First look at cycle track in-progress on NE Cully Blvd
View of the cycle track (L) and the sidewalk (R) on the new NE Cully Blvd. Please note that the striping and signage is not complete.(Photos © J. Maus)
Infrastructure
PBOT applies for grant to fund Bike & Ride at Gateway Transit Center
Conceptual design drawing (not final design!) of new Gateway Transit Center Bike & Ride facility.(Image by Dero Racks, taken from PBOT grant application)
Kenton’s main street, now with more room for walking and biking
The new cross-section of N. Denver through downtown Kenton.(Graphic: PDC)
PBOT project would improve signals and reduce delay for bike traffic
PBOT says an advance signal loop detector installed at 21st and Sandy has reduced delay for bicycle traffic by 15%.(Photo: PBOT) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) understands that in order to make bicycling more attractive — and to reach its goal of 25% bike mode share by 2030 — riding a bike … Read more
New buffered bike lane on SE Division (in Gresham)
Detail of Gresham’s new striping on Division.(Larger version) Fresh of their Bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, Gresham (our neighbor to the east) is charging ahead with their bike plans. Thanks to a tip from reader Adam Osborn, we’ve learned about the new, bicycle-only travel lane being installed on SE Division. Similar to … Read more
City acquires land for South Waterfront Greenway Trail
The South Waterfront Greenway Trail will feature separate paths for biking and walking.
OHSU bike commuter injury study released
(Photo © J. Maus) Back in February we shared a sneak peek at a study done by Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) that tracked bike commuters and monitored the types and severity of injuries they received during a one-year period. That study has now been published and is embedded at the end of this post.
City Council ponies up $198,000 for Gateway Green
A look at the parcel as it stands today, with the I-205 path on the right.(Photo © J. Maus) At their weekly meeting yesterday, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance that included funding for operation and maintenance of Gateway Green, a project that will turn a vacant, 35-acre parcel of land in East Portland … Read more
Take a tour of the future North Willamette Greenway Trail (video)
Local filmmaker Dan Kaufman has released a new video that takes viewers on a trip along the future location of the North Willamette River Greenway Trail. In the video (below), you’ll join the advocates from non-profit group npGreenway who are working towards making the trail — that will eventually connect the Eastbank Esplanade at the … Read more
PBOT completes new bike lane across MLK at Burnside
This just in from our friend @mrbowers on Twitter, PBOT has striped a new bike lane on the eastern end of the Burnside Bridge prior to the crossing of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd (and I think further on along Burnside as well)… Looking east on Burnside, just west of MLK.(Photo: @mrbowers/Twitter)
Checking in on North Portland Greenway project: Open house is Monday
Imagine when it goes all the way to St. Johns!(Photo: npGreenway) Just about five years ago, a small group of Portlanders gathered for the first time to share an audacious vision — a dream to extend the Eastbank Esplanade north from the Steel Bridge to Cathedral Park in St. Johns. Since then, they’ve coalesced into … Read more
PBOT: Streetcar brings changes to bikeways in the Pearl
New box at Lovejoy and 9th to facilitate “Copenhagen Left” (instead of crossing new streetcar tracks at a dangerous angle).(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Streetcar Loop Project has brought major changes to bikeways in the Pearl District. With new tracks, new medians and a new recommended route for bikes, PBOT has released a detailed … Read more