A region can dream: The metro area’s vision for its future path network
When you stitch together the bike plans of every city in the area, you get something pretty spectacular.
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More on the effort to weaken Metro’s Active Transportation Plan
“Since Metro seems to be easily cowed by the minority nowadays, and we have mayors who think it’s okay to flout the law, it’s time for a lawsuit.”— Rex Burkholder, former Metro councilor As we shared on Wednesday, the mayors of 21 of the 25 cities represented by Metro have signed a letter that calls … Read more
Regional mayors look to neuter Metro’s Regional Active Transportation Plan
Will it be rendered powerless?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Mayors from 22 of the 25 cities represented by Metro are pushing to make the Regional Active Transportation Plan (ATP) relatively powerless. The plan has been in the making for over two years, and Metro has been showing off the 70-page review draft via public open houses … Read more
Region’s first-ever ‘Active Transportation Plan’ set for open house tomorrow
The “spiderweb” of Regional Bicycle Parkways as envisioned in Metro’s plan. Metro will host an open house tomorrow (5/23) for their Regional Active Transportation Plan. The plan will be the region’s first specifically tailored to bicycling, walking and access to transit. The planning effort has been underway for well over a year and is set … Read more
Metro launches survey to find out how you get around (without a car)
Bike? Walk? Bus? Metro wants to know more about how you get around.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro has launched a survey to learn more about how Portlanders get around without a car. The survey is part of a multi-year effort to create a Regional Active Transportation Plan (ATP), a first for Metro. The survey went … Read more
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown