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• PBOT releases results of SmartTrips Business program

  SmartTrips decal outside a cafe in St. Johns.(Photo © J. Maus) The Transportation Options Division within PBOT has released a report on their 2009 SmartTrips Business program that focused on North and Northwest Portland. In a survey about the program’s... Posted Feb 19 2010, 11:06 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, North, Northwest, pbot

• With ODOT’s help, City will tackle dangerous arterials

  ODOT grant will boost City’s efforts to tame dangerous roads.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has received a $98,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation that will go toward development of plans and processes... Posted Feb 12 2010, 01:01 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, odot, pbot, traffic safety

• State puts $495,000 into PBOT’s Safe Routes program

  New funds will install crosswalks and other improvements.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced that their Safe Routes to School program has received $495,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation to build engineering... Posted Feb 12 2010, 12:26 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, safe routes to school, odot, pbot

• Commissioner Saltzman: Bike plan amendment would “jumpstart” funding

  Commissioner Saltzman and his chief of staff Brendan Finn at tonight’s BAC meeting.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman made a rare appearance at the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting tonight in order to present... Posted Feb 09 2010, 09:40 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bicycle Master Plan, pbot, funding, dan saltzman

• PBOT looks to double active transportation fund in 2010

  A fund to help pay for more bike boulevards will be doubled in the coming year.(Photo © J. Maus) With budget season heating up it’s time to delve into what the Bureau of Transportation has in mind for bikes in the coming fiscal year. Last year the... Posted Jan 21 2010, 04:14 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, pbot budget, pbot

• City releases bike count report, explains first decrease since 1995

  Bike traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a full report and analysis on their 2009 bike counts. Last month, an unauthorized and incomplete version of the report leaked to the Willamette... Posted Jan 08 2010, 09:04 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, bike counts, pbot

• City offers free tune-ups and Safe Routes to School trainings this month

  Families join a PBOT traffic engineer for a walkabout outside Trillium Charter School on N. Interstate Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation does a lot more than than just build bike infrastructure. They also have one of... Posted Jan 05 2010, 07:44 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Rides/Events, safe routes to school, pbot

• What’s next for the Springwater Trail? Filling in the gaps

  The Springwater Corridor Trail is a major commute thoroughfare and recreational facility. (Photo © J. Maus) The Springwater Corridor Trail is the closest thing Portland has to a bicycle superhighway. When the trail is complete, you will be able to walk... Posted Dec 21 2009, 04:12 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, SK Northwest, Infrastructure, in-depth, springwater corridor trail, pbot, trails

• It’s true: Portland bike counts show first decrease in five years

  “What we want to do is put the bike counts into the context. Where all trips down? We’re thinking that’s the story.” — Roger Geller, PBOT bike coordinator When Willamette Week reporter Beth Slovic broke the story about PBOT’s... Posted Dec 17 2009, 11:33 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, bike counts, pbot

• PBOT eyes over $7 million in bike projects for next year

  PBOT is looking into a new cycle track on N. Williams as part of $7 million in bike projects next year.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation is fleshing out a list of bicycle projects worth an estimated $7 million they hope to roll out... Posted Nov 16 2009, 10:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, pbot budget, pbot

• Bike count season is in full swing

  Riders take a trails survey on the Hawthorne Bridge just before rush hour. (Photo © Elly Blue) It’s bike counting season again, and for the second year in a row there are two concurrent counts going on in Portland. Last Thursday, riding east over... Posted Sep 14 2009, 09:54 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, bike counts, pbot

• The Division Streetscape Project aims to create “green main street”

  An example of a curb extensionwith a bioswale (at SE Clay and 11th)(Photo © J. Maus) The city plans to turn SE Division Street into a “green main street” between SE 6th and SE 39th. Division Streetscape and Reconstruction project manager Elizabeth... Posted Sep 09 2009, 06:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Southeast, Bike Parking, bike corrals, pbot

• New uphill bike lane on Mississippi is ready to ride

  The new bike lane up the hill on Mississippi was installed this morning. (Photo courtesy of PBOT) We’ve received word that the uphill bike lane on Mississippi Ave between N Graham and N Cook was installed this morning. The lane runs northbound only... Posted Aug 28 2009, 11:10 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, bike and truck safety, bike truck safety, pbot, north portland, bike/truck safety

• New cycletrack on SW Broadway set to open Monday

  PBOT’s initial drawing for proposed cycletrack on SW Broadway.(Photos © J. Maus) Mayor Sam Adams’ office has just announced that the new cycletrack on SW Broadway will open this Monday, August 31st, in a 2:00pm ceremony on the Portland State... Posted Aug 28 2009, 06:13 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, sam adams, pbot, cycletrack

• Mayor’s budget, bike funding up for community hearing Thursday

  Bike advocates huddled with theBTA’s Scott Bricker before testifying at the 2007 hearing.(Photo © J. Maus) With the prospects of bike funding looking grim Salem, the residents of Portland have a chance to set a different tone. Thursday evening ... Posted May 20 2009, 12:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Politics, pbot budget, pbot