Transportation options
Snapped this photo on the way up Interstate today.
Infrastructure
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Bicycle Facilities
The folks over at the BTA will like this one. An interesting tool for getting a quick estimate on how much a certain bike facility would cost. (from Velorution) From the homepage: How much do bicycle facilities cost? Can we quantify their benefits? In what cases do estimates of benefits outweigh costs? If your community … Read more
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Bicycle Facilities
The folks over at the BTA will like this one. An interesting tool for getting a quick estimate on how much a certain bike facility would cost. (from Velorution) From the homepage: How much do bicycle facilities cost? Can we quantify their benefits? In what cases do estimates of benefits outweigh costs? If your community … Read more
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Bicycle Facilities
The folks over at the BTA will like this one. An interesting tool for getting a quick estimate on how much a certain bike facility would cost. (from Velorution) From the homepage: How much do bicycle facilities cost? Can we quantify their benefits? In what cases do estimates of benefits outweigh costs? If your community … Read more
Marine Dr. and PDX get more bike-friendly
Last week I posted some bad news regarding how the new St. Johns Bridge isn’t looking too good on the bike-friendly scale. But at the same meeting I learned about the bridge I also heard Portland bike-czar Roger Geller present his plans to make some exciting bike accessibility improvements to Marine Drive. Playing with some … Read more
Cyclists get shafted on St. Johns Bridge
While attending Tuesday’s meeting of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee I learned that ODOT has decided to give the St. Johns Bridge 2 lanes in each direction instead of a bike-friendly alternative suggested by traffic-flow consultants and local bicycle planners. With 2 lanes in each direction, there is not adequate room for bicycles. At issue … Read more
New bike trail to link NoPo to Swan Island!
…this just in off the Shift email list newswire… The Oregon Transportation Commission approved a $1.2M Transportation Enhancement grant to the City of Portland for construction of the Waud Bluff Trail to Swan Island! This project will upgrade an existing “made trail” down the bluff from Willamette Blvd to the north end of Basin Avenue … Read more
Not Bike Fun
If you’re wondering where this sign is so you can avoid the fate of that poor silhouette man…it’s across from Rocco’s Pizza downtown looking toward Powell’s. Be careful out there and watch out for large, tire-eating square holes in the ground!
Who ya gonna call?
Know of a bike lane that needs sweeping? Or a place without bike racks? How about a gaping pothole that needs filling? For any general concerns that would improve biking on our city streets, put all the numbers below in your cell phone’s speed dial. Portland Bikeline – (503) 823-CYCL -Press 1 for bike lane/path … Read more