Take a sneak peek at OHSU’s new ‘Go By Bike Share’
Portland’s largest employer continues to roll out bike-transportation improvements.
Portland’s largest employer continues to roll out bike-transportation improvements.
Even where it isn’t blocked, Naito’s existing goatpath often spills over during festivals.(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland) A week after Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick’s office called out Naito Parkway for failing to provide “a minimum level of safety for the traveling public” along Waterfront Park, other central-city institutions are weighing in.
A Portland Fire & Rescue truck slid on ice on Sam Jackson Park Road yesterday.(Photo: PF&R) A man crashed while bicycling downhill on SW Sam Jackson Park Road yesterday. Then, when Portland Fire & Rescue responded to the crash, their fire truck slid on the ice and smashed into a guard rail. According to Portland … Read more
Amsterdam? Nope. That’s the new bike parking area in the South Waterfront District as seen from the Aerial Tram.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is often featured on this blog for their bike-sensitive projects and programs. We’ve shared OHSU’s sophisticated encouragement methods used in their Bike Incentive Program, how they are … Read more
Detail from rendering of dedicated entrance to bike parking facilities. Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) — a school that has grabbed our attention several times in the past for their encouragement of bicycling among faculty and staff — has a new building in the works and they say it, “will set a new standard … Read more
OHSU introduced its popularfree bike valet program in 2011(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) released its Bike Program Report for 2011, including results from their member survey and an update on their online trip log. As John Landolfe, OHSU’s Transportation Coordinator, says at the beginning of the report, “2011 was a … Read more
A winter bike commute workshop at OHSU.(Photos © J. Maus) Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has earned a ‘Gold Bicycle Friendly Business’ rating from the League of American Bicyclists. OHSU is Portland’s largest employer with 12,400 employees and is the largest organization to ever win a gold or higher designation from the League. The … Read more
About 150 bikes are using the temporary bike valet service at the base ofr the Portland Aerial Tram.(Photo © J. Maus) A bike valet service at the foot of the Portland Aerial Tram has proved so popular that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has extended the service until the end of September. OHSU began … Read more
Go By Bike shop owner Kiel Johnson (center) shakes hands with customer (and friend) Owen Walz while shop staffer Eric Phelan looks on.(Photos © J. Maus)
Dave Feucht(Photo © J. Maus) This guest article was written by Dave Feucht and it originally appeared on his Portlandize blog. Dave, 31, does IT work at the OHSU School of Dentistry up on Marquam Hill and lives in the Kerns neighborhood in northeast Portland. His story is a follow-up to news of road projects … Read more
Four students from Oregon Health & Science University are on a five week, 1,000 mile bike trip through Oregon. The students, three of them studying medicine and one aspiring veterinarian, are using the trip to raise awareness about the healthcare challenges faced by rural communities. The students are stopping along the way to talk with … Read more
The Aerial Tram is likely to be very crowded beginning Monday.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation will begin a major project on SW Sam Jackson Park Road this Monday that will result in its closure from July 11th to Labor Day (September 5th). Crews will attempt to shore up the soil beneath … Read more