New planning model tested as riders tackle SE 7th and Sandy
The event, listed on the Shift calendar as the Street Plaza Test Ride, was no ordinary community feedback session.
4/21: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. I'll post as I can and should improve day-by-day. Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
The event, listed on the Shift calendar as the Street Plaza Test Ride, was no ordinary community feedback session.
It’s awesome, but BikePortland has heard quite a bit of grumbling from folks trying to bike through.
A nonprofit is pushing a bold new vision for SE 7th and Stark.
As the Blumenauer Bridge opening day events settled down, a block party was just getting going a few blocks south. Depave hosted a seven hour long block party on SE 7th Ave between Sandy Blvd and Stark Street. The event showcased how an expanse of underused city street can be reinvented as a community space. … Read more
It is endlessly hot in Portland this week. Due to the ‘urban heat island effect’, some areas of the region will be hotter than others. A lack of tree canopy and large expanses of concrete and asphalt are to blame for this imbalance of heat. We hope that people start looking at pavement as an … Read more