Milwaukie and Tigard call for regional Safe Routes to School funding
This fall, Metro Councilors will have the opportunity to allocate funding to make safe routes to school for every student in the Metro area.
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West-side paths may get lottery grants, but bike-share expansion looks iffy
A mixed-use path link in Tualatin is among the top contenders for a lottery-funded state grant program that includes biking and walking projects for the first time this year.
Anti-transit vote in Tigard throws wrench in southwest corridor bike plans
Tigard voters just threw a wrench in a plan to improve biking in the suburbs southwest of Portland.
Police inaction shows bike lane blockage in Tigard is no big deal
Officer Enzenberger sits in his patrol car (yellow arrow) across from illegally parked vehicles (red arrow).(Photos: Will Vanlue) As I was out riding this morning I passed by what is unfortunately a common sight in Tigard: landscaping trucks blocking the bike lane on Durham Road. What made today’s incident different was that a Tigard Police … Read more
The future of downtown Tigard: Sharrows, a bike lane, and raised crosswalks
Downtown Tigard will soon bemore welcoming to bicycle traffic.(Photos: Will Vanlue) This past summer, the City of Tigard completed improvements to Burnham Street, one component of their downtown core. Now they’re finalizing plans for Main Street (located along Highway 99, 10 miles south of downtown Portland), and by the summer of 2013 we’ll see improvements … Read more
Sidewalk in Tigard shows potential for suburban cycle tracks
Is this a cycle track?Not quite.(Photos: Will Vanlue) You may not think the city of Tigard (about 10 miles southwest of Portland) has anything in common with Amsterdam or Copenhagen. The latter two cities are world-renowned for their bicycle facilities while Tigard is known mostly for its freeways and shopping malls. But there is one … Read more
City of Tigard bike news roundup
New racks have been installed in downtown Tigard.(Photo: WTA) Remember Tigard? It’s a great little town about 10 miles southwest of Portland. Back in January we held a great Get Together event at a pub right alongside the Fanno Creek Trail. The room was packed with advocates, city staffers, and even a few politicians. Today, … Read more
Talking bikes in Tigard – Get Together event recap
Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten addresses the crowd in Tigard last night.(Photos © J. Maus) If the energy and turnout at our Get Together in Tigard last night is any indication, the West Side is poised for big leaps in biking in the coming years — but it won’t come easy. About 60 people filled … Read more
Update on Tigard Get Together (it’s Wednesday!)
Trails and how they (don’t) cross bigroads is likely to be one of many topics we’ll discuss.(Photos © J. Maus) Our Get Together in Tigard this Wednesday (1/27) is shaping up quite nicely. We’ve got a slew of interesting folks joining us and there will be no shortage of important issues, projects, and big ideas … Read more
Join us for a Get Together in Tigard (yes, Tigard)
The Fanno Creek Trail in Tigard.(Photos © J. Maus) On January 27th, we’re heading to Tigard (about 10 miles southwest of Portland in Washington County) for our next Get Together event. Why Tigard? Why not?! Tigard is a sweet little town of about 46,000 people with a lot going for it bike-wise (hear me out). … Read more
Tigard to form Bicycle Advisory Committee: City responds to recent coverage
After years of encouragement from advocates and citizen activists, the City of Tigard says they plan to establish an official Bicycle Advisory Committee. During a phone call, City of Tigard transportation project engineer Mike McCarthy told us the decision to form the committee comes as part of a larger effort. McCarthy said the Bike Advisory … Read more
Tigard council says City no longer required to put bike lanes on certain downtown streets
Downtown Tigard. Red lines show streets impacted by amendments to planning code.View Map On June 23th, Tigard City Council voted unanimously in favor of planning code amendments that remove the city’s requirement to have bike lanes on specific downtown streets. Along with that decision, they also voted on a code amendment that allows them to … Read more