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Person on foot dies after being hit by car driver on Swan Island

It’s the eighth fatal traffic crash so far this year.

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April 23, 2025

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Entry to riverfront path on Swan Island blocked by boulders and barricades

The city put boulders up about nine months ago, but an unknown person has more completely blocked the path.

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March 19, 2024

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Flood risks lead to Swan Island levee and path idea

Like Marine Drive, but near Swan Island on the Willamette.

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July 6, 2023

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Swan Island’s riverfront is a fun place to explore, just be careful getting there

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July 8, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Alberta, Swan Island and more: City preps Biketown expansion plans

Get used to locking up next to your orange friends.

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May 2, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

41 Comments


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Regional Safe Routes program is one of many winners from Metro grants

With the federal government’s support for early biking education shrinking, the Portland area’s regional government is making a significant new investment.

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February 23, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Swan Island transportation group may shut doors after Metro funding shifts

The Lloyd District and Washington Park TMAs will survive but will be forced to scale back operations.

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February 21, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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With $50k grant, North Portland Greenway shifts from planning to organizing

The little nonprofit that has brought the concept this far is preparing for the last stage: getting it on the ground.

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February 4, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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The Friday Profile: Kyle Carlson, Daimler Trucks’ 52-mile-a-day iron man

This single father of three might have the most intense bike commute in Oregon.

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December 19, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

29 Comments


Woman files complaint after harsh encounter with Union Pacific police on Cement Road (updated)

A Portland woman who concedes she was illegally biking on the private Cement Road with her 6-year-old daughter says she was bullied by a railroad police officer and has filed a formal complaint.

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January 29, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

155 Comments


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Leaders and activists toast Lenny Anderson, ‘Mr. Swan Island’

One of Portland’s most successful transportation activists was cheered into retirement Wednesday after 13 years in which he led Swan Island’s transformation into the city’s least car-dependent industrial park.

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December 13, 2013

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

15 Comments


New route through rail yard could link up North Portland Greenway

As the route of the long-planned North Portland Greenway comes before city council this week, there’s a new possibility in the mix that could shape the bikeway every Portlander knows ought to exist.

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October 28, 2013

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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