Category: Modes

  • Updated: Open Letter to City Council on Barbur Boulevard

    Update 10/7/13: The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has an action alert urging folks to testify at City Council on Wednesday in support of the road diet. Original Post 10/4/13: My message today to City Council on the Barbur road diet: Mayor Hales and members of City Council, I’m writing to ask you to expedite consideration of…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Back to School

     Listen to the show (mp3, 27.4MB) In the first segment, Tori talks with the JP Reuer from the Pacific Northwest College of Art about the unique design/build process that created the New Columbia Bike Hub in a matter of days. In the second segment we hear from LeeAnne Fergason, Education Director for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance,…

  • Closing the Loop, in Fast-Forward

    Here’s a fun time-lapse video showing 19 days of work to connect Streetcar to the new LRT tracks/bridge in South Waterfront in just under a minute. The work was completed 14 hours ahead of schedule despite 4 inches of rain at the end of the job.

  • Initial Thoughts on the ITDP Study

    The transportation corner of the internet has been abuzz for the last week over the new study from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. The report compares the amount of development catalyzed by a variety of transit projects, including Light Rail, Bus Rapid Transit and Streetcar – and looks at the ratio between capital investment…

  • Bicycle Advocacy Volunteer Opportunity

    Hey readers, just a heads up that Hands On Greater Portland is offering a TeamWorks volunteer program starting next week based on bicycle advocacy and education. This will be a really amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to learn about and contribute to the good work of improving and expanding bicycle transportation in the Portland…