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BTA Video: Wear pants? Use lights!
Shot from BTA’s new video. – Watch it below – For most of us, there’s only one night a year where we’d even think about hopping on our bike without our pants on. The BTA has put out a new video that uses this idea to encourage the use of bike lights. They unveiled a … Read more
Effort to ban studded tires moves forward: Signature gathering to start soon
Jeff Bernards Portlander Jeff Bernards, a well-known citizen activist who started the “Get Lit” free bike light program and who won a BTA Alice Award in 2006, has made major progress since we last checked in on his effort to ban studded tires in Oregon. Bernards is chief petitioner on a forthcoming ballot measure and … Read more
Kidical Mass set for February; but don’t expect to see Rep. Greenlick
Kidical Mass will end at a puppet show next month.(Photo © J. Maus) After news spread earlier this month about Oregon House Representative Mitch Greenlick’s law proposal that would ban kids six years and under from riding on (or being pulled behind) bikes with their parents, Kidical Mass organizers felt their ride would be a … Read more
TriMet: Bikes will be detoured off Esplanade during light rail work – Updated
This just in from TriMet: Starting February 2nd, bicycle traffic will face a detour at the south end of the Eastbank Esplande for “preconstruction work” on the forthcoming Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge over the Willamette River. The detour is between SE Clay and Caruthers and is scheduled to be in place through February 11th. Here’s … Read more
Not just safer for bikes: Fatal car crashes lowest since 1925 – UPDATED
PBOT chart shows traffic fatalities in Portland by mode between 1996 and 2010.– Download larger image (with additional data) as a PDF –
TriMet wants 10 year ODOT funding commitment for Milwaukie light rail
Hoping to find the final 1% of funding for their $1.49 billion Portland-Milwaukie light rail project, TriMet has set their sights on small pot of ODOT Flexible Funds set aside for non-highway projects. TriMet has requested $1.93 million for the next ten years and they plan to bond against that money. In total, the transit … Read more
Portland had zero bike fatalities in 2010 (again)
A family enjoys a sunny winter ride on SE 52nd Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) Lost in the end-of-year festivities and perhaps overshadowed by a startling number of people killed while walking on Oregon roads in 2010 (60), lies a positive statistic that deserves our attention. In 2010, there were zero fatal bicycle crashes in Portland. … Read more
Bikes Belong looks to fund research on biking’s economic impact
National non-profit Bikes Belong just launched a new grant program to fund research on how bicycle facilities and events impact the economy. Seems like a very smart way to spur thinking and the public dialogue about this issue. Read the official announcement below… Bikes Belong Foundation launches Bicycle Research Grant Program Boulder, CO—The Bikes Belong … Read more
City embarks on North Williams bikeway project (just don’t call it that)
The fate of Williams is at stake.(Photos © J. Maus) A much anticipated project to improve the bikeway on North Williams Avenue will officially begin on February 1st when the Stakeholder Advisory Committee meets for the first time. But when a hand-picked group of neighborhood leaders and business owners sit down to come up with … Read more
$25 million for bike boulevards: Highlights from Portland’s federal lobbying agenda
One of their priorities is a $1.3 million request to make SE Foster Road safer for all modes.(Photos © J. Maus) Today, Portland Mayor Sam Adams published the City’s list of federal legislative priorities. Among them are several transportation projects that include bike-related infrastructure. [As an aside, we are pleased to note that Nils Tillstrom, … Read more
Portlanders in D.C. for major transportation research conference
Head of traffic signals for PBOT, Peter Koonce, is among the attendees. Looking to share knowledge on the latest and greatest innovations in transportation research, Portland has a very strong presence in Washington D.C. this week at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Portland is home to many of the nation’s top … Read more