Cover of Bike Corrals: Local Business Impacts, Benefits, and Attitudes. –Download PDF– A preliminary study of Portland’s on-street bike parking corrals shows they’ve got widespread support from nearby business owners. The report also found that business owners perceive one out of every four of their customers arrive by bike. The study was done by Drew … Read more
One of three new on-street bike corrals installed in North Portland.-Slideshow below-(Photo © J. Maus) The Bureau of Transportation has just installed three more on-street bike corrals in North Portland. These are just the latest in an ongoing effort to install more bike parking in front of businesses throughout the city. The new corrals in … Read more
New bike parking in front of Doug Fir.(Photos © J. Maus) Businesses on lower Burnside now have more parking for their bike riding customers. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) just unveiled four new on-street bike parking corrals in the area, bringing their total citywide to 40 corrals and 780 spaces. The latest … Read more
December 7, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Anderson 503-823-3723 dan.anderson@ci.portland.or.us PBOT installs four more bike corrals The Portland Bureau of Transportation is unveiling four new on-street bike parking corrals today and tomorrow. PBOT has been working with the business community along Lower East Burnside to increase the amount of bicycle parking for customers. This … Read more
An example of a curb extensionwith a bioswale (at SE Clay and 11th)(Photo © J. Maus) The city plans to turn SE Division Street into a “green main street” between SE 6th and SE 39th. Division Streetscape and Reconstruction project manager Elizabeth Mahon presented draft intersection redesign plans to the city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee last … Read more
New parking for bikes on Russell at Interstate.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night Widmer Brothers Brewery held a celebration for their newly installed, on-street bike parking corral. A party for bike parking is one thing, but last night’s event was a bigger deal because Mayor Adams led a bike ride to it from City Hall … Read more
Crews installed the new bike corral this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) The folks at Widmer Brothers Brewery are so excited to have a new, on-street bike parking corral in front of their Gasthaus Pub (on N. Russell at Interstate), they’re planning a party to celebrate. On September 2nd they’ll host an event called “Bikes and … Read more
Bike corral on SE 28th.-Slideshow below/More images–(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation completed the installation of another on-street bike parking corral last week. This one — on SE 28th at Pine in front of Ken’s Artisan Pizza and Bamboo Sushi — is the 20th on-street bike parking facility installed by … Read more
New bike corral installed yesterday in front of Crema at the corner of SE 28th and Ankeny.Slideshow below – (Photos © J. Maus)
As we’ve been covering with regularity in recent weeks, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy installing new on-street bike parking facilities. Known as “bike corrals,” they have proven to be very popular with the community and with business owners. Each time we cover a new installation, many people wonder how a … Read more
New bike corrals have replaced car parking spaces in front of two businesses on N. Williams Ave. (note the one across the street too).–More images–(Photos © J. Maus)