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February 12, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kay Dannen Portland Streetcar Inc. 503-478-6404 BICYCLE ADVISORY N Broadway/Weidler: Benton to Williams (Sewer work) – continuing the week of February 15, 2010 through March 5, 2010: Westbound bike lane will be closed at times both during the day and night. Westbound bikes will be detoured at Wheeler … Read more
Contact: Tara Corbin Cycle Oregon 503-880-2912 tara@cycleoregon.com Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party: New Routes, New Territory 2010 registration will begin immediately after announcement of all-new routes – and a venture into new places PORTLAND, Ore. – Cycle Oregon, riding a wave of momentum after record-breaking sellouts for both its events in 2009, will reveal new routes … Read more
This just in from the Portland Parks Bureau: – PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – Repairs to Eastbank Esplanade to begin Tuesday, February 9 Construction vehicles will require intermittent, but brief, closures to trail (Portland, OR) – Repairs to a sagging section of the Eastbank Esplanade will begin next Tuesday, February 9, and are expected to last … Read more
News Release from: Portland Police Bureau HIT AND RUN SUSPECT ARRESTED Posted: January 26th, 2010 12:00 PM On January 25th, 2010 at approximatley 8:40 P.M. Portland Police Officers arrested Patrick Wayne Livingston, a 44 year old male. Livingston was wanted in association with the hit and run of two high school students. On January 22nd, … Read more
UPDATE 1/24 at 9:00pm: The man was originally thought to have died at the scene but he was later revived at OHSU: This just in from the PPB: PEDESTRIAN HIT AND KILLED BY VEHICLE Posted: January 23rd, 2010 8:53 PM Tonight at 7:20 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to the area of 122nd and Foster … Read more
Fourth Annual Walking and Biking Summit Slated for January 23 The 4th Annual Walking and Biking Summit will be held Saturday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sheldon Community Center, 2445 Willakenzie Road. Doors will be open at 8:30 a.m. for registration. This year the summit will help kick off Eugene’s new … Read more
Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of December, 2009. The most popular posts of the month included the report of a traffic court judge’s controversial and existential ruling about bike lanes which stirred up over 200 reader comments. Also popular was the report confirming the first decrease in city bike traffic counts in … Read more
Public comments sought on transportation capital plan Multnomah County welcomes comments on its public review draft of the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan and Program (CIPP) for Fiscal Years 2010-2014. The purpose of the CIPP is to ensure limited public funds are invested in transportation projects providing the greatest public benefit. The CIPP is updated every … Read more
Read Lynn J. sent in an interesting bit of American transportation history she heard on The Writer’s Almanac this past Sunday. Turns out that January 3rd, 1899, the New York Times published an editorial that included the first known usage of the word “automobile”. At that time, says the Almanac, cars were still new and … Read more
CITY STREETS THAWING BUT STILL SLICK AND SLUSHY Posted: December 30th, 2009 5:59 AM (Portland, OR) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation is reporting that yesterday’s surprise snowstorm still has city streets slick and under cover of slush. Major arterials are in good condition, but many neighborhood residential streets are still hazardous this morning. The … Read more
Contact: Dan Anderson, public information officer 503-823-3723 dan.anderson@ci.portland.or.us MEDIA ADVISORY Bureau of Transportation to conduct crosswalk enforcement with Police on Wed. in SE WHAT A crosswalk enforcement action includes one or more pedestrian decoys strategically positioned at locations that have marked or unmarked crosswalks and a fair amount of pedestrian activity. Drivers that fail to … Read more
Sellwood neighborhood, City officials celebrate new bike boulevard opening this Saturday (Portland, Ore.) – Mayor Sam Adams and the Portland Bureau of Transportation will participate in a ribbon cutting with neighbors at a celebration for the city’s newest bicycle boulevard on SE Spokane Street in Sellwood this Saturday. “Projects like this bicycle boulevard will help … Read more