Looking ahead: 10 questions about the Southwest Corridor
The Portland region’s next light rail line is in the works. And it’s going southwest, from downtown Portland to Tigard and Tualatin.
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Stolen Santa Cruz MTBs
Our Santa Cruz bikes were jacked either this morning from our garage in Hillsboro. We live in a quiet neighborhood and whoever stole our bikes knew what they wanted as the bikes were all the way in the back of the garage and not obvious from the street. One is a large gray Mens’ Heckler … Read more
Cool it on the Springwater
The majority of the rudeness I see is coming from my fellow fast cyclists
Problems riding on NW Lovejoy between 23rd-25th
Maybe this is part of the reason why biking in NW is much less popular than we would expect.
We need your help (tonight!) to make a ‘Better Broadway’
The Better Broadway project is one of the most ambitious temporary space activation projects ever attempted in a US city. If it is successful the door will be opened to an entirely new narrative in Portland around auto space on our busiest roads. The scope of the project is ambitious. From NE 24th to 7th … Read more
Death and Congestion
I have been thinking about death lately. First~ there is Vision Zero; there are my patients (I work with the end of life vision care); every month there are friends and acquaintances who face an earlier demise than the rest of us; and then there is Ragnar. Ragnar is in a soap opera that I … Read more
Riding Seattle’s first Emerald City ride: new Hwy 520 floating bridge, express lanes
Friend @kitchen and I took the train to Seattle for the first annual Emerald City ride. CBC puts on good events, and getting the opportunity to ride the new SR520 floating bridge and the I-5 Express Lanes was pretty special. Here’s a short “highlights” video:
Tagging along with the Kidical Mass Easter Ride
I tagged along with the Kidical Mass crowd on Sunday. There was a hailstorm and a rainstorm in the 30 minutes before the ride started, but the crowd massed at Overlook Park. We then rode as a group to Arbor Lodge Park. That’s a few miles, which is a lot for small tots who are … Read more
NE 7th’s future as a greenway is in danger!
The reclassification of NE 7th as a major city bikeway and future greenway is at risk! Currently, most Transportation System Plan comments favor bumpy, hilly, and indirect NE 9th. If you support making NE 7th a major city bikeway and greenway (with diversion) please email psc@portlandoregon.gov (cc: tsp@portlandoregon.gov) and specifically ask that NE 7th be … Read more
New Green Zebra market on Division at 50th with 127 apartments, at Mar. 28 RNA Land Use Meeting
Learn about the building proposed for 50th and Division, which will include a Green Zebra market as well as 127 units (with bike and car parking) at the Richmond Neighborhood Land Use meeting. David Mullens will present plans for UDG company’s building. Also at the meeting, Marty Stockton of Portland’s BPS will talk about the … Read more
Pro bike racing roundup: Hour Record, Omloop, Kuurne-Brussels
I want to experiment with writing pro race roundups if there’s interest. If you like this, comment below. Note there will be spoilers; I won’t delay spoilers by a week like in the video roundup. The big weekend races I’m summarizing: Evelyn Stevens’s world hour record Womens Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Mens Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Kuurne … Read more
Dusting off my DC boots
A decade ago I was traveling from Honolulu, HI to Washington, DC at least once a quarter. My work was technical in nature and frequently involved convincing other engineers and members of the Defense Department that our projects were superior to the hundreds of others they were being pitched. It was exciting, somewhat glamorous, and … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project