Major e-bike bill opposed by The Street Trust
The bill would ban throttles for young riders and create a new traffic offense for unsafe riding.
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The bill would ban throttles for young riders and create a new traffic offense for unsafe riding.
The program will launch in north Portland October 1st.
The event officially kicked off yesterday with a multimodal scavenger hunt and opening reception
Check out the panels, tracks, keynotes, or the scavenger hunt!
A 45% rise in pedestrian fatalities has spurred action.
Over half a million trips have been taken on Biketown so far this year.
Hearing testimony from people who have been through hell and are still standing, still giving voice to their truth and tragedy, should give us all momentum to keep up the fight for safer streets.
The only thing different from an official the Safe Routes to School sign was a statement on the bottom that read “No Camping.”
Saturday night’s Alice Awards at Lloyd Center Mall were a mix of old and new, in more ways than one. The annual awards gala and fundraiser for The Street Trust took on a historical note on what was the nonprofit’s 30th anniversary. There was a display of old photographs, and a trove of documents from … Read more
“There’s definitely an interest in BIKETOWN, but accessing it is still a barrier for a lot of people.” -André Lightsey-Walker Last Friday, transportation advocacy non-profit The Street Trust (TST) held their first event in a series of group rides to help new people get comfortable riding around the city using Biketown, Portland’s electric bike share … Read more
If you’re tired of working via Zoom from your living room, The Street Trust (TST) may have the perfect solution for you. The Portland transportation advocacy nonprofit just announced it’s launching a new project: a coworking space in the Lloyd Center – dubbed the “HUB” – where like-minded organizations can work alongside each other. According … Read more
It’s a match made in multimodal heaven: Biketown, Portland’s electric bike share program, won’t rest until every Portlander is confident behind the handlebars of one of their orange bikes, and transportation nonprofit The Street Trust (TST) wants to see active transportation dominate Portland’s mode share. This morning the two organizations announced they’re embarking on a … Read more