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Bike Parking
Welcome to our bike parking archive page. Browse posts below and click a headline for the full story. If you love bike parking, you might also be interested in our collection of bike parking photos.
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Sorting out the family bike pile problem
Family Bike Parking Problem #1: The Bike Pile Does anyone else have a “bike pile” in the garage? My kids’ bikes, scooters, helmets, tricycles, and whatever else – jackets, nerf guns, jump ropes–always seem to end up in a giant heap, with the desired bicycle perpetually at the bottom of the pile. After months of … Read more
Bike Parking Review: Portland Community College Southeast Campus
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT pilot program adds secure bike parking for Hacienda CDC residents
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has partnered with Hacienda Community Development Corporation and Andando en Bicicletas y Caminando to build secure bike parking for residents at Hacienda affordable housing communities. As the Community Cycling Center discovered over a decade ago in their groundbreaking “Barriers to Bicycling” report, fear of bike theft ranks high as a … Read more
Bike Parking Review: Renaissance Commons in Kenton
Welcome to our new Bike Parking Review column. Grading bike parking is something we’ve done for years around here, so I thought it would be fun to give it a bit more structure and have some set judging criteria. This will hopefully give people a better guide for how to advocate for and create quality … Read more
City now offers bike parking subsidy for northwest Portland building owners
Northwest Portland is on a roll when it comes to becoming more bike-friendly. The district has projects under construction, a major new plan for more of them headed to city council next week, and now there’s a new funding source for bike parking. Late last month the Portland Bureau of Transportation launched the Northwest Bike … Read more
City of Portland phasing out bike lockers in favor of rooms
PBOT bike lockers inside Smart Park garages. (Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Council gets up to speed on major bike parking code update
(New code will mandate more roofs and fewer hooks. Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)