Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland September 4th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
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.)
Riding in east Portland can only get better.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (and TriMet) is set to invest $8.2 million into sidewalks, neighborhood greenways and transit-safety related projects in East Portland. The funding comes from a $34 million “Regional Economic Opportunity Fund” created by a Metro committee last year. In case … Read more
If all goes well, this will becomea more frequent sight in East Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) As we shared on Wednesday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is ready to roll on a set of projects that are likely to give a major jolt to the anemic active transportation network in East Portland. The draft East … Read more
Ellen Vanderslice of PBOT presented the report at a meeting last night.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released the public draft of their East Portland in Motion report, a five year strategy that sets a blueprint for improving biking and walking conditions in East Portland. Work on the report has taken … Read more
BTA Executive Director Rob Sadowsky maneuvers around an unpaved street in East Portland during a ride with the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee.(Photos © J. Maus)
Approximate route of new bike boulevard coming to east Portland. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is close to the start of construction on a new “neighborhood greenway” that would parallel 82nd Avenue in northeast and southeast Portland. PBOT has put out a request for proposals to find a construction firm to start and the … Read more
A woman enjoys the newly designated bike-onlyspace on E Burnside over I-205.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed new bike lanes on the East Burnside overpass of I-205. The bike lanes had previously dropped on either side of the overpass (at NE 94th and 97th). The new lanes take advantage of a … Read more
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.(Photos © J. Maus) PBOT has once again decided to create a loop of streets in East Portland carfree for five hours this Sunday. This crazy scheme to force people out of their cars and into the streets to meet their neighbors and enjoy their community is called “Sunday Parkways”. … Read more
PBOT data on SE Holgate Blvd. The street was re-striped for buffered bike lanes in 2009.
Last month we held a Get Together at a coffee shop on SE 92nd and Foster. The turnout wasn’t huge (similar to last time we did an event in that area), but the conversation was excellent. We not only met some new friends, we learned a little more about what it’s like to ride in … Read more
The great news we reported last month is now official: The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced yesterday that they’ve received $2.96 million from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for two projects that will vastly improve biking and walking conditions in North and East Portland. The Portland projects are two out of 27 that … Read more
The Gateway Green site as it looks today.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish announced earlier today that the City of Portland will assume an official leadership role in the Gateway Green project. It’s been over a year since the project has moved significantly forward, but today Fish said the City’s decision to … Read more
A rare haven for bike riders in East Portland.(Photo: Elizabeth Craig/ODOT) It’s not everyday that people in the eastern parts of our city feel Portland’s legendary bike love. But this isn’t everyday; it’s Bike to Work Day! On that note, I thought I’d share an email I got from reader Michael Mann, who was setting … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project