Janet Bain(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland arm of media juggernaut Clear Channel is in the process of developing an educational series of messages that will help educate Oregonians about the benefits of biking to our communities and encourage more positive behavior on the roads. The effort is being spearheaded by Janet Bain of Southwest … Read more
Freshly installed bike lanes on SE 162nd.(Photo by Jeff Smith/PDOT) The City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) has completed the installation of 1.6 miles of bike lanes in Outer Southeast Portland. The new lanes are on SE 162nd Avenue from Powell to Stark and they create a continuous route of over three miles of … Read more
Screenshot of new crash and close call reporting tool.(Click to enlarge)
Portland will be part of a nationwide effort to document bike use.(Photo © J. Maus) For the first time ever, Portland will take part in a nationwide effort to document the number of people biking and walking on our streets. The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project was initiated in 2003 by Alta Planning and … Read more
“The purpose is to increase our aspirations – to move from contentment at being the “best in the U.S.” to the ambition of being truly world-class.”–Metro President David Bragdon Members of a committee formed by Metro to focus on funding new biking and walking trails in the Portland region are packing their bags for a … Read more
High speeds, freeway ramps, and a need for approval by ODOT have stalled a bikeway improvement project in North Portland.This view is looking west on Rosa Parks at Missouri.(Photo © J. Maus)
Does your dreamy vision of Portland include bikes (I know mine does)? If so, check out My Pretty Portland, the Portland Mercury and the Art Institute of Portland’s short film contest. They’re looking for a few shorts that showcase, “what you love, what you cherish, what makes Portland special for you.” I know there are … Read more
Inside the Sapa factory.(Photo: Sapa) A company based in Northeast Portland that produces tens of thousands of bicycle frames per year might be on its way to Vancouver. A story published on July 30 in the The Columbian, Aluminum company might bring 900 jobs to Vancouver, details that documents filed with the City of Vancouver … Read more
It seems I jumped the gun with my story about the former McCall’s Restaurant site in Waterfront Park being turned into a cafe and bike retail, rental, commuter facility operated by Bike Republic. I published my story after reading a story in The Oregonian that I interpreted as meaning it was a done deal. I … Read more
Low-traffic, tree-lined conditions will help make NE Going a great bike boulevard.(Photo: Google Streetview) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has announced that NE Going Street will become the first street to receive funding for improvements as part of their Bicycle Boulevard Campaign. The announcement today of the new “Get Going!” campaign comes just over two … Read more
Bikes await customers at Penn Quarter station in Washington D.C.(Photo: afagen/Flickr) After several months of delay following the initial “launch”, Washington D.C. is basking in the glow of becoming the first large U.S. city to offer a bike-sharing system. Will their approach work? Should Portland be jealous? Why weren’t we first?
Still from video — Watch it below Streetfilms, the video-journalism arm of the New York City-based Livable Streets Network, has published a film that focuses on Portland’s signature bike parking treatments: bike oases and bike corrals. The film features PDOT staffer Greg Raisman (who was behind Portland’s first-ever corral at N. Shaver and Mississippi), Belmont-area … Read more