Portland Transport

Category: Bikes

  • Bike Maps for Geeks

    Heads up for a presentation at Metro on Thursday, August 31st at 9AM. Jack Newlevant, from Metro’s data resource center, will talk about how Metro’s data can be used to find better bike routes (using travel times, etc.). And Wyatt Baldwin will present on his great byCycle tool.

  • Bike Success in Southern Oregon

    I received this note from down south: Our local NPR station, Jefferson Public Radio, generously gave 7+ minutes of radio time for the Bike First! Follow up. Just go to the link below and click on the little speaker icon next to “Program gets Drivers commuting by bike” to listen. Eric Teel, the journalist, is…

  • Getting on the Bike

    So here’s a great idea. Let’s give people some help getting comfortable using their bike as a means of transportation. A couple of implementations of this idea are under way: Over at Southeast Uplift, they’ve started a “Bike Buddy” mentoring program. Read the details at BikePortland.org. The BTA has scheduled a new round of their…

  • Transport Jobs

    A couple of open positions: The BTA is looking for a finance and development assistant. Alta Planning has openings in Portland for a Planner and a Landscape Architect/Designer.

  • Slow Down: That Means You Too

    The folks over on the SHIFT list are working on an education event for Friday at a new safety hot spot: The bottom of the Broadway Bridge at NW 9th St. Fast-moving bikes coming down the ramp, coupled with cars that might or might not signal right turns are the ingredients for a lot of…