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Employer Bike Summit May 15 will have a theme: ‘Reclaim the City Crown’

The 2013 summit drew dozens of workplace advocates.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) Portland’s annual Employer Bike Summit, a half-day gathering for people working to increase bike commuting in the area, is scaling up its vision a bit. “Big bike projects are coming to Portland in the next year,” co-organizer Steve Hoyt-McBeth, a project manager for the Portland Bureau … Read more


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The latest on PBOT’s $6 million downtown transportation plan

PBOT wants to make downtown streets easier and safer to use.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The details of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s plans to invest in downtown bicycle access are getting clearer. As we shared back in February, PBOT has applied for $6 million in regional flexible funding (administered by Metro) in order to improve … Read more


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City reveals plans for $6 million downtown ‘multimodal safety improvements’

A grant will bring major new bike access improvements to downtown Portland.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As I’ve hinted at twice since January, the Bureau of Transportation has been working on a grant application that, when funded, will significantly improve downtown bicycle access. Today, they’ve finally shared more information about how the effort is shaping up. … Read more


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Editorial: Portland’s golden opportunity to invest in downtown bike access

This is what bicycling is like in much of downtown Portland.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is prepping a $10.2 million list of active transportation projects they hope to get funded through a federal grant. According to sources at PBOT, conversations have already begun to focus all that money on a … Read more