Reader story: “I hit a kid with my bike yesterday”
Bicycling on the paths in Waterfront Park is how many Portlanders get from point A to point B. But they’re also popular with tourists, people strolling during the lunch hour, jogging, and so on.
shared-use paths
Steepness, stairs will limit bike access on new Waud Bluff Trail
Detail of new sign that will be posted at entrance to Waud Bluff Trail. Next Tuesday, officials from the City of Portland Parks and Recreation bureau will join community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Waud Bluff Trail; a short, paved path that will connect North Portland and Swan Island near the University of … Read more
City begins public process to design North Portland Greenway corridor
One of the few paved segments of the corridor on Swan Island.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is ready to start the public process on the North Portland Willamette Greenway Trail, a shared-use path that will someday extend the Eastbank Esplanade 10 miles — all the way to the St. Johns Bridge. Citizen … Read more
Comment of the Week: What the police say (and don’t say) in crash statements