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Bike parking dispute boils over at Pearl District condo

(From The Encore’s website) When the Encore condominiums in the Pearl District opened in 2008, bike-friendliness was a main selling point. “Ride. Relax. Repeat” was the marketing slogan. The building also caught my eye and ended up on the Front Page for offering a free bicycle to new owners. The building’s developer, Hoyt Street Properties, … Read more


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City set to make big changes to NW Marshall

Detail of changes coming to Marshall. The Bureau of Transportation is scheduled to make long-awaited changes to NW Marshall Street between 10th and 11th (map). Their aim is to make bicycling conditions more pleasant by decreasing the amount of people who drive on the street and by adding dedicated space for bicycle traffic. Auto traffic … Read more


Pearl District residents seek expansion of sidewalk bicycling ban

People ride on the sidewalks on NW Lovejoy to avoid the new streetcar tracks.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Pearl District Neighborhood Association wants to expand the area in downtown Portland where bicycling on sidewalks is prohibited. Currently, bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks in the area defined by 13th, SW Jefferson, Naito Parkway, and NW … Read more


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PBOT eyes changes in the Pearl to reduce auto traffic on NW Marshall

PBOT planner Mauricio LeClerc presented plans for the Pearl District last night.(Photos © J. Maus) After NW Lovejoy was decommissioned as a bikeway by the city, NW Marshall Street was supposed to take its place. The Bureau of Transportation added sharrows, smoothed out cobblestones, and installed signage and pavement markings to direct bicycle traffic from … Read more