Some folks are confused about these rack-shaped objects on the new transit mall.(Photos: Victoria Gilbert) Here’s a bit of good, bad, and confusing news about bike parking on TriMet’s transit mall in downtown Portland (we’ll get to the issue of actually riding on it in a separate story). Back in January, we reported on how … Read more
Portland Mall crews remove a bike rack on NW 5th Ave. last Friday.(Photo: Michael O’Leary) Staffers at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance offices on NW 5th Avenue were surprised when they noticed work crews removing the bike racks outside their offices on Friday morning of last week. When I rode by later that evening, all that … Read more
TriMet’s recommendation: become a pedestrian and use the crosswalk. Is there a better way? See Oregonian video below. When TriMet announced how they expect people riding bikes to turn off of the new Portland Mall downtown, many of you said, “Huh?”. In an attempt to create safe conditions, TriMet said people on bikes who want … Read more
TriMet and Shift will bring you free breakfast next week.(Photo © J. Maus) TriMet, in partnership with bike fun promoting non-profit Shift, will host three Breakfast on the Bridges events at the end of this month. The purpose of the events is to spread the word about how bikes are expected to navigate safely along … Read more
A sharrow in action on NW 9th in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation and TriMet are discussing the idea of installing shared lane markings (a.k.a. sharrows) on the entire length of the new downtown transit mall. Sharrows are a type of pavement marking that are placed on streets with … Read more
Looking south SW 6th Avenue at SW Yamhill Street.(Photo: PortlandMall.org) As part of their Portland Mall Light Rail project, TriMet has announced several “major changes” for bike traffic on 5th and 6th Avenues. According to TriMet Planner/Bike Programs staffer Colin Maher, effective January 12th, bikes (and cars) must obey the following traffic laws: