The Institute for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation at Portland State University will host a week-long course on bicycle and pedestrian facility design and planning this summer. Here’s the blurb: “This week-long course will provide practitioners with the fundamentals of pedestrian and bicycle planning and design through an intensive week of classroom, field, and project experience. … Read more
Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder and his partner Lydia Rich have established a scholarship to promote bike/ped research.(Photo © J. Maus) BTA co-founder and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder and his partner Lydia Rich (a public school teacher in North Portland) have made a commitment to Portland State University’s growing reputation as a hub for livable cities … Read more
PSU Cycling Club members warm up before a road race.(Photos: Peter Welte) The Portland State University Cycling Club will host colleges throughout the Northwest this weekend for two full days of racing action in and around Portland. On Saturday, teams will compete in a road race around Hagg Lake (40 miles west of Portland). And … Read more