New box at Lovejoy and 9th to facilitate “Copenhagen Left” (instead of crossing new streetcar tracks at a dangerous angle).(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Streetcar Loop Project has brought major changes to bikeways in the Pearl District. With new tracks, new medians and a new recommended route for bikes, PBOT has released a detailed … Read more
Detail of sculptural element on roof of new bike corral coming to Dekum Street. Our story last week about a new on-street bike corral coming to Dekum Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood sparked a lot of discussion. Many readers weighed in with negative opinions about the design (especially the car part) and wondered whether or … Read more
With no crosswalk or light, students rely on a police officer to cross Springville Road in Bethany.(Photos: Kellie Rice) This past Walk and Bike to School day was a smashing success. Throughout Portland’s inner neighborhoods, schools reported overflowing bike racks, crowded crosswalks, and record turnouts. That’s all fine and good, but our experience of walking … Read more
Notables line up to cut the ribbon. L to R: Karl Dinger (City of Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility Project Manager), Toni Plunkett (City of Hillsboro Controller), Bob Reitmeir (City of Hillsboro Fleet and Facilities Director), Colin Cooper (City of Hillsboro Planning Manger), Steve Krautscheid (Director of Facilities for Tuality Hospital), Aron Carlson (City of Hillsboro … Read more
Intersection of Farmington Road and Kinnaman in Aloha. Portland might be 0-2 in getting a major bike project funded through the Obama Administration’s TIGER grant program, but there’s reason to be excited on a regional level. Like I mentioned yesterday, the Aloha-Reedville area in Washington County won a $2 million grant to help them embark … Read more
New bike lanes on SW Lombard. (Photos: Jim Parsons) It was a bit of a saga, but bike lanes have finally been installed on a stretch of SW Lombard Avenue in Beaverton (the project also came with some on-street parking removal). After the Beaverton Traffic Commission said no to the project back in April, advocates … Read more
Concord, a “Neighborhood Greenway,” is adjacent to Beach School.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced their first “Neighborhood Greenway” ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event will take place Wednesday afternoon at Beach School in the Overlook neighborhood of North Portland. PBOT wants to showcase their growing network of residential streets … Read more
Photo of the scene.(Photo: KPTV screen grab) A 7th grade girl and a school bus operator collided yesterday as the bus left the parking lot of Beaverton Arts & Communications Magnet High School, which is about seven miles west of Portland. The wheel of the bus ran over the girl’s leg. She suffered a compound … Read more
Schekel memorial sculpture at SE 37th and Taylor.(Photo: City Repair) Matt Schekel was 27 years old when he was struck and killed while riding his bike by someone operating a produce truck who ran a stop sign at SE 37th and Taylor. The year was 1997. This Thursday, August 19th, Schekel would have turned 40 … Read more
Bike lanes on SE Holgate.(Photo © J. Maus) Following a public meeting last week, Rick Bradford, the man behind a grassroots effort to get PBOT to remove the new buffered bike lanes on SE Holgate Blvd., remains unswayed in his opposition. Bradford has posted an update on RestoreHolgate.com where he accuses PBOT of spinning the … Read more
Live at 11! A plastic wrap booby trap discovered at Ladds Circle!(Screen grab from KATU-TV) What started as a post to the Shift email list at 1:30 am yesterday morning has become the latest headline-grabbing story in Portland’s ongoing fascination with the “bikes versus cars” dichotomy. It started with this email from Lauren Hudgins:
Opposition to new lane striping on SE Holgate continues.(Photo © J. Maus) A couple that lives near SE Holgate Ave east of I-205 has launched a grassroots effort to undo the City of Portland’s buffered bike lane project on that street. Rick and Trish Bradford are behind RestoreHolgate.com, a website that includes an online petition … Read more