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You’ll be seeing a lot more of these soon.(Photo: PBOT) Portland City Council has voted in unanimous support of Mayor Sam Adams’ proposal to use $20 million from the Bureau of Environmental Services budget for construction of bike boulevard features that are consistent with the City’s Green Streets program. Commissioner Amanda Fritz...   Read More...

PBOT might have to look elsewhere to pay for five Sunday Parkways this year.(Photo © J. Maus) [Hat tip to the Willamette Week] The City’s Financial Planning Division is recommending that the Bureau of Transportation scale back their planned five Sunday Parkways to just three, the same number held last year. According to the City’s budget...   Read More...

Commissioner Fritz(Photo © J. Maus) Commissioner Amanda Fritz, known as a watchdog of the City’s coffers, especially when proposals have potential to impact citizen’s pocketbooks, has published a blog post stating her support for Mayor Adams’ $20 million plan to fund bike-boulevard specific components of green streets. Fritz points...   Read More...

Green street at SE 12th and Clay.(Photo: PBOT) Today, Mayor Sam Adams and his colleagues on City Council will vote on whether or not to allow $20 million from the Bureau of Environmental Services budget to be funneled into the City’s Green Streets program and be specifically tagged for use on bike boulevard projects. The money [...]   Read More...

Mr. Burkholder.(Photo © J. Maus) This Thursday night a fundraising party organized “by and for cyclists” will look to boost Rex Burkholder’s campaign for Metro president. From the event description: “Put together by and for cyclists, it’s a great way to help one of Oregon’s cycling pioneers, Rex Burkholder. Enjoy excellent wine...   Read More...