Riding the reborn SW Capitol Highway
A massive step forward for southwest Portland and our bike network in general.
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Southwest Portland News Archives
All built up with nowhere to go: Transportation funding and the link between housing and mobility
What good is affordable housing if the only safe way to leave it is by car?
Alpenrose permitting process provides peek at sidewalk, bike lane potential
These early decisions determine whether sidewalks and bike lanes will be built at all.
Decades in the making, ribbon finally cut for SW Capitol Hwy project
A jubilant day that was decades in the making.
City releases progress report on southwest bike/walk infrastructure
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released its progress report for the Southwest in Motion (SWIM) plan last month and announced that nine projects and 21 crossing enhancements have been completed since the plan was adopted in December, 2019. The report opened by noting that “less of the planned bike network has been built in … Read more
New piece of Red Electric Trail taking shape
Slow but surely this mythical trail is getting built.
Transportation issues loom large over Alpenrose development
300 new homes, how about some bike lanes and sidewalks too?
City releases locations of three new ‘advisory shoulder’ projects to be built this year
Each one connects to an important destination where PBOT wants to encourage people to walk and bike to.
How Portland development rules perpetuate car use
A loophole Portland is driving cars through.
City’s bike committee explores south Portland’s riverfront bikeways
The Bicycle Advisory Committee’s monthly rides are some of the best opportunities to learn about current and planned bike infrastructure.
Southwest regional and town center plans move forward
Two southwest area projects are currently taking their first steps from plan toward reality.
First Look: SW Broadway bike lanes finally complete protection puzzle
In April 2009, newly elected Mayor Sam Adams made a big announcement at conference held at Portland State University. He would oversee the installation of Portland’s first major “cycle-track” — what we now call protected bike lanes. Initially planned for the North Park Blocks, Adams switched the alignment to Southwest Broadway to avoid “intractable” pushback … Read more