Screen grab from ImagineJumptown.com. The Portland Trail Blazers have released their vision of the Rose Quarter’s future. On ImagineJumptown.com they lay out ideas to create “a world-class mixed-use sports and entertainment district in one of Portland’s most vibrant neighborhoods.”
TriMet has purchased two new railcars for its WES line that have a large storage area inside, similar to this one used by Caltrain as a bike car.(Photo © Todd Boulanger)
Bike parking at Director Park. The City of Portland opened up a new downtown park earlier this week. Director Park, a former parking lot (that’s now underground), occupies a full city block (bordered by SW Park and 9th to the east and west, and Taylor and Yamhill to the south and north). It’s a new … Read more
Bike parking at the GalleryCondominiums in NW Portland.(Photo © Dan Liu) While the Bicycle Plan for 2030 got most of the attention at last night’s Planning Commission meeting, there was another bike-related issue that was discussed. Also on the agenda was a proposal to amend the City’s zoning code to increase the minimum amount of … Read more
Looking north towards SE Division from I-205 path.(Photos © J. Maus) TriMet is close to completion of their $3.8 million, stimulus-funded project to add lighting and other improvements to a seven-mile stretch of the I-205 multi-use path. The path is also the subject of an online survey and study being conducted by the Oregon Department … Read more
The City of Vancouver announced today that they’ve installed a new bike lane along SE 20th Street (from 176th to 192nd) that includes a “buffer area between the bicycle and the travel lane.” This is the latest in a string of bikeway news from Portland’s neighbor to the north. Last month we reported about a … Read more
Todd Boulanger [This story is by Todd Boulanger, a former transportation planner for the City of Vancouver who has been soaking up the bike infrastructure of Europe. In this report he shares some views of a bike parking project at a public square in Amsterdam.] The bike parking options under consideration for Amsterdam’s city center … Read more
An Oregon Department of Transportation repaving project will bring two new mid-block crossings to SE Powell Boulevard. The $4 million (estimated) Powell Boulevard Pavement Preservation project will begin in Spring 2010 and will include repaving Powell from SE 51st Avenue to Interstate 205. In addition, ODOT will build new sidewalks (in compliance with ADA), and … Read more
Plan drawing for crossing of Spokane at SE 13th. Notice new refuge island, semi-diverter (allowing bicycles onto Spokane but not cars), and curb extension. Red boxes are places where on-street parking will no longer be allowed. – Download Spokane Bike Boulevard project details (400K PDF) –
This 7.2 mile stretch of the Springwater should be much smoother by summer 2010.(Map: City of Portland) A project to repave the popular Springwater Corridor Trail that was green-lighted by Metro back in March is now scheduled for completion by early June 2010. The $1.8 million project will overlay asphalt on top of the original … Read more
[With the release of the public comment draft of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, it’s time to get wonky and learn more about what Portland’s brightest bike thinkers are dreaming up for the future. The story below is the latest in our ongoing coverage of the new plan.] With advisory bike lanes, like the … Read more
“I’d like to think through a little further of what the impact would be.” — John Carroll, real estate developer with Carroll Investments On Wednesday, I published an article that incorrectly stated that the Portland Planning Commission had voted to approve a zoning code change that would make a major increase to the minimum number … Read more