ODOT bike/ped plan open for comment
Not to be confused with the City of Portland’s Bicycle Master Plan, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has its own Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Here’s how ODOT describes it:
Infrastructure
No free parking at OHSU
No free spaces near the tram.(File photo) Yesterday I had a meeting at the new OHSU Wellness Center (near the tram) and I was amazed at the number of bikes parked around the building. They overflowed the available racks and were locked up to light posts, benches, anything that was metal. In the general area … Read more
New BMX track in Salem marks State Park first
In the latest sign that Oregon is serious about encouraging bicycle recreation, officials in Salem have just agreed to build the first-ever BMX track inside an Oregon State Park. The facility will be built this weekend at the Salem Fairgrounds and will be called the Midway BMX Track. The news comes from Oregon’s Bicycle Recreation … Read more
New tax district near IKEA will add bike lanes
The Oregonian reports that last night City Council unanimously approved a new Local Improvement District tax that will be used to improve NE 92nd Ave.
Ride your bike, park in the street, get a free taco
Ride your bike to ¿Por Que No? and get a free taco. Today from 3-6pm only.(File photo) I just published a story about the DIY on-street bike parking in front of ¿Por Que No? taqueria on N. Mississippi Avenue. Then, in a strange coincidence, at nearly the exact moment I hit “publish,” a reader (without … Read more
DIY on-street bike parking in NoPo
[Update: The owner is hoping for on-street bike parking. Read here for the latest.] Sign says, “Today’s Special: Bike Parking”(File photo) A little taco joint on Mississippi Street in north Portland has taken a DIY approach to on-street bike parking. Directly in front of ¿Por Que No? taqueria, a few bikes have been parked in … Read more
Bike lanes improved through safety project
This photo shows major lane re-alignment at Williams and Fremont.(File photo) The Portland Development Commission (PDC) and the Portland Department of Transportation (PDOT) are throwing a public party in north Portland tomorrow night to celebrate the completion of the first phase of their Vancouver-Williams Transportation Safety Project.
CRC project announces more open houses
I’ve been meaning to post an update about how bicycles are fairing in the the Columbia River Crossing Project. A cyclist on the I-5 Bridge.(File photo) A 25 member Bike/Ped Advisory Committee has been meeting regularly for the past few months. You can learn more about who’s on the committee and read their meeting notes … Read more
Policymakers connect on bi-state ride
Former Mayors Bud Clark and Vera Katz.(File photo) The meaning of last Friday’s Tour of Tomorrow bike ride can be summed up by one simple fact: a majority of the Metro Council (4 of 7 members) rode the entire 40 mile, bi-state route. The ride — which was created by Oregonian columnist and Cycle Oregon … Read more
Sauvie Island bridge might still end up in the Pearl
It’s been over a year since I reported on the status of an idea to re-purpose the Sauvie Island Bridge as a super-sized bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the 405 freeway at Flanders Boulevard looking East.
PDOT, Paris and the potential for bike-sharing in Portland
[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
BikeStation director encouraged by Portland visit
“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