The case for streetcar as pro-bike infrastructure
Streetcars might actually be the very best sort of public transit at improving biking.
eastside streetcar loop
Photos and notes from my ride on the new streetcar line
I got a new view of the Pearl District today from inside the yet-to-be-opened eastside streetcar line.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Guest Article: Getting creative to move a pole on the Broadway Bridge
It will be moved.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) [Publisher’s note: As an update to a story we covered several times last month, I’ve accepted a guest article from Chris Smith explaining his successful effort to have a streetcar pole on the Broadway Bridge moved out of the way of bike traffic. Smith is a well known … Read more
Pole update: Streetcar Director weighs in, County doesn’t like it either
The pole has narrowed the busy entrance onto the Broadway Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The Oregonian’s commute columnist weighs in on Broadway Bridge pole issue
A new pole for the streetcar (marked with orange/white stripes) has narrowed the entry to the Broadway Bridge path.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As the story unfolds about how and why Portland Streetcar Inc. installed a utility pole on the Broadway Bridge bike/walk path, it is becoming more clear that they made a bad move. We’ll … Read more
Streetcar project puts pole on Broadway Bridge path – UPDATED
A new pole for the eastside streetcar project has been placed at the mouth of the Broadway Bridge.
Newly striped bike lanes on NE 7th through Lloyd District raise eyebrows
PBOT has striped a new bike lane on NE 7th which puts bike traffic in between moving cars, trains and parked cars.(Photos © J. Maus)
‘Track-straddling’ on Lovejoy, bike access issues persist
Due to the presence of new streetcar tracks, people on NW Lovejoy routinely drive in the bike lane.(Photos © J. Maus)
Streetcar construction comes with detour, closure of bike lane on Weidler
A traffic advisory has just been released by Portland Streetcar Inc. and the City of Portland warning of traffic detours and a bike lane closure due to Streetcar Loop Project construction on Weidler, MLK, and Grand that is set to begin this Tuesday (1/4) and last for four weeks. The work zone will be on … Read more
Observing the track straddle phenomenon on NW Lovejoy
To avoid driving on streetcar tracks, most people opt to straddle them, which causes them to drive on and/or in the bike lane.(Photos © J. Maus)
The streetcar construction (black and) blues
Portland Streetcar crews are in the middle of major construction all along Broadway right now. Work zones are always of special concern for people on bikes, but this stretch of Broadway — between NE Grand and and the Broadway Bridge — is not a nice place for bike traffic even without construction. Add in one … Read more
First look at new bike lanes through cobblestones on NW Marshall
New bike lanes on NW Marshall. See whatit will look like when completed below.(Photo: Paul Peterson) New bike lanes are being constructed on NW Marshall between 12th and 14th Avenues in the Pearl District — but these aren’t just any bike lanes. What’s notable about this project is that the new lanes are being cut … Read more
Comment of the Week: The cost of mobility