The 10 busiest bicycling spots in Portland
Can you guess any of them before taking a peek?
bike counts
‘Portlanders want to bike more’ city says with release of 2023 bicycle count report
Claiming demand to create demand isn’t a bad strategy.
Cycling up 5% in Portland over last year, city report finds
We’re not out of the woods, but at least we have a compass and can see the road ahead.
Podcast: Techpreneur William Henderson offers a new take on bike counts
“Bike counts are ultimately vehicle thinking translated into, ‘Okay, now let’s apply that to bike planning.'”
City of Portland annual bike counts will include scooter riders for first time ever
The counts could help scooters and skaters form a more powerful political bloc.
City counts reveal data behind Portland’s precipitous drop in cycling
At least we know the job that lies ahead.
PBOT’s new initiative to incentivize downtown bike and transit commuters
Free coffee and gift cards to local businesses are a nice perk, but some advocates want to see more structural change to increase bike and bus commutes.
PSU researchers: ‘Data fusion’ can help cities count bikes better
It’s always fun to see the Tilikum Crossing bike counter tick up as you pedal across the bridge, checking out how many other people have biked on the same route that day. But bike counters are an important tool beyond just novelty. People working to plan bike infrastructure projects – and acquire government funding and … Read more
Census: Portland bike commuting laid low again in year before Covid
2019 was another year with little growth in bike commuting, in Portland or elsewhere in the U.S.
US Census: Portland bike commuting hits lowest rate in 12 years
The latest numbers from the U.S. Census bureau estimate that the number of people who bike to work in Portland is down to 5.3%. That number is down from 6.3% in 2017 and it’s the lowest we’ve seen since 2007. Portland’s bike to work number peaked at 7.2% in 2014.