-dark “starpath” everyone’s talking about). According to PBOT Active Transportation Division Manager Dan Bower, on Tuesday crews will install 20 solar-powered LED lights in the bike … Read more
Another right-hook at Broadway/Hoyt: What can we do about this intersection? – UPDATED
NW Broadway at Hoyt is a high-risk right-hook spot and it needs to be improved.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT makes official recommendation for SE Foster Road redesign
Detail of PBOT’s draft recommendation for SE Foster Road. Nearing the end of a one-year public process to update the Foster Road Transportation and Streetscape Plan, yesterday the Portland Bureau of Transportation released its official draft recommendation for how to re-design SE Foster Road from 52nd to 90th. Their plan, which will be put in … Read more
ODOT unveils plans for major changes to Kenton-PIR-Delta Park connection
Detail of ODOT plans for a new bike path adjacent to Denver Ave.(ODOT) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is entering the design phase of a project that will bring major changes to bicycling conditions between the Kenton neighborhood, N Denver Ave, and connections to Schmeer Road and Portland International Raceway (PIR). On the project … Read more
Bike trips up 15% on NE Multnomah after installation of protected bike lane
Turns out people like having few cars around and more protection when they ride.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation is touting the success of their road diet and protected bike lane project on NE Multnomah Street in the Lloyd District. On their website today, PBOT announced results of a travel survey and … Read more
County adds plastic ‘candlestick’ bollards to Hawthorne viaduct
New plastic bollards installed by the County today. This photo was taken west of the SE Grand intersection and just before the McLoughlin Blvd off-ramp.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
County, City team up for expanded biking and walking lanes on Hawthorne
A lane re-organization on SE Hawthorne has swapped one standard lane for an expanded bike lane and a walking lane.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Multnomah County unveiled new and expanded bike lane on the Hawthorne Bridge viaduct over the weekend. Working in a partnership with the City of Portland, the County (who manages the bridge) gave … Read more
Take an interactive tour of design options for SE Foster Road
Screenshot of new interactive visualization of SE Foster Road by Spencer Boomhower. Portland resident, citizen activist, and animation expert Spencer Boomhower is at it again. You might remember Spencer’s fantastic animation work that deftly explained the “Idaho Stop” law, or his video for PBOT explaining cycle tracks and buffered bike lanes. Spencer also aided the … Read more