School is back in session tomorrow!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Tomorrow is the first day of school for thousands of Portland students and the Police Bureau plans to beef up enforcement to make sure they get to school safely. And, taking safety one step further, they’re also urging parents to leave the car at home and … Read more
Bicycling is allowed in both directions, while driving is only allowed southbound.(Photo: Matthew Arnold)
Former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington with fifth-graders at Roseway Heights School this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Prescott Elementary students at a BTA bike safety class in 2005.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will mark a big milestone this week: the 50,000th student to graduate from their bike safety education program since they began teaching in Portland schools in 1998. To celebrate the occasion, they’ve teamed up with the … Read more
The Hub logo. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is going high-tech with their vaunted Safe Routes to School program. In an effort to motivate kids to bike and walk to school, they’ve purchased a product that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to automatically track school travel trips. PBOT has won a $35,000 grant … Read more
Cover of Portland Public School’s Bike Shelter Project Development Guide. In an effort to make bicycling even more appealing to students, staff, and parents, Portland Public Schools (PPS) now offers a Bike Shelter Project Development Guide (PDF). The new guide was developed in conjuction with the City of Portland’s Safe Routes to School program. PBOT’s … Read more
Tis the season for Safe Routes.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) wants to start the Safe Routes to School season with a bang. This Saturday (April 7th) they’ll host a free event at Russell Academy School in northeast Portland with bike repair classes, activities for kids of all ages, … Read more
This just in from ODOT… They are looking to fill vacancies on their Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee: The Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking people interested in filling two vacancies for the nine-member Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee. The two stakeholder positions available represent bicycle-based advocacy groups and local traffic safety committee … Read more
The BTA’s Steph Noll on E Burnside and 16th in 2007.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Last week a reader email spurred me to check up on a project I first wrote about in December 2007. Reader Kevin B wrote: “I live in the Kerns neighborhood and my kids go to Buckman Elementary. During our bike/scooter ride … Read more
Great news from our friends at the Safe Routes to School National Partnership… The non-profit announced this morning that their main source of funding, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has renewed their commitment to Safe Routes. Read the full press release below ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION RENEWS FUNDING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP … Read more
The new bike lane and bike parking in front of Cesar Chavez School on N. Willis Blvd.(Photo: Gabe Graff/City of Portland) Biking continues to improve for residents of North Portland. The City just unwrapped a small but important improvement that will improve bike safety during pick-up and drop-off on the main road outside Cesar Chavez … Read more
Kiel “Bike Train” Johnson.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland’s excellent monthly “Bicycle Brown Bag” discussion series continues tomorrow with a presentation titled ‘Bike Train Lessons’. Kiel Johnson, who has spearheaded a flourishing local bike train movement will give the talk. Johnson will talk about, “his successes and struggles in building a bike train … Read more
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