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Funding Bikes Through Transit
Last week, in a post about bike funding, I alluded to a proposal to allow more bike facilities to be funded as part of transit projects. Now Congressman Blumenaur’s office is urging advocates to comment on the proposal: Dear Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Friends and Colleagues, As Jonathan Maus posted in the Nov. 16 edition…
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How Will We Fund the Bicycle Master Plan?
As the “Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030” moves toward City Council adoption, the question that moves front and center is “how do we pay for it?” The estimated price tag runs into hundreds of millions of dollars over 20 years – but is still small in comparison to our other transportation investments. In a discussion…
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Putting the Bike Master Plan in Context
I jotted down some of the comments I made at the last Planning Commission hearing about the relative costs of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, and the same point is also being discussed at BikePortland and the plan will be featured on Think Out Loud on OPB (9-10am, FM 91.5) this morning.
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Planning Commission to Make Recommendation on Bicycle Master Plan
Wearing my Planning Commissioner hat, I blogged about land use connections and build-out strategies for the plan.
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KBOO Bike Show: Community Resources
Listen to the show (mp3, 28.2MB) Elly and Sara talk with members of the Bike Temple and Bike Farm, two Portland-based community resource centers on a mission to support your spiritual and earthly bike needs. [Editor’s note: I have replaced the audio file with a different version with less hiss – apologies for the poor…