Tag: portland

September 25, 2012

Bike commute numbers unchanged in 2011 Census survey

Bike commute numbers remained relatively unchanged in 2011 compared to 2010, according to newly released data from the Census Bureau’s annual American Communities Survey. The percentage of commuters choosing to bike came in at 3.5 percent,* one tenth of a percentage point less than in 2011 and well within the margin of error (actual number…
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tagged: american communities survey 2011, census, portland, san fransisco
August 13, 2012

Portland man tracks thief who stole his bike to Seattle, thief arrested – UPDATED

The string of awesome stolen bike recovery stories is not over yet. The latest comes from a Portland man who posted his story to Reddit: Yesterday was a good day. My bike was ripped off in pdx. I found in on Craigslist up in Seattle. My friends and I organized a sting operation to get…
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tagged: bike thefts, portland, spd
May 3, 2012

New budget Seattle-to-Portland express bus service allows bikes

Getting to Portland with your bike may have just gotten cheaper. New bus service BoltBus boasts fares starting at a dollar (plus a dollar transaction fee, of course) for direct service from King Street Station to Portland (647 SW Salmon Street). Otherwise, tickets could be in the neighborhood of $6-15, still half the price of…
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tagged: boltbus, portland
September 27, 2011

Tuesday afternoon theater: An inspiring neighborhood greenways presentation

If you didn’t make it to last week’s neighborhood greenways presentation and discussion with Portland’s Greg Raisman and Mark Lear, you’re in luck! University Greenways caught the whole thing on video (Mark and Greg’s talk gets going around the 8:00 mark). The whole meeting was exciting and empowering, but particularly the first portion of Greg…
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tagged: eli goldberg, greg raisman, mark lear, neighborhood greenways, portland, university greenways
September 21, 2011

This week: PDX planners talk neighborhood greenways Thursday + Bok Bok Bok alleycat Friday

Portland’s Bike Boulevards Become Neighborhood Greenways from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Two people central to bicycle planning in Portland will be in town tomorrow (September 22) to talk neighborhood greenways. Mark Lear and Greg Raisman will be at the UW at 7 p.m. to talk about their efforts to create a remarkable network of very safe…
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tagged: alleycat races, bikery, events, greg raisman, mark lear, mike archambault, neighborhood greenways, pee wee, portland
January 13, 2011

Banning children from bike seats is bad politics

Local and state lawmakers in Washington, hear this tale of warning from Oregon: Don’t propose a ban on children in bike seats. An Oregon legislator, Mitch Greenlick, has proposed a bill that would make it illegal to carry a child younger than six on a bicycle, either in a seat or a trailer. I’m sure…
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tagged: bike portland, family biking, Mitch Greenlick, oregon, portland