Despite a lack of comfortable bike access, many people like Harlow prefer riding on Sandy Blvd because it’s a straight shot into the central city. While more significant bike access improvements on Sandy aren’t in the near-term pipeline, Harlow had an idea to improve bike access she felt would help the situation immediately.
To make the bike/car interactions a bit more pleasant, Harlow wants to have “Bikes on Roadway” signs installed. She made an official request to PBOT with her idea. Harlow heard back from a PBOT civil engineer and she shared the response with us. PBOT declined the request, but the engineer makes a reasonable case for his decision. The reply (below) might help others understand the thinking PBOT does before deciding whether or not to install signage (it’s also cool to see a government agency take someone’s request so seriously)… [Read more…]
Rolling with momentum in recent weeks from national and statewide elected officials, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project will be the focus of a public forum in Northeast Portland tonight.
The event is being hosted by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, an umbrella non-profit that represents 12 neighborhoods in North and Northeast Portland. At tonight’s forum, residents will be able to share their opinion about the project with local leaders including Metro President Tom Hughes, Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder, and state representatives Tina Kotek, Lew Frederick and Chip Shields.[Read more…]
Last night was the first public open house for the City of Portland’s Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects. Within this planning process, PBOT is taking a close look at three projects that could dramatically improve the bicycling experience in and around the Lloyd District. The projects include improved bikeways on N. Vancouver/Wheeler between Broadway and Multnomah (near Rose Garden), NE Holladay, and the NE 12th Ave overcrossing.
Working with a Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), PBOT has come up with some initial options for how to move forward on these projects.[Read more…]
This morning I shared how PBOT’s neighborhood greenways could have a dramatic impact on how it feels to move around our city’s residential streets. A perfect case in point is the NE Holman Street project.
Back in May, I took a closer look at the project, with a focus on a “pocket park” idea that was being thrown around. The concept was to take the existing, small and ordinary park at NE Holman and 13th and make it something special. Envisioned as a gathering place for the community, the revamped Holman City Park would be extended all the way across Holman, with through-access for biking and walking only.[Read more…]
Detail of concept for new shared-use path, buffered bike lanes, and other bikeway elements being proposed for NE 12th Avenue south of the Lloyd District. – Download larger version (PDF) –
Last night, at a community meeting to hear feedback on the Last Thursday on Alberta event (read my analysis here), Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams heard loud and clear that many people love the event just the way it is.
According to sources at the meeting and reports in the local media, upwards of 400 people crammed into the Acadian Ballroom on Alberta last night. There were many opinions expressed, but it seems the dominant opinion was that despite the growing pains, expense, and crowd control issues, the carfree environment of Last Thursday is something people feel is worth supporting.[Read more…]
Description Sign-in will be with the ride leader at the start location. Provide your name, membership number and emergency contact phone number. The sign-in sheet will be filled out by Read More »
We meet on SW corner of Pioneer Square in downtown PDX. Meet around noon, departing about 12:15. You'll be back downtown by about 1:30. We ride up to the Fairmount Read More »
"Meet at 6, depart by 6:30. The sunset isn't going to wait for us. Did you know that on the night of the full moon, sunset is usually right before Read More »
Length: 24 miles Pace: 12 Terrain: Minor Elevation: 500 ft Ride Type: Group Cancellation Guidelines: Rain/Snow / Ice / Thunderstorms / Wind > 25 mph Details: Tour de Friends: Start Time: 9 am from the Read More »
Join the Oregon Safe Routes to School team @BIKABOUT & @CoachBalto to learn how to start, grow & sustain a Walking School Bus & Bike Train program in your community.
Treasure hunting at Community Cycling Center is back! Did you miss browsing our used parts selection? We missed you too! Visit us once a week for masked, distanced, and outdoor Read More »
Meet every Wednesday for a no-drop, mainly paved bike ride with some mixed terrain bits sprinkled in. Rides will be 15-25ish miles depending on the week. Routes will be shared Read More »
"The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. At the meeting, committee members will have an opportuning to meet Assistant Director Read More »
"Let's keep it going! The full moon naked rides have been the highlight of the summer, and there's no reason not to keep the tradition alive! September 22 is both Read More »
Description Sign-in will be with the ride leader at the start location. Provide your name, membership number and emergency contact phone number. The sign-in sheet will be filled out by Read More »
"Attend by live streaming the meeting on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y_CQlLM27hQ In an effort to follow the states’ social distancing guidelines for slowing the spread of COVID-19, all meetings will be streamed Read More »
Every Thursday night, meets at Salmon Springs Fountain. TNR is a safe space and consent is required ! "If it's not a HELL YES; then it's a FUCK NO!" If Read More »
Description Traditional Kelley Point loop starting at Wilshire Park going through Northeast and North Portland. There will be a restroom break at the Smith/Bybee Lakes Interlake Parking area. The coffee Read More »
Join us on September 24 for the GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE to demand climate justice and #uprootthesystem ! Meet at the Oregon Convention Center (MLK and Holladay) at 11:00, we will Read More »
Come roll deep with us for a night of riding and raging. HOUSE/TRANCE/TECHNO breakdancing, lights, and lasers @ chevez_carlos, @kaylita_a, @Bergmönch, @dj_cat_wolf and @_djkaylo will be spinning. This one is Read More »
5th street is a major east-west bikeway in Beaverton. There’s a proposal to tear down the building which currently houses the fencing school at the northeast corner of 5th and Western. The proposal would… Read Post »
This path is a quarter mile from my house and I use it all the time to exit my neighborhood on my way to Oregon City. Since all my neighbors know that I ride… Read Post »
Fifteen year old sociopath named Kasama Z. Smith steals godmother’s car, goes joyriding with her friends, hits jogger at 50 mph for fun, laughs about it afterwards, and spends weeks afterwards worried her friends… Read Post »
Shout out to Adda Beer at the Rose City Food Park. $1 off each pint to cyclists! Plus nice guy and good beer! https://www.instagram.com/addabeer/?hl=en https://m.facebook.com/RoseCityFoodPark/ 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic Read Post »
Grey Surly long haul trucker got stolen from my house last night while I was inside! It’s a very tall bike, (62cm frame) with black fenders, a green u-lock attached to the middle of… Read Post »
Go to any profile and you can find this for that particular user: You can set if for a particular timeframe. 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic Read Post »
