When I worked in downtown Portland about 4 years ago, I rode the MAX daily. I loved it. I walked to the light rail stop at Quantama about 1/2 mile away from my house in Hillsboro, boarded the train, relaxed, read a book, and 40 minutes later it dropped me off in downtown about two [...]
Are slowdowns on the busy sidewalks of Portland making you angry? "Sidewalk boulders" – pedestrians who walk slowly, sometimes two or more side by side, without allowing space for those who need to move more quickly to get to work or catch a the Max to pass them can really be annoying at times. For tips on [...]
The new Sauvie Island bridge is nearing completion, but one major step has to be completed before cars can drive over it: it has to float eight miles down the Willamette. Right now the bridge is sitting on a dock at Terminal 2 in Northwest Portland, awaiting the day that it will slowly sail downstream, and [...]
On October 11th, cyclist Tracey Sparling died when she was run over and crushed by a cement truck. Just eleven days later, Bike Gallery employee and bike racer Brett Jarolimek, was killed when he collided with a garbage truck and was pulled under the vehicle's wheels. In both instances the cyclists apparently were obeying the [...]
The Portland Office of Transportation is hosting a series of open houses to get public input on what new routes and corridors should be considered in any new Streetcar proposal. The public meetings, which will be held later this month and into November, will consist of members of Transporation speaking with any and all interested [...]
City of Portland Transportation Commissioner, Sam Adams, is a little closer to presenting his new City-wide gas tax and street maintenance fee proposal to City Council (Read the related back story here). After spending much of September hosting open houses around the City to get individual opinions on how the new monies would be spent, Adams will [...]
Portland could soon see up to 500 new bicycles on the streets, but these machines will be a little different than most bikes out there now – they'd be rentals. Transportation Commissioner (and Mayoral candidate) Sam Adams is pushing for a new program that would put a fleet of rental cycles, for public use, out on the streets within [...]
I'm not sure if you missed this report, but an average driver wastes 38 hours per year in traffic, nearly a week. "The Los Angeles metro area had the worst congestion, delaying drivers an average of 72 hours a year. It was followed by Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Washington; and Dallas, Texas." Contrary to [...]
The 5th Annual Harvest Century bicycle ride kicks off this Sunday, October 7th, and this year's ride is definitely one not to be missed. Starting and ending in Champoeg State Park, south of Portland in St. Paul, the ride will have 42, 75, and 102 mile loops, for cyclists of all levels. Each route will have [...]
