New City Club research will tackle Portland’s Vision Zero failure
It comes as local Vision Zero efforts are at an inflection point.
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City Club of Portland to ODOT: Status quo on Barbur is “unacceptable”
“This crucial connection to Southwest Portland has been too dangerous for too long and delayed action will almost certainly result in more preventable collisions and injuries.”— City Club of Portland The City Club of Portland, a local civic institution founded in 1916, has added their voice to the growing chorus calling for the Oregon Department … Read more
City Club works to make bike report recommendations a reality
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Following an overwhelming vote of support from their membership, the City Club of Portland is wasting no time in getting to work on implementing the recommendations in their report on bicycling in Portland. On June 13th, City Club members voted 254 to 31 in favor of the report which recommended that … Read more
The vote is in: Over 80% of City Club membership supports bicycle research report
One of the recommendations in the report is a 4% excise tax on new bike sales that would fund safety programs and more bike counters throughout the city.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) BikePortland has learned that the City Club of Portland will announce tomorrow that their membership has officially voted to support their research report on … Read more
Three City Club ideas that aren’t about bike taxes
Here are three more interesting conclusions about how to improve biking in Portland from the report.
Report reignites talk of bike excise tax – but advocates aren’t howling
The city’s bicycle advocates aren’t exactly thrilled by a 4% excise tax proposal. But perhaps surprisingly, they aren’t gasping in horror, either.
City Club research report strongly endorses bicycling
Read the report here. After a year of research, a 12-member committee of the Portland City Club released a report today titled, No Turning Back: A City Club Report on Bicycle Transportation in Portland. The 83-page report tackled nearly every major bicycling issue that Portland faces: From quantifying just how many people are riding, to … Read more
City Club to release major report on bicycling May 31st
The City Club of Portland, a respected local civic institution founded in 1916, will release their comprehensive research study on bicycling in Portland on May 31st. On that same day, bicycling will be the subject of their Friday Forum speaking series (speaker TBD) which will be attended by Portland’s movers and shakers at the Governor … Read more
City Club of Portland announces ‘Civic Salon’ on The Future of Biking
Screen grab of City Club website. The City Club of Portland has just announced their next crop of ‘Civic Salons‘ and I’m excited to share that — along with news, sports, schools, books, and food — bicycling is among the topics they’ve chosen to focus on. Not only that, but guess who they asked to … Read more
Sam Adams as leader of City Club: Good news for bicycling?
Adams sticking around policy debates.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Former mayor Sam Adams hasn’t taken much of a vacation after his four tumultuous years leading the city. Today the City Club of Portland named Adams their new executive director. He starts next week. If you feel (as I do) that Sam Adams understands (and cares about) … Read more
City Club of Portland will embark on ‘comprehensive study’ of bicycling
The central question for study is the role bicycling should play in Portland’s overall transportation system.— City Club of Portland, from the Comprehensive Study Charge The City Club of Portland is embarking on a “comprehensive study” of bicycling. For those of you not familiar with this organization, it’s a respected, local non-profit institution with 1,500 … Read more
Bikes will take center stage at City Club
New bikes await customers in Tony Pereira’s SE Portland shop.(Photo © J. Maus) The City Club of Portland is set to host a special edition of their Friday Forums series entitled, “It’s All About the Bike”. The City Club is a Portland institution that began nearly 100 years ago and whose members read like a … Read more