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

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Greenway group completes first vision of new riverfront trail

[npGreenway’s trail vision. Download the PDF(329KB).] npGreenway is a group of advocates working to build a trail that connects Cathedral Park in St. Johns to the terminus of the Eastbank Esplanade at the Steel Bridge. I was at their very first meeting back in November of 2005 and I have been watching their progress ever … Read more


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Bicycle projects get majority of comments for Metro money

[Proposed route of Sullivan’s Gulch Trail. The project led the way with positive public support in Metro’s MTIP planning process.] Just noticed that Metro has released the results of the 45-day public comment period on projects hoping to get funding through a big pot of dollars known as MTIP. The BTA’s Policy Director Scott Bricker … Read more


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Rare glimpse of a car-less Northwest Portland

[Car-less Northwest Portland.]Photo by Kate Gawf Portland blogger Kate Gawf recently snapped some photos of a rare occurrence in Northwest Portland; car-less streets. Thanks to the annual “Leaf Day” clean-up, all cars in the usually “parked-up” and densely populated neighborhood vanish for just a few hours. Here’s more from Kate, followed by another photo:


Updated: Hawthorne Bike Oases…any day now

[*UPDATE: According to project manager Jean Senechal-Biggs, my source for this story misunderstood the plans. PDOT is building the foundations for these right now and the actual structures aren’t scheduled to be installed until Spring.] [Rendering of a Bike Oasis by Browning Shono Architects] Way back in September 2005, I wrote about a series of … Read more


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Zoobombers reveal new rack designs

[Photo by Felix] Last week, a group of Zoobombers met with with Portland’s art rack coordinator and Transportation Options manager Linda Ginenthal in a conference room at PDOT headquarters. The meeting was called to garner feedback from Ginenthal on potential designs (see below) and locations for a new Zoobomb bike rack. Next week, Ginenthal will … Read more


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More on-street bike parking comes to North Portland

[New on-street bike parking!] On my way up Mississippi Street today I passed by a brand new, on-street bike parking facility at N. Beech Street, right in front of Amnesia Brewing. It’s very exciting to see this because it’s been in the works for over two years! Ever since a similar bike-parking facility was put … Read more