Metro buys easements to close Marine Drive Trail gaps
Detail map of easements Metro has purchased.
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TriMet’s first ‘Bike & Ride’ opens in Beaverton
(Photos by Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons) Yesterday, with notable transportation officials from around the region in attendance, TriMet officially cut the ribbon on their new ‘Bike & Ride’ facility at the Sunset Transit Center in Beaverton. With secure parking for 74 bikes, TriMet hopes the new service will make it easier for people to make the … Read more
First look at PBOT’s new sharrow, ‘neighborhood greenway’ marketing
“Calming soon” — get it? Detail of new postcard PBOT will be mailing out soon.
Electric vehicles, ‘The Portland Way’
To say there’s momentum in our region for electric vehicles would be a major understatement. Last week, the Portland City Council voted to accept the recommendations in Electric Vehicles: The Portland Way, a report (PDF) on EVs that lays out a strategy for integrating more battery-powered cars into our city.
After 3,700 miles, ‘Bike & Build’ riders work, then celebrate in Portland today
After pedaling over 3,700 miles in the past two months, a group of 30 young volunteers will trade their bikes for hammers in Portland today. The group is part of Bike & Build, a non-profit group that organizes cross-country bike rides to support affordable housing projects across America. The group in Portland rode the Central … Read more
‘Little Red Bike Cafe’ owners to write food memoir
Ali and Evan in 2007.(Photo © J. Maus) [Via Eater.com] The owners of a beloved north Portland eatery, Little Red Bike Cafe, might have shut their doors, but they’ve opened up a book deal. According to a post on their blog on Monday, owners of the cafe Ali and Evan Jepson-Dohrmann are working with a … Read more
Control of speed limits high atop PBOT’s legislative hopes
PBOT wants the legal authority to reduce speed limits on neighborhood streets.(Photo © J. Maus) With funding-related legislation a non-starter in Salem this coming session, the City of Porltand Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) instead sees an opportunity to work toward major, statewide policy changes that would support its transportation goals. High atop their list of … Read more
Alert: Steel Bridge lower deck closed until further notice – UPDATED
Riding the upper deck of the Steel Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) Just got word from the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation that effective immediately, the gates on the lower deck of the Steel Bridge are closed, making the lower deck of the bridge inaccessible to both biking and walking traffic on both the east … Read more
National trail user count effort needs local volunteers
Make ’em count!(Photo © J. Maus) Metro is coordinating a regional effort to count the number of people using local trails and they need volunteers to help make it happen. The effort is part of the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project and the counts will take place in mid-September. Here’s a excerpt from the … Read more
With ‘Equal Footing,’ an attempt to spark a national walking movement
Equal Footing campaign logo A partnership of national advocacy organizations, led by North Portland resident and former executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, is attempting something that has never been done in America: galvanize a powerful grassroots walking movement.
Clackamas County seeks biking/walking advisory committee members
An excellent volunteer opportunity just came in from our friends to the south: Clackamas County Commissioners need eight volunteers to serve on their Pedestrian/Bikeway Advisory Committee. Here’s the press release with more information: Promote safe bicycling and walking by serving on the Pedestrian/Bikeway Advisory Committee Clackamas County Commissioners are seeking eight volunteers to serve for … Read more
Oregon’s first High School Cyclocross Series off and running
Coming soon to Oregon high schools!(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Racing Racing Association (OBRA) has announced details of the first-ever High School Cyclocross race series. The new series will consist of five races and will be run under the existing Junior Cyclocross Series, which is in its second year. OBRA has named seven … Read more