PBOT plans bikeway through Ed Benedict park
Detail of PBOT plans for a new bikeway through Ed Benedict Park in Southeast Portland.
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Southeast Portland parents raise concerns about speedy bike traffic
Intersection of SE Clinton and 29th. A group of parents in the inner-southeast Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood are fed up with what they say are people riding bicycles too dangerously down one of Portland’s busiest bikeways — SE Clinton Street. At issue is a school bus stop near the intersection of Clinton and SE 29th that services … Read more
93-year old woman killed while walking across SE 39th near Powell – UPDATED
Location of collision. The Portland Police Bureau are investigating a collision that claimed the life of a woman last night as she tried to walk across SE 39th near Powell Blvd at around 6:20 p.m. last night. The woman was struck by someone operating a motor vehicle. Not many other details have been released yet, … Read more
Thieves hit WTF Bikes just days before opening – UPDATED
UPDATE, 2:30pm: Tom says he’s raised all the money he needs to replace everything! Thanks to everyone for helping him out! WTF Bikes owner Tom Daly.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember Tom Daly, the guy who offers bike-alongs to make sure you get the right used bike off Craigslist? He was all set to open his … Read more
New bike shop in Sellwood opens Friday
Love the shadow.(Photo: Eric Deady) Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood is on a roll. Their new bike boulevard opened last month (although it’s not 100% done yet) and now a new bike shop, Bike Commuter, is set to open this Friday. Bike Commuter is located at 8315 SE 13th Street, just south of Umatilla, which is the … Read more
Presentation on residential street safety next Monday
New traffic calming device on SE Spokane St.(Photo © J. Maus) With their extensive plans for bike boulevards in the coming years (they’ve got 60 miles of them coming by 2013), it’s clear that the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has made residential street safety a high priority. Residential streets don’t garner the media … Read more
Sellwood gets city’s first “next generation” bike boulevard
New “channelizing islands” at SE 7th and Spokane.(Photo: Alaya Wyndham-Price) On Saturday, the City of Portland hosted a party and bike ride on SE Spokane Street in Sellwood to celebrate the opening of a new bike boulevard. The project’s significance goes way beyond the speed bumps, “channelizers”, and other infrastructure changes and marks what the … Read more
The time is now to comment on new trails at Powell Butte
Powell Butte could become a nicer place to ride.(Graphic: City of Portland) The Portland Water Bureau is constructing a second reservoir at Powell Butte Nature Park and the project comes with an exciting opportunity to improve the park’s off-road trail network. The 600-plus acre extinct cinder cone in outer southeast Portland already allows multiple uses … Read more
Update on progress of bike boulevard project in Sellwood
Detail of new “channelizing islands” recently installed on SE Spokane St.(Photos © Adams Carroll) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is just weeks away from unveiling one of the most important bike-related infrastructure projects in years. Their new bike boulevard on SE Spokane Street in Sellwood is the first of their “next generation” bike … Read more
Backpedal Cycleworks opens in Mt. Scott neighborhood
Backpedal Cycleworks now open for biz!(Photos: Adams Carroll for BikePortland) Story and photos by BikePortland news intern Adams Carroll Rick Shaputis, owner of SE Portland’s newest bike shop, Backpedal Cycleworks, knew it was crazy to open a bike store in the middle of a recession. He knew it was even crazier to open up his … Read more
Demonstration attracts attention to dangerous intersection
Concerned citizens and traffic safety advocates held signs on SE Foster last night at a notorious crossing just east of 80th.(Photos © J. Maus)
Mayor Adams releases statement on pedestrian safety
Mayor Sam Adams.(Photo © J. Maus) As we hinted at yesterday, Mayor Adams has released a statement in response the fatal collision on SE Foster last week. Adams was expected to share plans for “immediate changes” to a crossing of SE Foster that was the site of two collisions last week (one woman died and … Read more