CCC employee Benjamin Jaspersin the damaged office.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) At around 3:30 on Saturday afternoon, a Toyota FourRunner backed into the wall of the Community Cycling Center (CCC) on NE 17 Avenue (at Alberta). Several employees were working at the time (getting ready for the Holiday Bike Drive this morning), but thankfully, none of … Read more
“We want to take a leadership role with this, and we hope that other bureaus and divisions in the city take note.”–Jeff Guard, risk specialist with the Portland Water Bureau As part of a proactive effort to increase bike safety around their Interstate facility, The City of Portland’s Water Bureau will issue a mandate to … Read more
This just in from Portland Parks & Recreation: SE Circle Avenue Bridge on Springwater Corridor closed due to flood damage (Portland, OR) – High water caused by the recent heavy rains has compromised the structure of the bridge at SE Circle Avenue along the Springwater Corridor in East Portland. Portland Parks & Recreation has closed … Read more
PDOT unveiled the graphic for their “Sunday Parkways” event at a steering committee meeting last night in North Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
North Portland resident Tony Tapay and ODOT’s Joyce Felton on the Bryant Street Bridge.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) It’s been over a year since I first shared the news that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was considering improvements to the ailing Bryant Street bike and pedestrian bridge. Now, I’m pleased to learn that the Piedmont … Read more
See below. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Sellwood Bridge Project is slowly but surely reaching some important decision points. Since bicycle and pedestrian issues will play a major factor in the design of this bridge, we should all be paying attention.
The latest map of proposed bikeway recommendations for Southwest Portland.(Click to enlarge) A group of bicycle advocates in Southwest Portland have unveiled their latest map of proposed bikeway improvements. The group, SWTrails, has been working for nearly a year to come up with recommendations that they plan to present to the Portland Office of Transportation … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) A story in the Portland Tribune today, Fall bounty piles on problems, profiles a Laurelhurst couple who are concerned that leaf piles in their neighborhood might “someday cost a bicyclist or a pedestrian or a motorist his life.” At issue are huge piles of leaves raked into the street by homeowners. … Read more
A few of the folks behind Bike Farm. L to R: Jennifer Collins, community outreach coordinator; Becca Dillon, co-founder; Ariel Raymon, co-founder.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
According to media reports, late last night a bicyclist was involved in a head-on collision with a car in Milwaukie, a city that borders Portland to the south. Here’s a snip from the Oregonian: “Gabriel Lee King, 20, of Arcadia, Calif., was riding north on the southbound shoulder of Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard about 5:15 p.m. … Read more
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), which has “exclusive jurisdiction to review all governmental land use decisions”, has issued an opinion on the SK Northwest case. Their decision (dated November 8th) to “remand” the case means it will now be sent back to the City of Portland for further review. (You can view … Read more
BicyclingHub.com owner Doug Dugay in front of his new location on the corner of SE Water and Taylor in Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Online bicycling clothing retailer BicyclingHub.com has moved into a new space on the ground-floor of the Water Avenue Commerce Center at the corner of SE Water and Taylor streets. The business has … Read more