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With headlines devoted to the drama of the process, let's not forget the actual policy that hangs in the balance.
The man who died after being struck by a MAX light rail train on Wednesday was 81-year old Michael O’Callaghan. He was a lifelong activist who organized and implemented several successful community ...
Honestly it is sort of a bummer putting this guide together knowing that I get my second knee surgery tomorrow and I’ll be out of commission (again!) for a bit. Have fun for me and I hope to be back ...
A slew of additional amendments to House Bill 2025 have been posted in the last 24 hours as lawmakers attempt to pass a major transportation spending package before the end of the session. There are ...
Viv Jeevan (middle, white shirt) on a group ride in 2023. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Around 7:00 pm on June 2nd, Portlander Vivek Jeevan was part of a group of about 30 cyclists on a ride ...
The provision is backed by trucking advocates like Jana Jarvis, president of the Oregon Trucking Association (OTA). In testimony at the public hearing on HB 2025 Tuesday, Jarvis said the lane width ...
One glaring omission from the transportation bill that was released last week was language that would create an electric bike rebate program. When I spoke to House Representative Mark Gamba ...
This project is very close to my workplace. I’m excited to see it taking shape. I don’t like the left side bike lane alignment. But I welcome the transformative impact this will have on SW 4th and the ...
The Oregon Community Paths (OCP) Program was established in 2017 when the previous transportation bill created the Multimodal Active Transportation Fund and filled it with revenue generated by the $15 ...
A work crew hired by ODOT blocking the Springwater Corridor path just south of the Ross Island Bridge. Inset: The homemade sign that appeared on the path after BikePortland contacted ODOT. (Photos: ...
Hope you can join us at Bike Happy Hour this week. On Wednesday from 3-6 pm we’ll gather in the Ankeny Rainbow Road Plaza for food, drinks, and conversations. As per usual, we’ll do free snacks around ...
Honestly I don’t think NYC is wrong to enforce traffic laws for people on bikes … as long as they do it for cars, too. A lot of hand-wringing about dangerous cyclists is over-the-top, but there ...