In some metro areas, bike commuting is nearing the scale of transit commuting
And the strange correlation between old buildings and good transit.
bikes and transit
TriMet survey and mapping exercise seeks input from riders who ride
A new survey and mapping exercise awaits your input.
TriMet announces open houses for first-ever Bike Plan
Weigh in on the plan now and earn the right to complain later.
What’s the point of bike share? This survey explains it well
Ohhhh that explains it.
TriMet scores grant to study the world’s best bike + transit ideas
TriMet is a few months away from a year-long review of the ways its transit system interacts with bikes.
‘Transit on Tap’ event will highlight Kaiser’s folding e-bike loan program
A Kaiser Permanente Northwest pilot program this year is loaning folding e-bikes to employees.
TriMet’s problem intersection on E. Burnside also includes bike/MAX collision
Well known local rider, bike advocate, and lawyer Mark Ginsberg collided with a MAX train while crossing E. Burnside in January 2011.(Photo © J. Maus) The intersection of E Burnside, 97th Ave, and the I-205 multi-use path seems to have a worse safety record than I first realized. It’s more dangerous than I realized when … Read more
In letter to TriMet, man urges safety fix after crash on MAX tracks – UPDATED
Location where MAX tracks cross E Burnside.Crosslin was traveling from the right side of the image to the left. This morning, the MAX tracks on East Burnside just east of I-205 (at SE 97th Ave) caused Portland resident Thomas Crosslin to crash his bike. Thomas crosses these tracks every day on his commute from East … Read more
Will transit’s gloomy future hasten the biking boom?
Bike or transit?(Photo © J. Maus) In Portland and other cities across the U.S., the cost of transit is going up. A combination of factors is making it hard for transit agencies to make financial ends meet and the result is often not just service cutbacks but fare increases as well. This morning TriMet announced … Read more
TriMet’s largest Bike & Ride opens in Beaverton
Inside the Beaverton Transit Center Bike & Ride. Officially opened today, it’s the largest such facility in TriMet’s system.(Photos © J. Maus)
Activist group to track bike/streetcar track crashes
According to a 2008 report by Alta Planning, bike crashes on streetcar tracks are a “major and underreported problem for Portland-area bicyclists.” Even so, the issue struggles to gain official attention because the vast majority of crashes do not get reported. Portland-based, grassroots transportation advocacy group Active Right of Way (AROW) hopes to change that … Read more
New research explores cost of bikes/transit integration (Updated)
Crowded.(Photos © J. Maus) A new report funded by the US Department of Transportation and conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute, Bicycling Access and Egress to Transit: Informing the Possibilities (PDF), takes an in-depth look at a topic that is very relevant for the Portland region: How to integrate bikes and transit. The study sought … Read more