These fence posts riled tempers. Now the project is delayed until neighbors know more.(Photo: Jim Parsons/BikePortland) When fence posts went up where the Fanno Creek Trail crosses SW Hall Boulevard (map) over the weekend, trail users were outraged. Beaverton Bicycle Advisory Committee member Barbara Chapnick fired off an email to several fellow advocates and city … Read more
Detail of Tickle Creek Trail from map in Bi-State Regional Trails System plan. I caught an article in the Daily Journal of Commerce yesterday about an effort by the City of Sandy to fund and build a new trail that would connect to the Springwater Corridor Trail and result in an unbroken path all the … Read more
Detail of Oregon portion of new Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route. The Adventure Cycling Association will officially launch their new Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route tonight at the REI store in the Pearl District. As I reported back in February, the new route stretches nearly 2,400 miles from Canada to Mexico. It will also give Oregon a … Read more
The Springwater Corridor Trail is a major commute thoroughfare and recreational facility. (Photo © J. Maus) The Springwater Corridor Trail is the closest thing Portland has to a bicycle superhighway. When the trail is complete, you will be able to walk, run, skate, or ride your bike from the Steel Bridge all the way out … Read more
The Springwater Corridor(Photo © J. Maus) The city has issued an advisory that there will be a temporary detour early next month on the portion of the Springwater Trail that runs through the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, just north of the amusement park. The 75 foot long detour will run directly parallel to the trail, … Read more
The Google Trike snaps images for their StreetView feature.(Photo: Google) It looks like Google Streetview will soon be coming to a bike path near you. We first reported back in June on the buzz about Google’s new mapping tricycles — intended to capture streetview footage of roads where cars can’t go. Since then, we’ve been … Read more
Once built, the trail would connect St. Johns to the Steel Bridge. The Willamette Greenway Trail project, that would connect the Eastbank Esplanade at the Steel Bridge with Cathedral Park in St. Johns, was approved for $444,800 in funding by Metro this morning. The funds, awarded as part of $68 million available in “Regional Flexible … Read more