A ‘living streets’ plan for downtown Portland
It lays out a vivid picture of what downtown Portland currently looks like and where its potential lies.
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Downtown Portland’s O’Bryant Square poised for demolition, rebirth
O’Bryant Square has been fenced-off for five years due to its structurally unsound parking facility.
Downtown pedestrian counts up 64% in ‘tremendous rebound’
Despite years of terrible headlines and a persistent narrative from many people that Portland is “dying,” new data from the Portland Business Alliance shows that our downtown core is showing major signs of life. According to numbers gleaned from annual counts compiled by Downtown Clean & Safe, a 213-block business improvement district managed by the … Read more
First Look: New ‘Elk Lane’ on SW Main
The Portland Bureau of Transportation made some long-awaited changes to SW Main Street between 3rd and 4th Aves in downtown Portland last weekend. This stretch of Main is known for housing the Thompson Elk Fountain – a bronze elk statue perched atop a large fountain base – for more than 100 years before the city … Read more
Biking through downtown Portland’s network of social services
Most of the Bike Loud PDX Portland ‘policy rides’ Cathy Tuttle has led so far this year have focused specifically on bike or transportation policy. Last month, for instance, Tuttle recruited Portland Bureau of Transportation’s signals manager Peter Koonce to lead a tour of Central City traffic signals, and the month before, the Parking Reform … Read more
Long-term plan for central-city bikeways moves toward council approval
Some recent updates to a map of future bikeways in Portland’s central city have advocates talking.
Nowhere to park your bike at Pine Street Market? Help is on the way
This is an odd situation in Portland.
City proposes shifting future downtown bikeway from Alder to Taylor/Salmon
The city says there’s no room for future bike lanes on Alder.
Portland celebrates holiday shopping with free parking in downtown garages
Meanwhile, malls built on free parking are failing across the country.
A backwards incentive in Portland, where bus rides cost more than parking spaces
When something is more convenient, Jordan points out, we usually have to pay more for it.
City hires project manager for high-profile downtown protected bike lane project
The project management gig that one local planning pro has referred to as the “job of the year” has been filled.
As Obama visits, three words of advice for Thursday and Friday trips downtown
To paraphrase the city’s official press release only slightly.