Will SW Corridor bring millions for biking, too? It might depend on the route
A route along Barbur could mean big changes for that street, but a tunnel beneath Marquam Hill wouldn’t.
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With $50k grant, North Portland Greenway shifts from planning to organizing
The little nonprofit that has brought the concept this far is preparing for the last stage: getting it on the ground.
After a decade of less driving, federal forecast shifts to match reality
A forecast buried deep inside the USDOT website seems to be the first to fully acknowledge that people have stopped driving more.
Off-road biking supporters pack Metro meeting on Tualatin Mtns project
Portlanders want more mountain bike trails close to town. Badly.
Metro and TriMet introduce bus rapid transit for Powell-Division corridor
Metro and TriMet have started planning what could be the region’s first bus rapid transit line; but are they leaving something out?
After years of disappointment, single track lovers have reasons for optimism
With renewed energy from Portland’s off-road biking advocates and a Metro project that could open up 1,300 acress of trail possibilities, 2015 could be a very big year for advocates itching for more local single track trails. As we reported yesterday, local advocacy and trail building group the Northwest Trail Alliance has thrown down a … Read more
Metro weighs anti-climate-change efforts against Clackamas County complaints
Clackamas County Commissioner Tootie Smith asked whether anti-climate-change efforts are fruitless, so Americans shouldn’t bother with them.
Clackamas County wants Metro to fight climate change by widening roads
More than half the money in Metro’s climate plan is already slated to go to road construction and repair.
A region can dream: The metro area’s vision for its future path network
When you stitch together the bike plans of every city in the area, you get something pretty spectacular.
Five surprises in a comparison of Portland and Dutch travel choices
A motherlode of new data has revealed, for the first time, the ways the distance of our trips affects the way we travel.
Five smart things our regional planning agency is doing to fight climate change
Metro, the only directly elected regional government in the country, is a major force behind Portland’s success as a city.
Next door to Forest Park, North Tualatin Mtns hold opportunity for off-road bike access
1,300 acres just north of Forest Park. Just north of Forest Park in northwest Portland lies 1,300 undeveloped acres spread across four separate properties. The land, which was historically a logging area and can be currently accessed from either Skyline or McNamee roads, is owned by Metro and is known as the North Tualatin Mountains … Read more