Portland’s first cycle track proposed for Cully
A cross-section detail of proposed design of NE Cully Street shows 8 1/2-foot wide cycle-track. Note: Not shown is a wide pedestrian walkway. See below for fully cross-section.
Infrastructure
Neighborhood support grows for Going St. bike boulevard
A banner for the BTA’s campaign seenat an event this summer.(Photos © J. Maus) Back in August, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced that Going Street would be the focus of their first major effort to create a new bike boulevard in Portland. Since then, BTA staffer Emily Gardner has been busy shoring up neighborhood … Read more
Eugene-based CETMA unveils new cargo bike
The new CETMAcargo bike from Eugene.(Photos courtesy Lane Kagay)
Guest Article: Two rights don’t make a right
Jessica Roberts(Photo © J. Maus) This article was written by Jessica Roberts. Jessica is the former metro area advocate for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and she is now a planner with Alta Planning and Design, one of the nation’s premier bike and pedestrian planning firms. Jessica previously wrote about how to get letters published in … Read more
B-SMaRT close calls/crash reporting tool: One month later
This map shows were close calls and collisions have been reported with the BikePortland B-SMaRT tool.Click to enlarge(Graphic: Joe Broach).
Municipal Bicycle Pump, Stockholm
A bike pump provided by the City of Stockholm.(Photo: Lindsey Maser)
Right-hook warning, Copenhagen-style
In Copenhagen, this sign is placed directly in the bike lane. See another photo below for another view.(Photos by Tom Miller) Copenhagen should become a sister city to Portland. I can barely keep track of all the local planners, politicians, advocates and bureaucrats who have made a pilgrimmage to the “City of Cyclists” this past … Read more
‘Hoop’ rack wins NYC design competition
The winning design in action.(Photo: NYC DOT) The New York City Department of Transportation has picked a winner in their City Bike Racks Competition. It’s an elegant and simple hoop design created by a team from Copenhagen (which is quite fitting). The NY Times City Room blog has the story: A simple circle, resting on … Read more
New gadget helps bikers get the green
New gadget fools the light into thinking your bike is a car.(Photo © J. Maus) Have you ever biked up to an intersection and had the sinking feeling that the traffic signal sensors don’t know you’re there? A new gadget (that’s still a prototype at this point) just might solve that problem. Here’s the news … Read more
With bike boxes, the color is key
Portland has been at the cutting edge of traffic design for many years. In America, with our stringent, car-centric traffic design guidelines, that means having engineers who are not afraid to push the boundaries of the status quo. The most recent example of this are Portland’s colored bike boxes. We weren’t the first city to … Read more
Bike-only signal eyed as solution at Broadway/Williams
PDOT is working on safety improvements at the Broadway/Williams intersection.(Photo © J. Maus) This is the preliminary plan for Broadway Williams that was presented at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night.
Bike/ped bridge part of Sellwood Bridge possibilities
Let’s help the county pick a better bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) Multnomah County has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Sellwood Bridge Project. Included in the DEIS are details of the five bridge design configurations that are being considered. Now, the County needs your feedback to help them decide what type of … Read more