Lane blockage on SW Stark presents a different kind of bike commute ‘challenge’
Oh the daily injustices of biking.
Oh the daily injustices of biking.
10 miles east of downtown Portland, the fuse for a bright cycling future has been lit.
The Carefree Commuter Challenge starts next month and the folks at Drive Less Save More are expecting over 2,000 people from across the region to take part. The Challenge is just one component of a state-funded marketing program aimed at encouraging folks to get around with something other than their car. Drive Less Save More … Read more
The beautiful roads just outside Hillsboro.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon’s State Scenic Bikeway program has really taken off in recent years. Routes have sprung up all over the state and they’re spurring economic development and providing people with great bike adventures. But so far, none of them are very close to Portland. Now comes word … Read more
Rollin’ through the Ice Age.(Photo: Metro) The Tonquin Trail — a 22 mile system of paths that will someday connect the cities of Sherwood, Tualatin and Wilsonville — is now officially named the Ice Age Tonquin Trail. The project has also just completed a master plan that is set to be forwarded onto city, regional, … Read more
Google street view of Sylvan overpass.
Corner of 15th and Killingsworth. Residents of the Vernon Neighborhood in northeast Portland are organizing opposition to a proposed 7-Eleven at the corner of NE Killingsworth and 15th (map). Among their list of concerns about the potential store are how it would impact traffic safety — particularly among people walking and biking. In a newsletter … Read more
Still from KATU News video (watch their story here). A reader brought to our attention a great story about the power of bicycles and how one person can make a difference. The head custodian at Poynter Middle School in Hillsboro, John Sarrazin, has turned a chance encounter with a student who needed help fixing his … Read more
PCC has determined that the corner of Michigan and Killingsworth would be the best location for a multi-story parking garage.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Community College’s Cascade campus is considering the construction of a four-story parking garage on the northeast corner of N Michigan and Killingsworth. The project is part of district-wide expansion plans funded … Read more
Now includes a bike race, naturally. The Festa Italiana, a week-long event that has brought together the local Italian community for 20 years, now includes a bike race. The Giro di Portland will feature the area’s best racing talent on a high-speed, multi-lap criterium through the Pearl District — and the Festa Italiana is the … Read more
The largest street painting in Portland, as seen from a roof on the northwest corner of the intersection.(Photos © J. Maus)
Detail of map showing projects.–Download larger as PDF– Tonight, the community will learn more about an exciting suite of projects that will make bicycling in North Portland more viable, convenient, and safe. The Portland Bureau of Transportation will hold the first of two public open houses for their “Going to the River” project. The project, … Read more