Saddles - Pro

As part of their ongoing Rose Lane Project, the City of Portland wants to improve the speed and service of the 12 and 71 TriMet bus lines on Sandy Boulevard. One of the ways they plan to do that is to prohibit driving on a one-block stretch of NE Alameda Street. If you’ve ever ridden across the intersection of NE 57th/Sandy/Alameda you know how awkward, stressful, and time-consuming it can be. The three streets come together in an asterisk star pattern that creates five unconventiona...

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The idea that cars = freedom is a pervasive American myth. The truth is that the rise of the automobile -- and rampant illegal behaviors that have always accompanied it -- helped give rise to an armed street security force that too often acts as judge, jury, and executioner. Sarah Seos book, Policing the Open Road (2019, Harvard University Press) , is a cultural history of how we arrived at the system we have today, told through the lens of jurisprudence and law enforcement. Its about how...

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Welcome to the week. These are the most noteworthy items our community came across in the past seven days… Fear anywhere is a threat to safety everywhere: An absolute must-read from Jay Pitter on the need for larger advocacy coalitions and why cycling infrastructure is just one small part of truly safe(r) streets and public spaces. Give us 82nd Ave please: KGW has a story on House Bill 2744, which would hasten jurisdictional transfer of “orphan highways” like 82nd A...

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“Maybe [public transportation] looks different than buses and trains.” -- Brodie Hylton, Cascadia Mobility, Inc. There’s very promising news from the innovative mobility world: Eugene has selected Cascadia Mobility Inc. (CMI) to run their bike share system. CMI is an interesting new nonprofit on several fronts. It’s led by Portlander Brodie Hylton and backed by Portland-based Forth (we profiled Hylton in 2014 when he left Alta Bike Share to work on a bike share...

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Portland’s favorite free fun festival of bike rides and events will make a big return in 2021. Organizers of Pedalpalooza announced Thursday this year’s fest will last three months -- from June through August. The longer timeframe will help make up for lost time when the fest shut down in 2020 due to the pandemic. Late last month organizers wondered if Portlanders would feel comfortable meeting up for in-person group bike rides. A survey found overwhelming support. 98.7% of ...

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Three hot and fresh jobs have been posted this week. Learn more about each one via the links below… – Executive Director - Washington Student Cycling League – Mechanic - Sellwood Cycle Repair – Sales Person - Clever Cycles For a complete list of available jobs, click here. Be the first to know about new job opportunities by signing up for our daily Job Listings email or by following @BikePortland on Twitter. These are paid listings. And they work! If you’d...

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It only took the crew a day to bolt in the plastic curbs, lay down some paint, and tame the free-for-all of poor behavior that typically defines the intersection of Southwest Patton Road and Greenway Ave in the Portland Heights neighborhood. It’s a rare bit of active transportation infrastructure in this part of Portland and so far the positive reviews are pouring in. “Now I will be able to safely walk my son to school.” -- Passerby By last Saturday afternoon, the traf...

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