Nice bike. Whose is it?
(Photo B Smith/PAZ)
(Photo B Smith/PAZ)
Portland should be inspired by London’s ‘cycle superhighway’
No, this isn’t the NW Naito Parkway of your dreams, it’s a rendering of future bike ‘superhighway’ in London.
(Image: Transport for London)
(Image: Transport for London)
Youth Bike Summit will bring Portlanders to Seattle next week
Youth Bike Director Pasqualina Azzarello
speaking at the 2012 National Bike Summit.
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
speaking at the 2012 National Bike Summit.
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
If you think about it, there’s little question about which disenfranchised minority has the most to gain from good bicycling: kids.
A national conference for people interested in the education, advocacy and organizing of young people who are interested in bicycling is about to kick off just up the road from Portland.
The annual Youth Bike Summit has taken place in New York City for the last four years, but this year Seattle will host its first year “on the road.” Portlanders will be presenting on three of this year’s panels: one by publishers/creators Elly Blue and Joe Biel called “Making Change,” and one from the Multnomah Youth Commission called “Youth Advocacy Initiatives: Transit Justice through Youth Organizing” and one by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and MYC called “Getting What You Want: Advocate.”
The City of Portland is sending Janis McDonald as a representative of their Safe Routes to Schools program.
Cycle Oregon is going to Hell
Cycle Oregon Ride Director Steve Schulz at tonight’s route announcement/kickoff party.
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
Cycle Oregon kicked off their 2015 season with a big party at the Portland Art Museum tonight. Hundreds turned out for the bike lovers’ version of an Apple product launch to learn where the 28th edition of the ride will venture this year.
City preps to cut speed limit on four mid-sized streets
Slower.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is ordering slower traffic speeds on four streets, three of which have recently been redesigned to be more neighborhood-friendly.
The four are Southwest Vermont Street from Capitol Highway to SW 45th near Gabriel Park, which will go from 35 to 30 mph; SW Multnomah Boulevard from Interstate 5 to SW 31st, going from 45 to 35 mph; NE Glisan Street from 27th to 79th, going from 35 to 30 mph; and NE/SE 47th Avenue from NE Tillamook to SE Oak, going from 30 to 25 mph.
All four streets have bike lanes for some or all of those segments.
First Look: New bike lane, sharrows on NE 7th
Newness on NE 7th.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has finished some striping and marking work on NE 7th in the Lloyd District.
As we shared in our first report on this project back in September, this street is a key connector for bicycling between the Lloyd District (and NE Multnomah protected bike lane) and the NE Tillamook bicycle boulevard. This project was aimed at improving the bicycling environment by giving riders dedicated space and reinforcing a shared street environment.
In the southbound direction, the new markings begin just south of NE Schulyer. It begins as a standard bike lane and then half-way through the block (right at Les Schwab Tire Center driveway) the bike lane ends and a shared right-turn lane begins (marked by alternating sharrows and turn arrows).
Ask BikePortland: Who can teach my autistic teen how to ride?
“My notion and hope is that there is some bicycle whisperer, bike shop dude, or cycling samaritan out there.”
Today’s Ask BikePortland question comes from a reader who is looking for a very specific kind of help. This is a bit different than our usual fare for this column. Instead of just trying to answer the question, we plan to forward tips and offers to help onto the reader (a woman who has asked to remain anonymous).
Here’s the email that includes the question and request for help:
Subject: Need an Awesome Pedaling Guru for Awesome 18-year old ASD son
Chris King’s ‘Gourmet Century’ will serve fans in Japan this summer
The event stopped at Chris King’s rural residence in 2013.
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)
Portland’s burgeoning bicycling relationship with Japan will now include a few great meals.
Chris King Precision Components, a manufacturer of headsets, hubs, bicycles, and other parts based in the northwest industrial district, has announced that their annual Gourmet Century event will venture to Japan for the first time ever.
The event, which started in 1999 in Santa Ynez, California, has expanded to five cities in 2015. The company announced yesterday that Aichi, Japan (June 6th) and Asheville, North Carolina (August 22nd) are the two new locations.
As we shared after taking part in the 2013 edition, the Gourmet Century is part bike ride, part traveling feast. Participants pedal a “pleasantly challenging” route that works up an appetite. Then they’re treated to fine snacks and meals of fresh, gourmet food dreamed up by professional chefs specifically to satisfy a bicycling appetite.
With $50k grant, North Portland Greenway shifts from planning to organizing
Let’s get it built.
(Photo: npGreenway)
(Photo: npGreenway)
The 50-year-old vision of a continuous mixed-use path along the east bank of the Willamette River, connecting Kelley Point Park, on the tip of the St. Johns peninsula, to the Steel Bridge, has made it on all the planning maps.
Now, the little nonprofit that has brought the concept this far is preparing for the last stage: getting it on the ground.
Job: Project Coordinator – Swan Island TMA
Job Title
Project Coordinator
Company/Organization
Swan Island TMA
Job Description
The Swan Island TMA is hiring for a Full Time Program Coordinator to work closely with the Executive Director in carrying out the SITMA ’13-’15 Metro Regional Transportation Options grant to develop and promote commuter options programs to Swan Island employees. *Opportunity for ongoing employment beyond June 30, 2015 is contingent upon organization funding.
This position will remain open until filled; interviews commence the week of February 2, 2015.
How to Apply
Please review the qualifications for this position carefully as we will only consider those who meet the listed criteria. Further information is available on our website at:
www.swanislandba.org/get-here/the-swan-island-tma-is-hiring.
Please submit letter & resume electronically, ATTENTION Sarah Angell to: sarah.angell@swanislandba.org. Hard copies also may be mailed to: PO Box 4773, Portland, OR 97208 – or- hand delivered to: 4810 N Lagoon Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97217 between 8am-5pm, Monday – Friday.
City issues bike parking code violation to Jantzen Beach Home Depot
Not going to cut it.
(Photo: Todd Boulanger)
(Photo: Todd Boulanger)
Last week we shared the unfortunate story of new bike parking at the U.S. Bancorp Tower. It’s unfortunate because — despite a brand new, million dollar plaza renovation — whoever installed the bike racks got it completely wrong (we’re still waiting to hear back from the architecture firm that led the project).
That story had us checking the City of Portland code to see if the new Bancorp Tower racks were in compliance (they appear to violate at least one Administrative Rule). On a similar note, a few weeks back we heard from reader and former City of Vancouver (WA) transportation planner Todd Boulanger. Boulanger cc’d us on an email to Sarah Figliozzi, a bicycle program specialist at PBOT.
His emailed contained that photo above and this message: