How TriMet’s project in the Rose Quarter Transit Center will impact your ride
Keep your head up, slow down, and consider your options for the next few weeks.
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New bike signal north of Moda Center adds green time for southbound biking
The signal is in violation of two national standards but Portland installed it anyway.
Event: Bike to Blazers (4/3/11)
Event Name: Bike to Blazers Event Date: Sunday, April 3. 4:00pm-6:00pm Event Description: All roads lead to the Rose Quarter for this year’s Bike to Blazers event. The team wants every fan to pedal to the 6pm tip-off vs. Dallas Mavericks to demonstrate how easy and fun it is to get around by bike. BikePortland … Read more
One year later, Rose Quarter bikeway is smooth, stressful
Buses, trains, bicycles, and people on foot all travel through the Rose Quarter Transit Center.(Photos © J. Maus)
Rose Quarter is officially open for business
Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams (right), BTA Exec. Director Scott Bricker (foreground) and TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen (left) ride through a ceremonial ribbon at the southern entrance to the Rose Quarter Transit Center.(Photos © J. Maus)
Parade will mark opening Rose Quarter bikeway improvements
Time to celebrate.(Photo © J. Maus) A parade is planned for Thursday (10/16) to celebrate the new bike access and safety improvements through the Rose Quarter Transit Center. The project was the result of collaborative effort between TriMet, the City of Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and the Lloyd District Transportation Management Association. A statement … Read more
First look: New green bike lanes in Rose Quarter Transit Center
In 1993 an upstart bike advocacy group called the Bicycle Transportation Alliance — headed by Rex Burkholder (now a Metro councilor) — filed a lawsuit against the City of Portland because of a lack of bicycle facilities around the Rose Garden Arena. This morning, 15 years after that legal battle (which ended after the BTA … Read more
An update on Rose Quarter Transit Center bike access
Old lane markings have been ground away and the new, bi-directional bike lane is being mapped out.(Photo © J. Maus) The Rose Quarter Transit Center, long a thorn in the side of bike advocates who want more efficient north-south access, is slated for a host of bike access improvements. Those improvements — which include bus … Read more
“I don’t hate bikes”; Rose Quarter petitioner reaches out
(Photo © J. Maus) The TriMet bus operator who started a petition hoping to stop a plan to allow bike access through the Rose Quarter Transit Center has just left a comment here on BikePortland.org explaining his views. Dan Christensen wrote that he loves to bike and that “one of the best times” of his … Read more
Police share results from Rose Quarter “bicycle education mission”
New sign at entrance to Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) Yesterday from 3:30 to 6:00pm, the Transit Police and Traffic Divisions of the Portland Police Bureau staged what they refer to as a “bicycle education mission” at the Rose Quarter Transit Center. According to a statement just released by spokesperson Brian Schmautz, the mission was, … Read more
TriMet will make Rose Quarter bike access permanent
TriMet tested bike access options last month.(Photos © J. Maus) The BTA reports that TriMet has officially decided to make bike access through the Rose Quarter a reality. TriMet tested potential solutions for bike traffic through its busy Rose Quarter transit hub back in June. Now, according to the BTA’s Michelle Poyourow, TriMet will make … Read more
A closer look at TriMet’s Rose Quarter bike access test
Riders test a new bike lane configuration through the Rose Quarter Transit Center.(Photos © J. Maus) This morning I stopped by TriMet’s test of new bike access options through the Rose Quarter Transit Center this morning. When I rolled up I was greeted by City of Portland bike coordinator Roger Geller and TriMet’s manager of … Read more