4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
[Updated: 7/24, 7:34am] A bike-sharing system in Vienna.Photo: Ethan Jewett By now, everyone’s heard of the “Velib” bike-sharing program launched by Paris earlier this month. That program — whose name so poetically is formed from the French words for “bike” and “liberty” — placed 10,600 bikes at 750 stations for use by Parisians and tourists … Read more
“We think it’s a likely next step en route to making Portland’s transportation infrastructure as accessible as necessary.”-Tom Miller (Commissioner Adams’ Chief of Staff) BikeStation Executive Director Andrea White was in town earlier this week. Accompanied by a BikeStation board member, the pair met with city officials and private developers to discuss the potential of … Read more
With a connected network of dedicated bike paths, everyone rides at Fort Stevens State Park.(File photo) – Slideshow below.
Bike lane on N. Vancouver Ave.(File photo) At the Platinum Bicycle Master Plan Steering Committee meeting yesterday, city bike coordinator Roger Geller shared results of feedback received at the recent series of Bike Master Plan open houses. At each of three workshops, the 176 attendees were asked to list what they felt were the best … Read more
Just came across a photo of the Bike Oasis that has been installed on NE Sandy Boulevard.
[Updated 4:09pm] From the McBrooklyn Blog in NYC (via Streetsblog) comes a photo of a new, “high-visibility bike lane” just installed in Brooklyn: Now that looks safe.(Photo from McBrooklyn)
With an extensive bus and bike network, light rail, streetcars and even an aerial tram, Portland is frequently lauded for its transportation system (there’s even been a movie made about it). But conditions outside the central city and close-in neighborhoods are much different. Roads in outer southeast Portland — especially busy SE 82nd Avenue — … Read more
Last week, the Belmont neighborhood welcomed two new on-street bike parking facilities to SE Belmont Street. I published photos from Bill Stites the day they went in but at that time the staples hadn’t been installed.
I’ve been trying different options for my new commute from North Portland to SE 8th and Main. One of them takes me all the way down N Vancouver until it intersects with Broadway. That intersection (here it is on Google Maps) can be a daunting place on a bike (see photo below). It gets a … Read more
Leader of SWTrails, Don Baack.(File photo) The serpentine, hilly, and narrow roads that make up most of southwest Portland are a far cry from the idyllic bike boulevards of inner southeast Portland. But that hasn’t stopped a year-long effort by citizen activists and a group called SWTrails from working to create similar bike-friendly streets in … Read more
Back in February I shared the news about an effort to bring two new on-street bike parking “corrals” to SE Belmont. This morning, PDOT crews began the installation! Here are a few photos sent to me by Bill Stites, who has been instrumental in making this happen: Looking west from SE 34th St. (in front … Read more
[Via the Oregonian] TriMet map shows proposed bridge location (enlarge).Graphic: TriMet TriMet’s plans to build a new bridge over the Willamette River for their Portland to Milwaukie light rail line got a big boost in Salem on Saturday. The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction approved a funding bill (backed taxpayer and lottery bonds) … Read more