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New bike corral installed yesterday in front of Crema at the corner of SE 28th and Ankeny.Slideshow below - (Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday, city maintenance crews put the finishing touches on Portland’s 19th bike corral (number 20, just a block away at SE Pine, should be done any day now). This one is in [...]   Read More...

City is rolling out public outreach process for more bike boulevards.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is about to embark on a series of open houses to inform neighborhoods about their bike boulevard plans. The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is busy planning and designing 15 miles of new, low-traffic streets throughout the metro [...]   Read More...

I really hoped to ignore this story, but now that word about it has spread I sort of have to (unfortunately, a mere Twitter update didn’t suffice). A local web marketing/consulting firm has plastered a MAX train with the question: “Should cyclists pay a road tax?” The company says they’re doing this campaign to demonstrate how...   Read More...

Entrance to transit station and multi-use path at SE Division Street.(Photo: TriMet) TriMet re-opened a 1.6 mile section of the I-205 multi-use path yesterday. Word from spokeswomen Mary Fetsch is that the stretch between SE Caruthers and SE Harold is now open since light rail construction has been completed in that segment. Fetsch also said that [...   Read More...

An example of rude bike parking in Vancouver, WA. (Photo by Mary in Vancouver.) A reader just sent this photo in with this comment: “Shame on You” bike parking today at the Red Cross on Vancouver Ave, near the hospital. Very funny, and sad, and annoying as all hell. I could not fit my bike into [...]   Read More...