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First look at another new on-street bike parking design from PDOT

New design utilizes metal posts (instead of flexible plastic bollards).(Photos © J. Maus) Continuing on their program to create more on-street bike parking facilities, the Maintenance Division of the City of Portland Office of Transportation began work today installing a new bike corral in North Portland...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-25-2008
Entrepreneur finds niche with temporary bike parking

BikeRackers in action.(Photos © J. Maus) If you think it’s hard to find a bike parking spot around town, try finding one at an event (especially if it’s bike-related). Last March, a local entrepreneur set out to solve that problem and so far his business has been “amazing”. Jeff...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-23-2008
More on bike parking from the other side of the hill

(Photo from OregonLive.com) Portland’s new on-street bike parking corrals are the subject of an editorial in the Hillsboro Argus today (Hillsboro is about 17 miles west of Portland). In OK Bike Corral, Argus publisher Clark Gallagher shares concerns from delivery truck drivers about the new parking...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-23-2008
PDOT makes the case for new on-street bike parking

“On-street bicycle parking can provide many advantages… These advantages, which accrue to businesses and citizens, also support several city policies and objectives.”– from a PDOT press release Since some folks seem determined to find something negative about the new on-street...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-19-2008
KATU spins new bike parking into ‘bikes vs. cars’ issue

KATU-TV has a hot story; bikes should pay to park!(Screenshot from KATU-TV video). I was afraid this might happen. With today’s big rollout of the four new on-street bike parking corrals in downtown Portland, I wondered how the local media would handle the news. KATU-TV is one of the first bits...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-19-2008
And then there were four; PDOT installs bike corrals downtown

“These corrals… are intended to serve the high volume of people arriving by bicycles at these locations.”– from a PDOT media advisory about new bike parking downtown The streetscape of downtown Portland has been forever altered. Thanks to four new on-street bike parking facilities...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-18-2008
First photos of new on-street bike corral downtown

New on-street bike parking at SW 3rd and Pine.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) As promised last week, PDOT is moving ahead quickly with their on-street bike parking program. The first of four bike corrals slated for downtown Portland has already been installed. The location is SW 3rd and Pine street...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-16-2008
City to unveil four new “bike corrals” downtown

A PDOT concept drawing of new on-street bike corrals coming to downtown Portland by the end of this month.(Click to enlarge) The City of Portland Office of Transportation has chosen National Parking Day (9/19) as the date to unveil four new on-street bike parking facilities in downtown. The locations...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-10-2008
Seattle rolls out on-street bike parking

On-street bike parking in downtown Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus) I spotted a nifty on-street bike parking facility outside of the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle (site of the Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference) yesterday. The rack not only gives needed space to park bikes, but it also offers a not-so-subtle...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2008
New Alberta eatery goes big for bike parking

While riding down NE Alberta Street yesterday I noticed a new cafe with some fantastic bike parking. (Photos © J. Maus) The place is called the Radio Room (NE 11th and Alberta) and according to a posting on Portland Food and Drink it is owned by four partners, one formerly of the well-known Doug Fir...

Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-29-2008

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