Portland Parks will invest $15 million to fully fund the Steel Bridge Skatepark
A dream of the 2000s will finally become a reality after a recent push from advocates.
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Cycle Portland re-opens in former Old Town Starbucks
Owners hope to retain the cafe vibes and make it a spot known just as much for socializing as cycling.
Steel Bridge skatepark advocates break symbolic ground
Construction of a long-awaited skatepark in Portland’s Old Town has officially begun. Well – sort of. The proposed Steel Bridge Skatepark, which will be located in a vacant lot in Old Town bordered by NW Naito Parkway, 1st Avenue, and Everett, has been a part of Portland’s Skate Park Master Plan for years. But despite … Read more
Every day she chalks ‘Black Lives Matter’ in a bike lane, and every day someone erases it
Maria Cahill has taken her fight against racism to a bike lane in Old Town.
SW 3rd Avenue is about to get downtown’s only buffered bike lane
Maybe this weekend.
Old Town businesses and residents endorse buffered bike lane on 3rd Avenue
“It builds on a future expanded plaza for locals and visitors at Ankeny Alley that will become a regional destination.”
Proposed plaza outside Voodoo Doughnut could be permanent by year’s end
One of Portland’s top tourist attractions seems poised to become dramatically less car-oriented by the start of 2016.
After success of 3rd Avenue demonstration in Old Town, real changes are coming
Two months after a popular demo, permanent changes are afoot.
After 3-day demo, city council moves to ‘next phase’ of rethinking 3rd Avenue
The experimental protected bike lane and pedestrian plaza seem to be reshaping how the city sees the street.
Rave reviews roll in for temporary ‘Better Block’ on 3rd Ave
Of all the ideas, gripes and raves, one of the reviews was my favorite.
First look: Better Block re-imagines 3rd Ave with protected bike lane, new crosswalk
It’s amazing what a few cones, hay bales, and barriers can do.