🚨 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 🙏
Photo of the scene.(Photos: Portland Fire & Rescue) Before sunrise this morning at about 6:30 am, a man riding his bike south on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd just past Lloyd Blvd on the I-84 overpass, was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. According to a police statement, the man on the … Read more
Image of the new store from permit application. Some big development news that will impact traffic on the popular Vancouver-Williams bike corridor in North Portland: New Seasons Market has applied for a permit to build a new store on N. Fremont between the heavily traveled couplet.
The new bike lane and bike parking in front of Cesar Chavez School on N. Willis Blvd.(Photo: Gabe Graff/City of Portland) Biking continues to improve for residents of North Portland. The City just unwrapped a small but important improvement that will improve bike safety during pick-up and drop-off on the main road outside Cesar Chavez … Read more
Aftermath of a fatal crash on December 31st.(Photo: Oregon State Police) 319 people died while traveling on Oregon roads in 2011; that’s two more than 2010 and the first increase since 2005. Another bit of preliminary data shows that 15 people on bicycles were killed last year — that’s a 114% increase from the seven … Read more
NWTA’s trail building equipmentrecovered near Forest Grove A trailer full of equipment, including an $80,000 trail building machine, that was stolen from Stub Stewart State Park in November has been recovered by the Oregon State Police (OSP). The trailer and its contents are owned by local non-profit the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA).
Last Friday, we shared photos and a story on the new plastic bollards (a.k.a. “wands”) installed by PBOT on the NW Lovejoy Ramp leading into the Pearl District from the Broadway Bridge. According to PBOT, the bollards were installed as an “experiment” in order to “discourage people who drive from entering the bike lane.” Well, … Read more
Expect to see more bike signals, like this one at Broadway and Williams, in 2012.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Starting January 1st, cities throughout Oregon will get the green light on bicycle signals. Bike-specific signals aren’t new in Portland, the City’s Bureau of Transportation has used them for years now; but technically they’ve been doing so … Read more
New plastic bollards help separate auto and bike traffic — and eliminate the dreaded “track straddle” on the Lovejoy ramp heading into the Pearl District. – More photos below –
Hal Ballard, executive director of the Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition, will help shape the plan.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Earlier this week the Washington County Board of Commissioners took a major step towards updating the county’s Transportation Plan by appointing two new committees. One is a 22-member Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC) representing Washington County’s local … Read more
Athletepath President David Embree.(Photo courtesy David Embree) The Oregonian reports today that yet another arm of Portland’s local bike economy is alive and well: Athletepath, a software startup that launched this past February, has received $300,000 from investors. The company was founded by Portland resident and bike racer David Embree as a tool to offer … Read more
Officer Enzenberger sits in his patrol car (yellow arrow) across from illegally parked vehicles (red arrow).(Photos: Will Vanlue) As I was out riding this morning I passed by what is unfortunately a common sight in Tigard: landscaping trucks blocking the bike lane on Durham Road. What made today’s incident different was that a Tigard Police … Read more
(Photo: Velo Cult) Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is reporting that Velo Cult, a well-known bike shop based in San Diego, California, plans to relocate to Portland by mid-January: “Boyer has narrowed his location search to two spaces in Portland that are four to five times the 1,200 square feet he has been operating out … Read more