Tag: bike portland
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Oregon considers bill to make it easier to fund school bike buses
Transportation is a major challenge for school districts across the country, and Seattle is no exception. Bus driver availability and funding is a major deciding factor setting school walk zones and start times. Organizing student transportation is a huge undertaking, and lacking transportation can be a barrier for school access to some families. House Bill…
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City building and planning neighborhood greenways in all corners of the city this year
The city is catching its groove on neighborhood greenways this year, setting a pace for installing and planning them in all corners of the city simultaneously. While neighborhood greenways so far have been somewhat experimental and one-off projects, 2014 is set to be the year where — with the help of SDOT Community Liaisons Dawn…
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Portland has upgraded 163 car parking spaces to create 1,644 bike spots
Portland Now Has 100 Street Bike Corrals! from Streetfilms on Vimeo. The City of Portland has hit a milestone: 100 bike corrals installed, and as many businesses are still clamoring for one near them. Bike Portland presents the number like this: The city replaced 163 car parking spaces with 1,644 bike parking spaces. That seems…
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PDX Study: Downhill bike boxes may increase collisions
A multi-year study of bike-involved collisions at Portland intersections that have bike boxes has returned mixed results showing only minimal reductions in collisions at some intersections and increases at others. The results have prompted the city to rethink some of the design elements around bike boxes particularly when they are in the downhill direction. The…
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Bike Portland: Blumenauer sees House anti-transit, biking and walking bill as test
“This is chance to prove that the [bike] movement is real,” bike-friendly US House legislator from Oregon Earl Blumenauer told Bike Portland as GOP lawmakers push a much-maligned transportation bill through the US House (including Dave Reichert of Washington’s 8th District, covering much of King and Pierce Counties including most of the Eastside). Changes currently…
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Bike Portland: Be careful, it’s sun glare time again
As the equinox comes and goes, the sun will continue to be at a dangerous angle during rush hour. Bike Portland (and Seattle Bike Blog!) would like to remind you to be extra careful and aware. From Bike Portland: Last year about this time I shared a friendly warning about the perils of sun glare.…
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