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• Vancouver (WA) gets on-street bike parking

  Back in October, we brought you news of an on-street bike parking facility that was planned for installation on Main Street in Vancouver, Washington (just a short hop over the Columbia River, north of Portland). I’m happy to report that it has been... Posted Mar 12 2010, 10:25 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bike Parking, vancouver

• Bikestation coming to Hillsboro

  A new Bikestation is coming to Hillsboro. (Photo is of Bikestation DC).(Photo © J. Maus) If all goes according to plan, Hillsboro (about 20 miles west of Portland) will be the first city in the Portland region to have a one-stop bike storage, shower,... Posted Mar 12 2010, 09:52 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, West Side, Bike Parking, hillsboro, bikestation

• A visit to Bikestation DC (Slideshow)

  Bikestation DC has a location that’s impossible to miss.- Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) Today I took a peek at the latest and most conspicuous addition to Washington D.C.’s transportation infrastructure — Bikestation DC. Opened... Posted Mar 09 2010, 03:58 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Rides/Events, Bike Parking, bikestation, National Bike Summit 2010

• Help TriMet name their new bike parking facilities

  TriMet has launched an online survey to help come up with a name for their new bike parking facilities. The facilities, funded with $1,000,000 in federal stimulus funds, will provide secure bike parking at the Sunset, Beaverton and Gresham Central transit... Posted Mar 03 2010, 06:21 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, TriMet, Bike Parking, bikes and transit

• North Portland gets three new on-street bike corrals

  One of three new on-street bike corrals installed in North Portland.-Slideshow below-(Photo © J. Maus) The Bureau of Transportation has just installed three more on-street bike corrals in North Portland. These are just the latest in an ongoing effort... Posted Feb 24 2010, 12:09 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Bike Parking, on street bike parking

• Businesses get into the art of bike racks

  More and more local businesses are eschewing the utilitarian and mundane City-issue bike racks and opting instead for a more artistic version. There are a lot of reasons this might be happening: Perhaps it’s a way stand out in the crowd (now that... Posted Feb 16 2010, 12:47 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Bike Parking

• Bike parking gets a boost on lower Burnside

  These racks are right near the stage door at Doug Fir and will likely be hopping on big concert nights.(Photos © J. Maus) Businesses on lower Burnside now have more parking for their bike riding customers. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation... Posted Dec 08 2009, 09:26 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bike Parking

• New downtown park gets parking right

  Bike parking at Director Park. The City of Portland opened up a new downtown park earlier this week. Director Park, a former parking lot (that’s now underground), occupies a full city block (bordered by SW Park and 9th to the east and west, and... Posted Oct 29 2009, 06:08 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bike Parking

• From our European Desk: Bike parking pilot project at Raamplein

  Todd Boulanger [This story is by Todd Boulanger, a former transportation planner for the City of Vancouver who has been soaking up the bike infrastructure of Europe. In this report he shares some views of a bike parking project at a public square in Amsterdam... Posted Oct 23 2009, 03:31 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Bike Parking, europe, dutch

• Follow-up: Bike parking code increase still under consideration

  “I’d like to think through a little further of what the impact would be.” — John Carroll, real estate developer with Carroll Investments On Wednesday, I published an article that incorrectly stated that the Portland Planning Commission... Posted Oct 16 2009, 07:07 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bike Parking

• Planning Commission OKs major increase to bike parking requirement

  Bike parking at the GalleryCondominiums in NW Portland.(Photo © Dan Liu) Yesterday, the Portland Planning Commission voted to approve a major increase to the minimum requirement for long-term bike parking at condominiums and apartment buildings (what... Posted Oct 14 2009, 05:20 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bike Parking

• On-street bike parking coming to downtown Vancouver

  City of Vancouver employees measure out future on-street bike parking.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) By the end of this year, transportation planners with the City of Vancouver plan to have their first-ever on-street bike parking corral. The new bike parking... Posted Oct 06 2009, 02:50 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Bike Parking, vancouver wa

• The Division Streetscape Project aims to create “green main street”

  An example of a curb extensionwith a bioswale (at SE Clay and 11th)(Photo © J. Maus) The city plans to turn SE Division Street into a “green main street” between SE 6th and SE 39th. Division Streetscape and Reconstruction project manager Elizabeth... Posted Sep 09 2009, 06:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Southeast, Bike Parking, bike corrals, pbot

• Media, Mayor help Widmer celebrate new bike parking

  New parking for bikes on Russell at Interstate.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night Widmer Brothers Brewery held a celebration for their newly installed, on-street bike parking corral. A party for bike parking is one thing, but last night’s event was a... Posted Sep 03 2009, 06:35 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Bike Parking

• Bike parking on the new Mall: The good, the bad, and the confusing

  Some folks are confused about these rack-shaped objects on the new transit mall.(Photos: Victoria Gilbert) Here’s a bit of good, bad, and confusing news about bike parking on TriMet’s transit mall in downtown Portland (we’ll get to the... Posted Sep 01 2009, 07:55 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, TriMet, Bike Parking, portland mall, transit mall