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 August 12th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Fourth Annual Walking and Biking Summit Slated for January 23 The 4th Annual Walking and Biking Summit will be held Saturday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sheldon Community Center, 2445 Willakenzie Road. Doors will be open at 8:30 a.m. for registration. This year the summit will help kick off Eugene’s new … Read more
Public comments sought on transportation capital plan Multnomah County welcomes comments on its public review draft of the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan and Program (CIPP) for Fiscal Years 2010-2014. The purpose of the CIPP is to ensure limited public funds are invested in transportation projects providing the greatest public benefit. The CIPP is updated every … Read more
CITY STREETS THAWING BUT STILL SLICK AND SLUSHY Posted: December 30th, 2009 5:59 AM (Portland, OR) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation is reporting that yesterday’s surprise snowstorm still has city streets slick and under cover of slush. Major arterials are in good condition, but many neighborhood residential streets are still hazardous this morning. The … Read more
Contact: Dan Anderson, public information officer 503-823-3723 dan.anderson@ci.portland.or.us MEDIA ADVISORY Bureau of Transportation to conduct crosswalk enforcement with Police on Wed. in SE WHAT A crosswalk enforcement action includes one or more pedestrian decoys strategically positioned at locations that have marked or unmarked crosswalks and a fair amount of pedestrian activity. Drivers that fail to … Read more
Sellwood neighborhood, City officials celebrate new bike boulevard opening this Saturday (Portland, Ore.) – Mayor Sam Adams and the Portland Bureau of Transportation will participate in a ribbon cutting with neighbors at a celebration for the city’s newest bicycle boulevard on SE Spokane Street in Sellwood this Saturday. “Projects like this bicycle boulevard will help … Read more
News Release from: Portland Police Bureau PORTLAND POLICE HAND OUT BICYCLES FOR HOLIDAYS Posted: December 16th, 2009 9:12 AM On Friday, December 18, 2009, Portland Police Officers will be distributing donated bicycles at Clarendon-Portsmouth Elementary School at 2:00 p.m. Commissioner Dan Salztman will also be there to support the kids and cops as the children … Read more
[Stay tuned for a Front Page story this within the hour. — Jonathan] Federal Highway Administration Revises Rules to Make Highways Safer U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Calls Updates Needed and Welcome WASHINGTON – As part of his continuing effort to improve safety on the nation’s roads and bridges, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today … Read more
December 7, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Anderson 503-823-3723 dan.anderson@ci.portland.or.us PBOT installs four more bike corrals The Portland Bureau of Transportation is unveiling four new on-street bike parking corrals today and tomorrow. PBOT has been working with the business community along Lower East Burnside to increase the amount of bicycle parking for customers. This … Read more
The Knights of the Cross Crusade Have Spoken The Clydesdale Cyclocross Champion of the Universe Will Be Chosen in Bend, Oregon on December 12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2009 Contact: Brad Ross, Dungeon Master, Cyclocross Crusade, (503) 806-6943 (Portland, Oregon) – The Knights of the Cross Crusade have spoken, therefore let it be … Read more
Stolen trike similar to this one. News Release from: Portland Police Bureau PPB Needs Help In Locating Girls Stolen Bike Posted: November 16th, 2009 10:08 AM Portland Police Officers from East Precinct are asking for the public’s help in locating an adult tricycle that was stolen from two 13-year-old autistic girls. The bike was donated … Read more
On Thursday 11/19, Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments with an emphasis on land use. If you’ve seen Price speak before, fear not! He always has a new presentation and a trick or two up his sleeve… Price is a former City of Vancouver, B.C. … Read more
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Nov. 3, 2009 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Phillips OPRD Bicycle Recreation Coordinator 503-986-0631 Oregon Scenic Bikeways program now on the road Online handbook tells how to nominate routes for designation Oregon bicycle riders can now nominate their favorite routes for consideration as State Scenic Bikeways. Such designated bikeways would follow roads … Read more