Mayor Wheeler comes out as council’s biggest advocate for cycling
He’ll be in office for 15 more months. Can he be a useful ally to bike advocates in the meantime?
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Three of Portland’s five city council members rode a bike in Sunday Parkways
Whether it translates into support to fund the program, remains to be seen.
Former PBOT and Novick staffer Timur Ender, announces council bid
Ender has experience as a grassroots activist, a PBOT project manager, and city hall policy advisor.
Transportation reform advocate Steph Routh announces city council bid
Routh says east Portland is, “the home of my birth and the home of my heart.”
Bend lawmaker considers e-bike law changes in response to tragic teen death
Throttles are focus of changes, but mandatory helmets for all ages could be on the table too.
Protestors shout down officials at road safety press conference
Anger and frustration about Portland deadly roadways — and a feeling that local officials have not done enough in response to it — has been simmering (and at times boiling over) for months. At a press conference Monday morning at City Hall, that anger revealed itself in the voices and actions of several protestors who … Read more
Federal funding for Eagle Creek Staircase replacement moves forward
The funding will help the project qualify for larger federal grants.
Oregon Governor signs ‘Bike Bus Bill’ into law
On its four month journey through committees and the House and Senate chambers, the bipartisan bill garnered only one “no” vote.
Nearly half of Portlanders would bike more if it was safer and cheaper, citywide survey says
A treasure trove of insights that every transportation reform advocate should take to heart.
Opinion: Khanh Pham on why she’s optimistic about Oregon’s transportation future
Rep. Pham wants help to fight the highway lobby and turn Oregon’s transportation fortunes around.
Group works to repeal Oregon’s mandatory bike lane use law
The law has been a thorn in the saddle of bike advocates for many years.
New Oregon law reduces fines, penalties for bicycle DUI
It’s part of an effort to “right-size the criminal justice system.”