New BTA policy looks to make its biking advocacy more racially equitable
“Our organization and our movement have not done enough to listen to the concerns and priorities of communities of color.”
East Portland
We admit it: Our coverage over the years has skewed largely toward Portand’s central city and surrounding neighborhoods. That’s because it’s just where our reporters have lived and that’s where a lot of bike news happens.
But it doesn’t mean we’ve ignored everything east of 82nd. Not at all! We published 100s of stories on this part of the city and you can find them all below. (We’d love to cover this part of the city even more, so if you or someone you know wants to be a correspondent, please get in touch.)
Portland bike counts up in eastside grid, down in east and southwest
Biking keeps rising in Portland’s bike-friendliest neighborhoods, but it seems to be dropping elsewhere.
State seems ‘very receptive’ to a raised bike lane on outer Powell, advocates say
“ODOT was very receptive of such modifications.”
City’s $8 million for 122nd Avenue will aid crossings and trigger new frequent bus line
TriMet is preparing to improve its No. 71 bus to run every 15 minutes or better almost all day, every day.
Protected bike lanes on east Powell? Meeting Monday could sway plan
If the four-mile stretch east of Interstate 205 is completely rebuilt, Powell could get some of Portland’s best bike lanes.
Sunday Parkways rings in the start of summer in East Portland
Residents of Portland’s most kid-heavy quadrant turned out by the thousands on Sunday for what’s become an East Portland Mother’s Day tradition.
East Portlanders want one mode of transportation prioritized above all others, survey finds
Which one do you think?
‘Bike Week’ is start of something big in outer east Portland
10 miles east of downtown Portland, the fuse for a bright cycling future has been lit.
There’s a cyclocross race at Gateway Green next month!
Gateway Green: Portland’s future premier cyclocross racing venue.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) We are excited to announce that six and-a-half years after we first told you about Gateway Green, supporters of the project have planned their first official bike event. Yesterday on their Facebook page, the Friends of Gateway Green unveiled plans for “Community CX,” a … Read more
East of 82nd, NW Pro Gear fills the bike shop void
Last month, Southeast Portland’s bike shop desert got a little less dry.
The $60 million map: Here’s what a street fee’s ‘safety’ money might pay for
Of the 81 projects on the map above, 62 would go in at or east of 82nd Avenue.
BTA throws weight behind five new greenways east of 205
Of the five new advocacy campaigns we’re examining this week, the only one that’s almost certain to succeed is east of Interstate 205.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project