Four ways Portland’s new bike share plan could flop
Third in a four-part series on bikesharing in Portland.
Bike Sharing
Portland has been studying the prospect of a bike-sharing system for several years. We’ve covered it every step of the way. Browse our previous coverage below and click a headline to read the full story.
Long-delayed Portland bike share rose from the dead. Here’s why that might make it better
Three reasons Portland’s big delay could actually score it one of the country’s best systems.
Portland overhauls bike share plan, braces to launch with or without a sponsor
The city is planning to skip a generation of bike-sharing technology.
At Portland event, Spinlister CEO touts plan for private bike-share system
The user-owned bike share system due to launch in Portland in September says participants won’t have to pump the tires in any bikes shared on their network.
Next-gen bike sharing company Social Bicycles swings through Portland
The company’s key innovation: smart bikes that can be parked anywhere inside a service zone.
Spinlister to launch user-owned bike-sharing system in Portland this summer (updated)
Here’s the twist: every bike in the system would be independently owned by individual Portlanders,
Portland’s low-car transportation web ranks 7th nationally, study says
The whole point of these new, rapidly growing tools is to stop “using a car” from being essentially the same as “owning a car.”
Now one of few large U.S. cities without bike sharing, Portland sets a new date
Of the 25 largest U.S. metro areas, only four are likely to not have bike sharing by the end of 2015: Los Angeles, Detroit, St. Louis and Portland.
Eugene bike share system lands near top of state grant list
It’s looking likely that Eugene will be Oregon’s first city with a public bike sharing system.
NYC investment company buys Alta Bicycle Share, hires former transit CEO
A local bike business that bootstrapped its way into the national spotlight and then ran into an avalanche of problems has sold.
Q&A: How bikes meet tech in Austin, Portland’s chillest sister city
Nate McGuire is part of two worlds that Austin, Texas, is still pretty new at: digital entrepreneurship and biking.
TriMet adds new Beaverton Creek bike parking after Nike bike share takes off
TriMet responded to these concerns June 30 by adding 6 new bike racks (which comes out to 12 new spaces) to the rail platform area.
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown