Path under construction will link Springwater system to central Gresham (photos)
It’ll be a million-dollar upgrade to the made path that’s run in the grass alongside the tracks for years.
regional flexible funds
As Congress drops Safe Routes to School, advocates ask Metro to step in
A Safe Routes to School ride in Portland in 2010. A new BTA campaign suggests tapping federal funding allocated to the Metro regional government to offer the program in suburban schools, too.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) Second in a week-long series about the BTA’s five new advocacy campaigns. Over the last two years, people trying to reverse the … Read more
An annotated map to the future of bicycling in downtown Portland
For months, the city has been mum about its ideas for how to spend $6.6 million for better biking and walking downtown. Let’s start the speculation now.
City Council backs $21 million for better walking and biking, citing boost to economy
The ways people talk about active transportation seems to be changing in Portland, both inside and outside of government.
Open house next week shows off five grants that promise street fixes
A fleet of major projects to improve downtown Portland, East Portland, SE Foster Road, SW Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Portland’s neighborhoods will be competing for dollars and attention with freight-related projects at an open house next week.
Metro votes against maintaining 75/25 funding split for Active Transportation
“… In a deep recession, people who are struggling — in addition to buses and bike paths — also need access to a job.”— Ann Lininger, Clackamas County Commissioner A 17-member Metro committee made up of mayors, commissioners, and transportation agency leaders around the region voted this morning to do away with a 75/25 federal … Read more
BTA fights as Metro funding battle brews once again
“It is unacceptable to the BTA to consider overturning our current policy… The Port [of Portland]… wants this money for highway/road projects. Now is the time to say no.”— Gerik Kransky, BTA A funding fight is brewing at Metro over how the regional planning agency should allocate nearly $38 million in federal funds. Unlike the … Read more
Equity concerns take center stage as bike share funding moves forward
JPACT came together this morning to green light $16.8 million in federal grants for active transportation projects.(Photo © J. Maus) A Metro committee unanimously approved a $70.7 million package of federal “regional flexible funding” at a meeting of their Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) this morning. 14 projects (totaling $22.9 million) — including … Read more
Your comments can help shape bike share, other regional projects
Cross-section of proposed project that would link the Springwater to the Trolley Trail in Milwaukie. While much of the media attention for the current round of Metro’s regional flexible funding allocation revolved around the Portland bike sharing project, there are a host of other (extremely important) projects and programs that have been selected. Metro is … Read more
Metro task force agrees to take “light rail model” in active transportation funding decisions
A Metro task force wants to emulate success of light rail corridors in making decisions about active transportation funding.(Photo © J. Maus) A Metro task force put together to decide how the agency’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) should spend $23 million in federal “flexible” funds, has agreed that the money set aside … Read more
Metro’s JPACT votes for 75/25 split in favor of active transportation
JPACT Chair Carlotta Collette at this morning’s meeting.(Photos © J. Maus) Metro’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) met this morning to set policy parameters on how to allocate $20-24 million in federal Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan dollars (MTIP) — also known as Regional Flexible Funds. After some tense discussion, the committee split 7-6 … Read more
JPACT decision could decrease funding for active transportation
Tomorrow’s meeting will likely be packed as the fate of $24 million hangs in the balance.(Photo © J. Maus) Active transportation advocates will be listening closely to Metro’s 17-member Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) when they meet tomorrow morning. Based on proposals currently on the table, JPACT’s vote on how to set parameters … Read more