Planning Commission votes to roll back bike parking code to spur new housing
Commission recommended suspending, or striking altogether, several bike parking requirements adopted by City Council in 2019.
Infrastructure
A closer look at new speed cushions on NE Ainsworth (Video)
Are they working? Let’s watch the video!
PBOT adds heavy concrete barricades to notorious NE 21st Ave bike lanes
A major upgrade for a corner that was unsafe for seven years.
A two-way bikeway on the Willamette Blvd bluff is officially off the table
It was a neat idea, but PBOT is convinced it’s not worth pursuing.
PBOT breaks ground on six new signalized crossings on 82nd Avenue next week
The transformation of 82nd is happening! Let’s enjoy it.
82nd Avenue design proposals weigh value of driving convenience with human life
Projects at NE Glisan and Davis would limit driving access. But how much?
Video: Giving NYC’s bikeways the crosstown test
It’s one thing for a city to have a marquee bike project here or there — but it’s another thing entirely to get people across town by bike on a connected network that is legible and safe. During my recent trip to New York City, I had to get to Williamsburg, Brooklyn for a story. … Read more
PBOT plans to remove new bike lanes on NE 33rd
The reason appears to be that insufficient notice was given to the neighborhood.
Correction and Update: A short take on big changes to city government
Portland is poised to roll back innovative housing regulations even as it moves closer to a more efficient governance structure.
ODOT grant will connect Lombard bike lanes to N Denver Ave, and more
PBOT will work with the state to close the slip lane and make other major changes at Denver intersection.
Housing regulatory relief, bike parking, and a blow to transparency?
Planning Commission heard a strong defense of bike parking code at a hearing Tuesday.
Hawthorne Blvd projects are working well, PBOT says
The projects ticked all PBOT’s boxes and they’ve deemed it a success.