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• Hey Governor, what about bikes?

  Libby Tucker [Editor's note: This is the first article in our new section, BikePortland.org: In-Depth. The main contributor to this section will be Libby Tucker. Ms. Tucker is a freelance reporter whose articles have been published in a myriad of... Posted Dec 03 2008, 09:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, 2009 legislative session, ted kulongoski, odot, in-depth, libby tucker

• Cyclocross stars will shine in Portland this weekend

  Big crowds turned out last year.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) With the massive success of cyclocross in Portland this year, it should come as no surprise that the season is set to end with a bang. This weekend offers up a buffet of ‘cross events... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:29 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, North, Rides/Events, Editorial, Racing, Bicycle Boulevards, Cyclocross, Sellwood Bridge Project, brad ross, usgp

• Clackamas River bike/ped bridge re-opens tomorrow after two year closure

  View of the new construction as of 11/21/08.(Photo: Clackamas County) After an arson fire burned through several key support columns in August of 2006, the 82nd Drive/Park Place bike/ped bridge (map) over the Clackamas River (between Gladstone and Oregon... Posted Nov 26 2008, 06:08 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, clackamas

• Portland and the rise of the “American-style” cycle track

  “Sam (Adams) has directed (City Traffic Engineer) Rob Burchfield to indentify opportunities for a “high visibility” cycle track to be rolled out in Sam’s first 100 days as mayor.” — Sam Adams’ chief of staff Tom... Posted Nov 26 2008, 05:35 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Editorial, copenhagen, pdot, cycle tracks, tom miller, in-depth, broadway, rex burkholder

• City will remove stop signs on SE Caruthers

  The stop sign at SE Caruthers and Water has been a source offrustration for many.(Photo © J. Maus) Two stop signs at the intersection of SE Water Ave and SE Caruthers St. in Southeast Portland (map) will be removed by PDOT. The news comes from an employee... Posted Nov 25 2008, 08:57 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, stop signs

• SE Portland site eyed for future bike skills park

  Graphic of potential new bike skills park at a defunct school on SE Stark and 14th.(Graphic taken from forum post by Will Heiber) There’s an exciting effort underway to transform the field of an abandoned high school in inner Southeast Portland... Posted Nov 24 2008, 10:32 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Southeast

• New markings meant to tame bike traffic

  These new yield markings have been installed to warn bike riders of potential cross traffic.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed the first of three new “yield” markings they hope will help mitigate potential bike-on-bike collisions... Posted Nov 24 2008, 04:37 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, signage

• Portland’s first cycle track proposed for Cully

  A cross-section detail of proposed design of NE Cully Street shows 8 1/2-foot wide cycle-track. Nearly two years ago, we wondered whether it was time to try physically separated bike lanes. Now, the City of Portland is poised to build its first-ever,... Posted Nov 20 2008, 08:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northeast, projects, cully boulevard project, cycle tracks

• Neighborhood support grows for Going St. bike boulevard

  A banner for the BTA’s campaign seenat an event this summer.(Photos © J. Maus) Back in August, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced that Going Street would be the focus of their first major effort to create a new bike boulevard in... Posted Nov 19 2008, 02:42 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northeast, Bicycle Boulevards, BTA, going street bike boulevard

• Eugene-based CETMA unveils new cargo bike

  The new CETMAcargo bike from Eugene.(Photos courtesy Lane Kagay) The latest news in the hot cargo bike market comes from Eugene. The photo above is of the new CETMAcargo bike designed by Lane Kagay of CETMA Racks. All loaded up.(Photo: Lane Kagay) CETMA... Posted Nov 19 2008, 02:15 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, cargo bikes, eugene

• Guest Article: Two rights don’t make a right

  Jessica Roberts(Photo © J. Maus) This article was written by Jessica Roberts. Jessica is the former metro area advocate for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and she is now a planner with Alta Planning and Design, one of the nation’s premier bike... Posted Nov 18 2008, 08:29 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Editorial, broadway williams

• B-SMaRT close calls/crash reporting tool: One month later

  This map shows were close calls and collisions have been reported with the BikePortland B-SMaRT tool.Click to enlarge(Graphic: Joe Broach). It’s been just about one month since we launched the Bike Safety and Monitoring Reporting Tool, a.k.a. B... Posted Nov 18 2008, 05:44 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Resources, close calls map, b-smart

• Right-hook warning, Copenhagen-style

  In Copenhagen, this sign is placed directly in the bike lane. See another photo below for another view.(Photos by Tom Miller) Copenhagen should become a sister city to Portland. I can barely keep track of all the local planners, politicians, advocates... Posted Nov 14 2008, 07:51 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Safety, Infrastructure, signage, right-hook, copenhagen

• With bike boxes, the color is key

  Portland has been at the cutting edge of traffic design for many years. In America, with our stringent, car-centric traffic design guidelines, that means having engineers who are not afraid to push the boundaries of the status quo. The most recent example... Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:39 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Bike Boxes, pdot

• Bike-only signal eyed as solution at Broadway/Williams

  PDOT is working on safety improvements at the Broadway/Williams intersection.(Photo © J. Maus) This is the preliminary plan for Broadway Williams that was presented at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night.A month ago, PDOT’s top traffic... Posted Nov 13 2008, 06:06 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, projects, bike signal, broadway williams