Mike Houck(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Editorial Board of the Oregonian devoted a column to Mike Houck today. Houck is a dedicated advocate who founded the Urban Greenspaces Institute and who works to preserve natural areas in our city. From restoring the Columbia Slough to saving Oaks Bottom, Houck is a force to be reckoned … Read more
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2007 Portland, Oregon- The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) announced today that 1,078 cyclocross racers descended onto Alpenrose Dairy on Sunday, October 7, 2007 for the 1st race of the Cross Crusade cyclocross racing series. Breaking last year’s record of over 750 racers, the event again established itself as the … Read more
This map shows the proposed bicycle boulevards that would be built if Commissioner Adams’ “Safe, Sound and Green Streets” funding initiative is approved.(Click for larger map, or see below for section-by-section views.NOTE: The map shows planned multi-use trails.)
Commissioner Sam Adams continues his march toward finding a way to fund fixes to our transportation system with a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss his “Safe and Sound Streets” campaign. As he alluded to in my interview with him last week, Adams is facing a potential ballot measure next Spring to fund the … Read more
Northwest Airlines has announced a new, non-stop flight from Portland to Amsterdam.
[Updated 10/10, 3:47pm] Check out the design of this year’s corn “maize” at The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island…
Like we are doing with our Bicycle Master Plan, the City is working on a Streetcar System Plan. Since we all share the same roads, we have to make sure bikes and streetcars coexist nicely. The City of Portland just announced a series of public open houses where you can learn more and offer your … Read more
Clever Cycles now faces Hawthorne Blvd.View more photos(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Clever Cycles, the shop known for bringing Dutch bikes and European cycling sensibilities to Portland, has announced a new expansion that will give them storefront real estate on one of the City’s busiest bikeways; SE Hawthorne Blvd.
[Updated 10/10, 10:24am] “There was quite an outcry from the cycling community, so PDOT engineers came up with a design that would allow bike lanes.”–From meeting minutes of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee At the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night, committee Chair Mark Ginsberg confirmed that PDOT work crews will hope to soon … Read more
A bicyclist on the Hawthorne Bridge captured on Google Maps’ Street View function. (Screenshot)
[Updated: 10/9, 4:37pm] (Photo © Jonathan Maus) Chapter 19.90.030 of Portland’s official City Code, defines a bicycle boulevard as “A roadway with low vehicle traffic volumes where the movement of bicycles is given priority.” Many savvy Portland cyclists know which streets are bike boulevards, but because most of them lack design cues or visible markings, … Read more
You can help decide the future design of light rail stations.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) As part of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project, Metro is looking for your input to design “vibrant, attractive and safe” light rail stations. Here’s more from Metro: “Light rail stations have the ability to transform the communities they are in. Areas … Read more