BTA looks to revive plan for protected bike lanes through downtown
Even though downtown is far and away the most popular destination for bike-commuting, it’s a yawning gap in the city’s network of low-stress bike routes.
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Don’t despair, there’s hope for better bike access downtown
In downtown, where are people supposed to bike *except* the sidewalk?
Dispatch from downtown on sidewalk biking enforcement day
Some thoughts on sidewalk bicycling enforcement and a dispatch from today’s action downtown.
City of Portland orders removal of ‘America’s bike capital’ mural from downtown wall
A city sign code intended to prevent advertising eyesores and a local shop owner who’s developed mixed feelings about his project will cause the removal, this Thursday, of one of downtown Portland’s newest icons.
‘America’s Bicycle Capital’? A visitor is unimpressed – and worried for us
The problem isn’t that Portland doesn’t like bikes any more. It’s that the city doesn’t seem to feel that being bike-friendly requires any difficult decisions.
An annotated map to the future of bicycling in downtown Portland
For months, the city has been mum about its ideas for how to spend $6.6 million for better biking and walking downtown. Let’s start the speculation now.
A preview of Portland? Vancouver BC’s new downtown bike network (photos)
What could protected bike lanes in downtown Portland look like? Well, Vancouver BC just installed some. Here are 12 photographic ideas we should steal from them.
City Council backs $21 million for better walking and biking, citing boost to economy
The ways people talk about active transportation seems to be changing in Portland, both inside and outside of government.
Open house next week shows off five grants that promise street fixes
A fleet of major projects to improve downtown Portland, East Portland, SE Foster Road, SW Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Portland’s neighborhoods will be competing for dollars and attention with freight-related projects at an open house next week.
Downtown Portland bike theft reports plummeted 60% last year
Locking up is looking safer. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Here’s some great news for downtown Portland: it seems to be getting safer for parked bikes. Much safer. You might have seen recent media reports that Portland bike theft reports dipped 13 percent citywide last year, according to a new Portland Police Bureau report. But what … Read more
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