Vandalized gate where someone has illegally trespassed onto River View Cemetery grounds.(Photo: River View Cemetery) Once again, bike access through River View Cemetery could be in jeopardy. The cemetery’s Executive Director David Noble says he suspects that someone has cut through a gate and is riding on the private property after the 11:00 pm closing … Read more
Detail of bike route through River View Cemetery. It took less than a month for the community to raise $5,000 to fully sign and stripe a new bike route through River View Cemetery. The route through the privately-owned cemetery is a popular shortcut through Portland’s southwest hills. Public access is allowed, but that access has … Read more
View Larger Map Tomorrow, (Tuesday, 4/27), a road in the lower portion of River View Cemetery will be close all day to all traffic due to a construction project at the mausoleum. Cemetery GM David Noble says bike traffic will not be able to get through: “A large crane with its outriggers will be completely … Read more
As a follow-up to our story on Monday about a new bike route being signed through River View Cemetery, we’ve received a map of the route. View the map below and consider helping River View raise the $5,000 to add signs and pavement markings to the route (details on how to donate here). (On a … Read more
Biking through the cemetery.(Photo: mumblion/Flickr) A fundraising campaign has begun to pay for signage of a popular bike route through River View Cemetery. People on bikes prefer the route through River View because it’s a safe and pleasant alternative from the high-speed auto traffic on Taylor’s Ferry and other major roads nearby. Cemetery staff have … Read more
An issue that has been simmering since April 2006 has finally reached some resolution. The River View Cemetery Association Board of Trustees has met several times in the last few weeks to address the issue of bicycle traffic going through their property. The issue reached a boiling point in September when the cemetery installed a … Read more
“We are formulating a strong core of people who are in leadership positions in the bicycle community… to discuss how our concerns can be mitigated without simply closing the cemetery to bicycle traffic.” — David Noble, Executive Director of River View Cemetery David Noble, the executive director of River View Cemetery in Southwest Portland, has … Read more
Katelyn Hale learned about the new speed bumps the hard way.(Photo courtesy K. Hale) David Noble, executive director of the non-profit Riverview Cemetery, didn’t want to do it, but he felt he had no other choice. About one week ago, Noble instructed his groundskeepers to install three sets of speed bumps on the property. The … Read more
“Had she not had that cell phone she’d still be down there…”–Fireman in a video by the Oregonian (watch below) KOIN and the Oregonian are reporting a story about a woman who was coming home from Lewis and Clark College tonight when she fell down a steep bank while riding through the bike path in … Read more
[Slow down or lose access.] The tranquil roads inside the Riverview Cemetery (Google map) are a popular daily route for hundreds of Portland cyclists. Commuters prefer the cemetery because alternate routes like Barbur Blvd. and Terwilliger Blvd. are full of high-speed motorists. Recreational cyclists like the scenery and access to the Waterfront Trail and many … Read more
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