There were several skateboards in Council chambers today.(Photos © J.Maus/BikePortland) A proposed amendment to Portland’s city code that would ban skateboarding and “other similar devices powered exclusively by human power” (but thankfully, not bicycles) on several miles of roads in the West Hills and quadruple traffic fines on a host of related infractions, is on … Read more
“Council finds: Skateboarders use neighborhood streets as a venue for an extreme thrill sport, and not as a means of transportation for which the streets were designed;”— Text from the skateboarding ban ordinance The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has waded into the debate over whether or not City Council should support a proposed ban on … Read more
Roads under consideration for the ban are marked in red.(Graphic: City of Portland) An amendment to existing City ordinance that will ban skateboarding on several miles of roads in Portland’s West Hills near Washington Park will be brought up before City Council this Wednesday (6/27) at 9:30 am. As I’ve reported, the push for this … Read more
Enjoying a ride down the West Hills.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) When I first heard about West Hills resident Eric Nagle’s effort to ban skateboarding in the West Hills, my first thought was: Is Zoobomb — and by extension, bicycling — at risk? Even though bicycling down the hills around Washington Park and the type of … Read more
“Neither I nor anyone else in the neighborhood, as far as I know, is trying to put an end to Zoobomb. Not now, and not in the future.”— Eric Nagle, Arlington Heights resident working to ban skateboards on SW Fairview Ave As we shared yesterday, there’s an effort underway to ban skateboarding on the steep … Read more
Riding down SW Fairview Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) A debate has been stirring for almost a year between Arlington Heights Neighborhood residents and people that ride skateboards down the steep hills of SW Fairview Ave. As reported today by The Portland Mercury, City Commissioner Randy Leonard will propose a ban on skateboarding on certain streets … Read more