BikePortland.org

Browse For Content by Tags

• 2009 oregon bike summit
• Advocacy
• barack obama
• cities for cycling
• earl blumenauer
• east coast road trip
• Editorial
• elly blue
• Elly's East Coast Tour
• federal transportation bill
• Front Page
• Infrastructure
• interbike
• Interbike 2009
• Legal
• Legislation
• Media
• national bike summit
• national media
• new york city
• News
• oregon bike summit
• otrec
• Police
• Politics
• psu
• ray lahood
• reports
• Rides/Events
• safe routes to school
• Safety
• streetsblog
• surveys
• video

• New report: People on bike, foot are at risk due to lack of investment

  Show me the money. On the same day President Obama announced $8 billion for high speed rail and “the largest investment in infrastructure since the Interstate Highway System,” a report released today by the non-profit Alliance for Biking and... Posted Jan 28 2010, 12:01 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, national news, reports

• New FHWA rules give engineers more tools for bike traffic

  Shared-lane markings, like this one in San Francisco, are now officially recognized by the FHWA.(Photo © J. Maus) This morning the Federal Highway Administration released a 135-page comprehensive update to their Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices... Posted Dec 16 2009, 06:41 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, national news

• Cities for Cycling officially rolling with debut event, website

  The new logo Cities for Cycling, a new initiative to push bike planning innovation in America with roots in Portland, was officially launched at an event in Washington D.C. last night. Streetsblog was at the event and reported this from New York City... Posted Dec 09 2009, 04:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, national news, cities for cycling

• A lesson from New York on how to make the case for cycling

  Paul Steely White in a still from video.-Watch it below- Since many of us in Portland’s bike advocacy sphere are wondering who will take the reins of our state’s largest bike advocacy organization, I thought I’d share a short video ... Posted Nov 25 2009, 03:09 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Advocacy, national news

• Cycle tracks in D.C. and a ciclovia in L.A.?

  Sunset Blvd like you’ve never seen it before.(Graphic: Colleen Corcoran/cicLAvia) Two bits of news that came across my desk in the last 24 hours speak to the growing momentum (should we call it a revolution?) across America for carfree streets and... Posted Nov 05 2009, 03:22 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, national news

• Blumenauer bill would extend ‘Safe Routes’ into high schools

  Bike parking at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer announced a new bill yesterday that would expand the existing Safe Routes to Schools program to high schools. The Safe Routes to High Schools... Posted Nov 05 2009, 02:07 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Politics, Legislation, earl blumenauer, safe routes to school, national news

• Interbike Day 2: Welcome to the Advocacy Zone

  The Advocacy Zone, a welcome sight for this Interbike newbie.(Photos © Elly Blue) It’s my second day at Interbike (see Day 1 report here) and the main event is open — a giant exhibition hall packed with many hundreds of booths and the many... Posted Sep 23 2009, 10:23 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Advocacy, Rides/Events, interbike, national news, Interbike 2009

• Chicago police training video promotes bicycle safety, respect

  Streetsblog alerted us to this just-released training video for traffic enforcement officers in Chicago’s police department. It’s worth watching — in about ten minutes, it even-handedly explains the laws that govern both driving and... Posted Sep 14 2009, 09:21 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Police, video, national news

• Noted PSU professor picked for federal transportation research post

  Robert Bertini Portland State University professor Robert Bertini has been selected by the Obama administration to be the deputy administrator of the federal Research and Innovative Technology Administration. According to The Oregonian, Bertini starts... Posted Aug 05 2009, 07:44 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, national news, psu, otrec

• US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood will hold ‘Distracted Driving Summit’

  US Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.(Photo © J. Maus) Obama’s Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that he’ll hold a summit in September to “address the dangers of text-messaging and other distractions behind... Posted Aug 04 2009, 04:48 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, national news, ray lahood

• First outline of new federal transportation bill expected Thursday

  Let’s hope Rep. Oberstar’s love of biking seeps into his thinking on federal transportation policy.(Photos © J. Maus) On Thursday (6/18), U.S. Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) is expected to release a white paper outlining his plans for the... Posted Jun 16 2009, 09:58 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Rides/Events, federal transportation bill, national news

• Blumenauer shares his national bike priorities

  Blumenauer in Portland on May 11th.(Photos © J. Maus) A few weeks ago, in the Rose Room in Portland’s City Hall, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer hosted an invite-only, roundtable discussion about biking. Around the large conference table sat electeds... Posted Jun 04 2009, 09:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, earl blumenauer, national news

• US Secretary of Transportation: “Bicycling is only healthy when you ride safely”

  “While we are working to improve conditions for bicyclists on the roadways, let’s, please, remember the culture we’ve created over the last 100 years will not welcome bikes overnight.”– From the US DOT blog Came across an... Posted May 20 2009, 06:15 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Safety, national news, national media

• Sucky commute? Turn the rage into action at new website

  Screen shot from MyCommuteSucks.org “Don’t you wish there were a place where you could just vent all your transportation troubles? Well, the wait is over. Let it all out and take action.” That’s the battle cry from MyCommuteSucks.org... Posted May 15 2009, 05:02 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, national news

• Bikes Belong hopes all-star team can bring biking mainstream

  Bikes Belong Executive Director Tim Blumenthal spoke at the Oregon Bike Summit yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus) Bikes Belong Executive Director Tim Blumenthal shared a lot of inspiring news and information during his remarks at the end of the Oregon Bike... Posted Apr 23 2009, 09:09 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, national news, oregon bike summit, 2009 oregon bike summit