The newly completed Rosemont Trail, a paved path that connects downtown Lake Oswego to West Linn in Clackamas County, should be cause for celebration — except for that fact that bicycling is banned on about half of its entire length. After The Oregonian covered this story yesterday, we got several emails from readers who were … Read more
Clackamas County is updating their Transportation System Plan (TSP) and the time is now to make sure key projects make it into the final version. Getting the right, bike-friendly projects into the TSP is crucial because the plan is the county’s guiding document for investment and planning for the next 20 years. The Bicycle Transportation … Read more
First City Cycles employee Adam Beykovsky is helping promote bike tourism in Oregon City.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Clackamas County is once again placing its bets on bicycle tourism as a way to bolster local industry and economic vitality. As The Oregonian reports, the Urban Renewal Commission in Oregon City voted Wednesday to support a proposal … Read more
Freshly laid sharrow on the (still closed for repairs) Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Lewelling Elementry student Nikolas McKinney (green shirt) stands with Milwaukie PD Cadet John Pyle and Captain Steve Bartol. His friend Kayden Miller is in the background.(Photos: North Clackamas School District)
(Photos: Clackamas County) A tricky crossing of the Springwater Corridor path in Clackamas County just got a bit easier. This morning, county engineers turned on a new, bike-only signal where the path crosses the intersection of SE Johnson Creek Blvd and Bell Ave (in unincorporated Clackamas County, just south of Portland city limits). The new … Read more
It’s free for bikes now, but Board vote tomorrow could change that.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners could approve a $2 fee for people with bicycles who hop on the Canby Ferry to cross the Willamette River south of Wilsonville. Facing a strapped operational budget and a costly engine upgrade, … Read more
It might not be free for long.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Survey results from Clackamas County show that charging people a fee to roll onto the Canby Ferry with their bikes is very popular idea. The County is in the process of figuring out how to raise money to keep the Canby Ferry afloat. As we … Read more
Cover of the French Prarie Bike-Ped Emergency Bridge Briefing Booklet (PDF). [Patrick Croasdaile contributed reporting to this story.] This coming Monday, the Wilsonville City Council will convene an important work session that could determine the future of the French Prairie Bike-Ped Emergency Bridge over the Willamette River. The City of Wilsonville was awarded a $1.25 … Read more
Doing some damage.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Reader Chris S. came across a story in The Oregonian yesterday that made him do a double-take. In a report about the ‘State of the County’ event held by the Clackamas County commissioners, the topic of bicycles came up. The event allowed citizens to ask commissioners any question they’d … Read more
Wilsonville Mayor Tim Knapp (R) chats with OHSU Nursing student Jen Akeroyd about active transportation links in the region.(Photos: Patrick Croasdaile for BikePortland)
Families biking from Portland to camp at Champoeg State Park rely on the Canby Ferry. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)