An idea from San Francisco: Sidewalk extensions
A pilot project in San Francisco will replace two parking spaces with a patio.(Photo: RG Construction)
Infrastructure
TIGER project comes with Portland’s first two-way cycle track
Cross section of how SW Moody will look after a $23 million facelift thanks to federal stimulus funds awarded today.
River Plan hearing a big moment for Greenway Trail backers
Looking south at start of “Cement Road” connection between Swan Island and Lower Albina.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight at 6:00 pm the Portland City Council will host a hearing and vote on the River Plan/North Reach project. The plan includes the first update to the alignment of the North Willamette Greenway Trail in over three … Read more
Businesses get into the art of bike racks
More and more local businesses are eschewing the utilitarian and mundane City-issue bike racks and opting instead for a more artistic version. There are a lot of reasons this might be happening: Perhaps it’s a way stand out in the crowd (now that bike parking is no longer a novelty); or maybe it’s a way … Read more
How they roll (across the tracks) in Seattle
Screen grab from new Streetfilm showing Seattle’s track treatment. Streetfilms’ latest video comes from our neighbors to the north in Seattle. The film takes a closer look at how the Seattle DOT is helping people who ride bicycles avoid a common problem — falling on streetcar and rail tracks. The film features John Mauro from … Read more
BTA votes no on PBOT’s proposed budget
A freshly paved Naito Parkway came with new bike lanes.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation submitted their proposed 2010-2011 budget to City Hall today and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is not happy with it. Michelle Poyourow, advocacy director of the BTA and member of the PBOT Budget Advisory Committee, was … Read more
First look: Milwaukie’s new bikeway signs
New on the streets of Milwaukie!(Photo: Matt Menely) The City of Milwaukie (which borders Portland to the southeast) has installed its first of 212 bikeway network signs. Milwaukie resident Matt Menely spotted the first one, which is located near SE 28th and Monroe. The Bikeway Signage Plan project began with a series of public meetings … Read more
Bike-oriented development continues on N. Williams
Vergnetti’s Coffee: Bikes welcome. What streetcar did for the Pearl District, bikes are doing for North Williams Avenue. O.K., so maybe it’s not quite an equal comparison, but the presence of bike traffic on Williams has encouraged its share of development and the influx of bike-friendly businesses popping up along the street shows no sign … Read more
13 years later, 50s bikeway project finally gets rolling
SE 52nd Avenue — soon to be bike boulevard-ized.(Photo: PBOT) This morning, Portland City Council formally accepted a $1.3 million grant for the 50s Bikeway, a project that was first identified as a priority in Portland’s 1996 Bike Master Plan. Today’s acceptance of the grant is a procedural formality (technically, it’s the signing of an … Read more
Vancouver leaders join local chorus of CRC concerns
Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Metro President David Bragdon have been joined by two leaders from Vancouver in their disdain for the current state of the Columbia River Crossing project. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart (Photos © J. Maus)
Traffic Division Captain weighs in on bike lane case
Despite appearances, that bike lane continues through the intersection.(Photo © J. Maus) We’ve got more reaction and analysis on the infamous disappearing bike lane decision. First, a quick review: Carmen Piekarski was right-hooked by a woman driving a car while biking through an intersection. Multnomah County Judge Pro Tem Michael Zusman ruled that the person … Read more
Imagine 1,200 sharrows ‘blanketing’ downtown Portland
A project currently on the shelf at PBOT would place markings like this (which happens to be in Seattle) every 100 feet on every lane on nearly every street in downtown Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)