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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 Portland. Since then, BTA staffer Emily Gardner has...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-19-2008
PDOT includes bike boulevards in $847 million federal funding request

Adams has forwarded to Congressional leaders a request for $24 million to build a 110-mile network of bike boulevards. Portland City Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams hasn’t forgotten about the $24 million, 110-mile bicycle boulevard he tried to get funding for in his Safe, Sound and Green...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-06-2008
BTA announces meetings for “Let’s Get Going!” effort

The BTA has embarked an effort to create a bicycle boulevard on N. Going St.(Photo © J. Maus) Just two weeks after announcing an effort to establish a bicycle boulevard on NE Going Street, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has scheduled a series of neighborhood meetings for the project. If your neighborhood...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-05-2008
BTA: NE Going Street will be focus of bike boulevard effort

Low-traffic, tree-lined conditions will help make NE Going a great bike boulevard.(Photo: Google Streetview) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has announced that NE Going Street will become the first street to receive funding for improvements as part of their Bicycle Boulevard Campaign. The announcement...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-14-2008
Southwest Portland residents say they “want to be Platinum too”

Advocacy group SWTrails wants to create conditions like this in Southwest Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) Proclaiming that, “Southwest Portland wants to be Platinum too,” SWTrails has released their latest list of “immediate actions” and recommendations for bikeway improvements in...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-04-2008
Clinton Street will get extreme bike boulevard makeover

One of Portland’s most popular bikeways has been selected by the Portland Office of Transportation to become the city’s model bike boulevard. Already a magnet for bikes, SE Clinton Street is poised for a major makeover by PDOT.(Photo © J. Maus) As part of an ongoing effort to expand and improve...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-12-2008
What a difference $24 million would make

I came across an interesting graphic at a meeting this morning that helped put into perspective how much is at stake in making sure we pass the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets funding proposal. The proposal — which is currently getting revamped prior to being put on the November ballot — includes...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-28-2008
BTA unveils Bicycle Boulevard Toolkit

Screenshot from BTA website. Continuing their campaign to push for a comprehensive network of low-traffic neighborhood streets in Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has unveiled their Bicycle Boulevard Toolkit. The toolkit intends to educate communities on the why, what, and how of bike...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-28-2008

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