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bike lane sweeper

A California inventor is working on a sweeper you can pull behind your bike

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January 7, 2022

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

10 Comments


Portland has a tiny bike lane sweeper. We should use it a lot more

Keeping Portland’s bike lanes clean is a major problem. Even today, many weeks after the last leaves have fallen off the trees and three weeks after the city’s official “leaf day” pickup, many major bikeways are still full of a dangerous mix of slick leaves, water, and debris. It’s maddening! Can we get to 25% … Read more

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December 14, 2021

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Contact PBOT Maintenance Dispatch to report leaves in bike lanes

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November 2, 2021

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

20 Comments


Tired of leaves in bike lanes, this Portlander made a pedal-powered sweeper

A simple and effective solution to a perennial problem.

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November 8, 2018

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

23 Comments


I helped sweep bike lanes this weekend (and it felt great)

Sweeping gravel feels as good as riding in a clean bike lane.

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January 30, 2017

Ted Timmons (Contributor)

28 Comments


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County now using magnetic sweeper to pick up tacks off Hawthorne Bridge path

After three weeks, fresh reports keep coming in.

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January 29, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

64 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

PBOT sweepers to put ‘focused attention on bike lanes’ this weekend

City will focus on sweeping bike lanes this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) As the comments pouring in on our story yesterday has made crystal clear, bike lanes throughout the city are inundated with wet and slippery leaves right now. The issue isn’t simply a sign of disrespect by PBOT — the unpredictable weather has posed … Read more

bike lane sweeper

November 18, 2011

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

12 Comments


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