City unveils three more on-street bike parking corrals
New bike parking in Northwest Portland at Thurman and 24th in front of Dragonfly Coffee House. (Plans call for rubber bumpers around the edges, like on existing corrals).(Photos by Dan Liu)
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Local high school does bike parking right
Good spacing, a high visibility location, and cobblestones!(Photos © J. Maus) When students and staff arrive at the campus of Benjamin Franklin High School in Southeast Portland (5405 SE Woodward), they’re greeted with an important message: Bikes are respected, encouraged, and accommodated for. The message isn’t something you read on a poster. It’s implied — … Read more
An “unprecedented win for bicycling”: Bikestation gets $500,000 angel investment
The BikeStation in Long Beach, California.(Photos © J. Maus) A reader sent over a story from Marketwire that I thought was a very good sign for biking in America. Tech Coast Angels (TCA), “the largest angel investor group in the United States”, has decided to invest $500,000 in Bikestation. Bikestation — which is now a … Read more
Double decker bike parking coming to PSU
Testing out the Josta rack(Photos © Elly Blue) Yesterday morning I headed over to the Portland State University campus to check out the four different double-decker bike racks the university is considering for two soon to be constructed secure on-campus bike parking garages. The racks will be set up daily through this Friday from 10am … Read more
With new racks, finally some good news for PNCA
This morning, crews worked to install 27 bike racks on NW 13th at Johnson.(Photos © J. Maus) Today, crews from the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation installed 27 new staple racks at the corner of NW 13th and NW Johnson in the Pearl District. The new racks — located adjacent to the Pacific Northwest … Read more
Crews remove bike racks from new transit mall
Portland Mall crews remove a bike rack on NW 5th Ave. last Friday.(Photo: Michael O’Leary) Staffers at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance offices on NW 5th Avenue were surprised when they noticed work crews removing the bike racks outside their offices on Friday morning of last week. When I rode by later that evening, all that … Read more
Mayor announces first of four bike corrals promised in “100 Days” plan
PBOT will remove and then reconfigure these racks on NW 13th atPNCA. They will also add 13 more. (Photos © J. Maus) Mayor Adams can tick an item off his list of promises to fulfill in his first 100 days as Mayor. Adams’ office has announced the first of four new bike corrals that will … Read more
TriMet asks for support to secure stimulus cash for bike stations, lockers
With more cash, maybe TriMet willcard-activated bike lockers similar to this one in downtown Vancouver, WA.(Photo © J. Maus) TriMet is counting on about $60 million in federal cash as part of the stimulus bill. That slice of money cannot go to operations and must be spent on transit infrastructure and preventative maintenance projects. TriMet’s … Read more
Fancy new staple racks dress up transit mall
New stainless steel racks on SW 5th Ave.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed 90 stainless steel staple racks as part of the downtown transit mall project. The racks — designed by architectural firm ZGF — are quite different from the standard blue staple racks. For starters, they’re made from a much … Read more
Threat raises question: Where can bikes legally park downtown?
Is Stephen Upchurch’s bike parked illegally?(Photo: Stephen Upchurch) Reader Stephen Upchurch sent us an email today wondering if a threatening note he got about bike parking was legit. Stephen locked to a gas pipe in front of the Brew House & Tower Building in Northwest Portland last week and when he returned to his bike … Read more
Widmer Bros. Brewery goes big for bike parking
Rob Widmer in his company’s new bike parking facility.(Photos © J. Maus) Widmer Brothers Brewing is well-known for their Hefeweizen beer and for being one of the nation’s pioneering craft brewers. But perhaps less well known is their commitment to the growing number of their 150 Portland employees who ride their bikes to work. At … Read more
Park your bike on carfree Peacock Lane
At some events there’s nowhere good to park.(Photo © J. Maus) Now you’ll be able to park your bike at the carfree evening planned for viewing the lights on Peacock Lane this Sunday. I reported a couple weeks ago that the neighborhood association wanted to encourage people to ride their bikes over to Peacock lane … Read more