Skip to content
  • Login
  • Contact
BikePortland
  • Headlines
  • Topics
  • Calendar
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Support Us
BikePortland
  • Headlines
  • Topics
  • Calendar
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Support Us

statistics

Speak up or sprawl out: “Missing middle” housing proposal hits the planning commission tonight

Legalizing more and cheaper housing in bikeable areas is just as important as improving unbikeable areas.

housingresidential infill projectstatisticsThe Real Estate Beat

May 8, 2018

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

86 Comments


Bike commuting growth slips and Portland adds 11,000 more commutes by car

Portland’s bike commute rate has slipped to its lowest level since 2011.

censuscommutingstatistics

September 14, 2017

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

120 Comments


25% of Portland metro residents say congestion could make them switch to biking

Among Portland-area residents aged 18 to 34, the ratio was 44 percent.

statisticssurveys

May 10, 2017

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

137 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Portland’s new surge in bike commuting is real – and it’s gas-price proof

In fact, drive-alone commuting just hit another record low.

alan lehtocensusleah treatstatisticsTriMet

September 15, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

234 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Crunching numbers: A closer look at Portland’s road fatality rates

Number-crunching grim statistics to get a better idea of how we’re doing.

crashesfatal collisionsstatistics

August 19, 2016

Ted Timmons (Contributor)

21 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Portland’s drop in car use frees up $138 million in our local economy every year

That’s enough to buy each Multnomah County resident one free pint of beer every Tuesday.

economic impact of cyclingstatistics

July 25, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

169 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

New report shows Portland falling further behind peers on bikeway growth

Minneapolis, NYC and SF all have more miles of bikeway per square mile and have been adding it faster.

biketownminneapolisnactostatistics

July 21, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

99 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Multnomah County’s drop in auto ownership since 2007 would fill 287 acres of parking

That’s almost exactly the size of the entire central business district.

car culturecensusParkingstatistics

June 22, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

115 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Even in suburban Oregon, drive-alone trips are a shrinking share of new commutes

The Portland metro area seems to have already discovered how to slow the growth of traffic congestion.

censusclackamas countycongestionotrecroger gellerstatisticsTREC at PSUWashington County

May 17, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

106 Comments


Six neat charts from Metro’s new report about Portland-area transportation

A few of the insights to be found in Metro’s big, beautiful report.

metrostatistics

April 27, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

25 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Low-income households drive much less than high-income households

Who pays gas taxes?

fixing our streets programgas taxlocal gas taxlow-incomestatisticsStreet Fee Proposal

January 25, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

63 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Three secrets hidden in Metro’s great new map of every local traffic collision

Even ones that only damaged property.

collisionsmapsmetrostatisticsvision zero

December 9, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

24 Comments


Older posts
Page1 Page2 Next →

Latest Headlines

Meet Ruandy “Roo” Albisurez of Warpaint Mag

Podcast: Car culture researcher Tara Goddard

Labor union, City of Portland agree to a contract and the strike is over

Comment of the Week: The role of socializing and culture

Featured Story

Why are these 11 buildings illegal in most of Portland?

This 2015 story was part of our Real Estate Beat that helped the community understand the vital connection between housing and transportation policy.

Supporter Shoutout

BerkshireGinsberg Bicycle Attorney
Forum Law Group

Featured

  • Business Directory
  • BikePortland Podcast
  • Job Listings
  • Latest Videos
  • Family Biking Column
  • Traffic Fatality Tracker

Info

  • About BikePortland
  • Advertise
  • Contact

Support BikePortland

  • Become a Subscriber
  • Become a Business Subscriber
  • Make a One-time Contribution
  • Subscriber Benefits
  • Supporter List
BikePortland

News that Moves

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Instagram


Ad: Read our E-Bike Legal Guide (PDF)

BikePortland is a production of PedalTown Media Inc. Original images and content owned by Pedaltown Media, Inc. Not to be used without permission.

© 2005 - 2023 BikePortland - Independent and reader supported since 2005.
Thanks to generous support from the Perham Family Foundation.

  • Headlines
  • Topics
  • Calendar
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Support Us
  • Login
  • Contact