🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
A survey created by Metro and sent to their nearly 10,000 member Opt In Panel last month has drawn the ire of non-profits, local business owners, and citizen advocates — 26 of whom have signed onto a letter outlining their concerns that was sent to Metro President Tom Hughes and members of the Metro Council … Read more
The three leading mayoral candidates will answer questions about active transportation.(L to R: Charlie Hales, Jefferson Smith, Eileen Brady)(Photos: J. Maus (Hales and Smith), Eileen Brady Campaign)
Sherwood wants to keep bikes away from their new Cannery Square plaza. The City of Sherwood (about 17 miles southwest of Portland) is holding a public hearing during their City Council meeting tonight on a new ordinance that would ban “wheeled activities” — including bicycles — near public spaces. A reader tipped us off to … Read more
Realtor Wren Shiffler on a delivery in the Kenton neighborhood.(Photo courtesy Portland Afoot) While we hear a lot about convenience and safety issues, the fact is a lot of people drive because it’s the only thing they know. A lack of information about biking, walking and transit options is often the main barrier that keeps … Read more
Bike parking inside the Chris King factory.(Photo: King Cycle Group) In 2011, one local company gave its employees 216 days in paid time off just for riding their bikes to work. Offering serious incentives for bicycling is part of a tried and true recipe for success at King Cycle Group, the parent company of Chris … Read more
“… guy jumps out passenger door and yells “are you getting lippy with me ******?” and charges at me with… a hammer.” Late this afternoon, several readers brought a Reddit post titled, Got attacked by 2 dudes in a white van on Thurs in NE, to my attention. It’s a harrowing tale that warrants everyone’s … Read more
Annual trail use between 2008 and 2011 shows a steady climb (despite all the rain last year!).(Graphic: BikePortland)
The incident made headlines across New Zealand. Former contributor to BikePortland and recent Portland resident Russ Roca and his partner Laura Crawford have finally been able to come up for air following a harrowing road rage incident that happened to them while biking in New Zealand. Foster and Roca were riding in Wellington when a … Read more
Portland State University announced today that they’ve been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue work at the federally recognized University Transportation Center — the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) — housed on their campus. They’re also breathing a huge sigh of relief.
ODOT crews repave two hazardous catch basins on Hall Boulevard(Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation) Did you read our story about citizen activist Jim Parsons marking dangerous catch basins on Hall Boulevard? It appears as though the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) may have read the story too.
New Seasons Market CEOLisa Sedlar.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Since New Seasons Market announced they were coming to the Williams/Vancouver corridor in North Portland I’ve been hoping to catch up with CEO Lisa Sedlar to hear more about their plans for bike access and to get her vibe on transportation issues in the area. I met … Read more
Sunday Parkways is not a core city service says Saltzman.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman has fired the first shot across the bow in what is likely just a preview of what’s to come in bruising fight over next year’s budget. On the agenda at the City Council meeting this morning was … Read more