After a walker is killed, BikeLoud says city should improve safety near Lents Park
It would only take 0.3 more miles of bike lane to make a connection to an existing neighborhood greenway.
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Families and advocates speak out against unsafe streets
Hearing testimony from people who have been through hell and are still standing, still giving voice to their truth and tragedy, should give us all momentum to keep up the fight for safer streets.
Dozens show up in the cold to deliver BikeLoud lawsuit by bike
BikeLoud Chair Kiel Johnson led about two dozen advocates to the Multnomah County Courthouse to drop off their lawsuit against the City of Portland.
BikeLoud lawsuit update: We’ve got the docs, and powerhouse legal team signs on
The legal team has bulked way up and now we can see the locations the City of Portland is asked to address.
Impact of BikeLoud lawsuit could spark cycling renaissance, and ripple statewide
The lawsuit could be a game-changer both in how cities enforce the law and in how advocates do their work.
BikeLoud PDX to file lawsuit against City of Portland
“We feel change is too slow coming when the need is so great.” – BikeLoud PDX Portland nonprofit BikeLoud PDX plans to sue the Portland Bureau of Transportation for not building legally required cycling facilities when they did major road projects — a requirement outlined in ORS 365.514, a law known as the Oregon Bike … Read more
The nascent effort to improve wayfinding on Portland’s bikeways
A grassroots report will look to raise the profile of signage as a key tool to boost bike ridership.
Hidden bikeways near SE Hawthorne Blvd pose challenges for PBOT
Getting boots-on-the-ground to improve cycling conditions on and around this popular main street.
Have bike questions? Get yourself a bike buddy
“We all love biking and we all love to be asked questions that we know the answers to. It feels like an easy win-win.” -Vivek Jeevan, Bike Loud PDX It can feel daunting to start biking in Portland if you’re not accustomed to it. Luckily, thanks to all the knowledgeable and passionate advocates we have … Read more
Biking through downtown Portland’s network of social services
Most of the Bike Loud PDX Portland ‘policy rides’ Cathy Tuttle has led so far this year have focused specifically on bike or transportation policy. Last month, for instance, Tuttle recruited Portland Bureau of Transportation’s signals manager Peter Koonce to lead a tour of Central City traffic signals, and the month before, the Parking Reform … Read more
Take me to the river (by bike)!
A dip in a cool river on a hot day feels so much more refreshing after a bike ride. Thanks to Portland transportation advocacy groups The Street Trust and Bike Loud PDX, those inclined to bike to the river for The Big Float could arrive in style and show fellow floaters that biking to the … Read more
Portland’s top traffic signal staffer takes bike advocates for a ride
Good urban planning means the average person traveling around a city doesn’t need to know anything about what went into designing it – they can just get around intuitively. Peter Koonce, who manages the traffic signals and street lighting division at the Portland Bureau of Transportation, is keenly aware of this. Koonce and his team … Read more
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