Since my post two weeks ago about bike parking at Lewis & Clark College I’ve had the chance to exchange a few emails with the school’s Director of Transportation and Parking, Mark Morgan. Morgan shared the following new information about the bike parking situation and other bikey tidbits:
(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Next week, the Policy Advisory Group for the Sellwood Bridge Project will meet to choose up to four bridge designs to consider for further study. The four designs will then go through an environmental review and a “preferred alternative” will be chosen by Spring 2008.
“The steady growth in bicycle use presents an opportunity for the City to capitalize on the increased ridership by investing in safety and access improvements to attract a broader range of cyclists.”–From PDOT bicycle count report. Download PDF here. The City of Portland Office of Transportation has just released their 21-page report detailing results of … Read more
[Post updated: 9/27, 11:42am] E. Burnside and 97th: The tracks where Sharon fell.Photo: Jim O’Horo At a meeting last week of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC), TriMet Communications Manager Josh Collins shared details of TriMet’s plans to review 32 locations where bike paths and bike lanes cross MAX tracks. The review makes good on … Read more
The Oregon State Fair Pavillion building is being considered as a location for a new velodrome.(Photo courtesy Oregon State Fair) Imagine being at the Oregon State Fair, chomping on a plate of fried food, and hearing a packed crowd erupt in a thunderous roar as track racers fly by on the way to a thrilling … Read more
Remember the stop sign graffiti I wrote about on SE Salmon Street back in July? Not to be outdone, I noticed this message stickered to a stop sign in Vancouver BC during my visit this past weekend.
There’s no question who this street is for.(Photos by Jonathan Maus) Riding around Vancouver BC for the first time, I instantly felt like I was a respected part of the transportation system. The family and I took to the city streets yesterday and experienced a pleasant, well-marked bike route. Vancouver has a network of secondary … Read more
Configuration of a cycle track.(Graphic: Streetsblog) Bicycle and transportation advocates in New York City are ecstatic that their Department of Transportation plans to install a physically separated bike lane (a.k.a. “cycle track). The news comes from Streetsblog:
Bikes parked on Lewis & Clark campus.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The “problem” of not enough bike parking has reared its head at yet another place in Portland: Lewis & Clark College. With growing bike use, a new school year, and the Bike Commute Challenge going full steam (L & C is a perennial front-runner in the … Read more
City Hall bike racks; will they stay or go?(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Earlier this month, the BTA’s Karl Rohde reported that a bunch of new bike racks had been installed in front of City Hall’s main entrance (on SW Fourth Ave.). The racks were installed as a temporary measure to handle the increased demand during the … Read more
Congestion is a common sight during peak commuting hours. (Photo: BikePortland.org) Two new surveys show that (not surprisingly) bicycle use continues to rise in Portland. PDOT’s annual count of bicycle traffic on the four main downtown bridges shows a 21% increase from 2006. Last year (see my report), PDOT counted 12,046 average daily bicycle trips … Read more
Insert NPGreenway Trail here.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The folks behind the North Portland Greenway Trail are some of the hardest working advocates I’ve ever come across. They are constantly doing whatever they can to share their vision for a new riverfront trail that would connect the Eastbank Esplanade (at the Steel Bridge) to Cathedral Park in … Read more