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
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
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
A view of the Fanno Creek Trail in Tigard.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Tigard is gearing up for their first-ever trail user count and survey. The counting effort will take place over five days in September and volunteers are needed. According to City of Tigard planner Duane Roberts, a manual count and a … Read more
“Paving that section of abandoned rail would go a long way to making it easier for residents of that part of Tigard to get into downtown.”— KT, from a comment on our story last week On Tuesday, the Tigard City Council approved a resolution that would allow them to assume responsibility for an abandoned railroad … Read more
“Interim trail use will provide a broad range of community benefits, including:… giving the downtown an economic stimulus by providing a new off-street transportation route to downtown businesses of all kinds…”— from a resolution to create a new rail-trail in Tigard On Tuesday, June 9th, Tigard City Council will vote on whether or not they … Read more
Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons is always looking out to make your ride (or walk) safer and more enjoyable.-Slideshow Below-(Photos © J. Maus) It wasn’t long into a full day tour through Beaverton and Tigard that Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons needed to stop and get to work. We were riding on the path adjacent to Highway 26, just … Read more
Comment of the Week: Legs of steel and the e-bike