Group stops happen.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the latest installment of Ask BikePortland. Today’s question comes from reader Ruben G. Ruben is curious about a topic on a lot of people’s minds today: stop sign behavior. Ruben wants to know if people on bikes who arrive at a stop sign together are allowed to … Read more
The scene at Flint/Broadway last week.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Once again, two of the city’s most infamous stop sign locations are being targeted by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). This morning, and two other days this week, multiple motorcycle cops have stationed themselves at the intersections of N. Flint and Broadway and SE Ladd Ave … Read more
The crowd takes in a scene from The Invasion of the Bicycle Snatchers at Buckman Elementary School last night. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland
An average of over 18,000 trips are made by bike over Portland’s four main downtown bridges every day.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) PBOT released their 2011 Bicycle Counts Report today (PDF). The numbers show that overall there were 6.4 percent more trips made by bike citywide in 2011 compared to 2010. On new neighborhood greenways, the … Read more
Charlie Hales photographed in my office a few weeks ago.(Photos © J. Maus) Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with candidates for Portland mayor. With the primary elections just about five months away, it’s time to start doing your research and learning more about the people we’ll elect to lead our city.
Stop sign at Ladd Circle.(Photo © J. Maus) Ladd Circle has been a thorn in the side of neighbors, vehicle operators, and the City of Portland for years. The circle — which happens to sit on one of the most heavily traveled bicycle corridors in Portland — has stop signs at every entry; but they’re … Read more
Does 650 laps sound like fun to you? Remember Portlander Merritt Raitt? He’s the amateur filmmaker whose “Commuter Dreams” piece went viral (over 64,000 views and counting), became the toast of film festivals nationwide, and even won him a trip to the Tour de France. Raitt’s next project is based just a few feet from … Read more
After reading and thinking about the latest debates over the stop signs at Ladd Circle, 24-year old Sellwood resident Joe Hand decided to take the issue into his own hands — or should I say, into his own oven. Hand, a Colorado native who came to Portland to attend Reed College and then stayed here … Read more
A reader just sent in a new video shot by local community news site Neighborhood Notes that shows blatant disregard of stop signs at the SE Ladd Ave entrance into Ladd Circle. Watch it below… Ladd Circle from Neighborhood Notes on Vimeo.
Ladd Circle stop sign.(Photo © J. Maus) The infamous traffic circle in Ladd’s Addition seems once again poised for headlines. The circle — which has frequently ignored stop signs at each entry point — is on one of Portland’s busiest bike routes and it has been the sight of numerous police enforcement actions (a.k.a. “stings”) … Read more
Explore Johnson Creek alongside the Springwater Corridor tonight at 6pm.(Photo © J. Maus) Are you a fan of the Yehuda Moon comic strip? How about unicycle basketball? Roller skating? Perhaps you just like exploring the urban gem of Johnson Creek that runs along the Springwater Corridor? Whatever you fancy, Pedalpalooza rolls on today with a … Read more